The Osun State Chairman of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Wole Adedoyin has commended the Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. Adedoyin lauded the governor’s recent appointment of the state’s Local Government Caretaker Committee on Tuesday, April 12, 2017. The party chairman also advised Aregbesola to immediately constitute the state independent electoral committee who would organize masses oriented local government election after the tenure of the just constituted local government caretaker committee. Reiterating his party’s support for the Osun State Independent National Electoral Commission in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration Exercise, Adedoyin said HDP is ready to…
Author: David Folami
Nigeria’s opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto state has blamed Nigeria’s current economic downturn on the ‘immaturity’ of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kabiru Aliyu, the state secretary of the PDP stated this on Monday, April 17, 2017. Aliyu blamed the ‘poor performance’ of the APC-led government on the immature relationship between the executive and legislature. He said: “Should the Senate and the Presidency be insensitive to the plight of the people and continue with the selfish fight among themselves? This is an act of immaturity. They do not have the people at heart. “We expected the…
The rain came down in a humdrum town and Sir Matt Busby Way was a sea of umbrellas. Under one, former player Phillip Neville walked by a fanzine seller. “Man United, 2-0,” he said confidently. “Today is all about [Marcus] Rashford.” Given that, at the time, Manchester United had yet to name their team to face Chelsea and had not won a home league game for over two months, let alone one against top-of-the-table opponents against whom they had lost twice this season, it was a bold prediction by the former Old Trafford defender. But it proved to be the…
While you would never describe Liverpool as underdogs when travelling to face Stoke City or West Bromwich Albion, only the most naturally optimistic of Kopites would have confidently predicted their side would emerge with six points from those two fixtures, especially as the Reds were without three of their most important players. Having also recently dropped two points at home to Bournemouth, Liverpool went into those two physically demanding fixtures with their top-four hopes in serious jeopardy. But taking maximum points against Stoke and West Brom has given them an excellent chance of securing Champions League football for next season.…
Mesut Ozil was overdue a big contribution in an Arsenal shirt and he finally delivered with the winning goal in his side’s 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough. The German midfielder was serenaded by the 2,955 travelling Arsenal supporters for the remainder of the game after his 71st-minute strike, but his decisive goal should not mask the reality of his performance at the Riverside Stadium. For lengthy periods of this encounter, Ozil was a passenger, spending more time running away from the ball than looking for it, but he at least came up with the goods when it mattered. When Arsenal are…
Little things tell you a lot in football. Tottenham Hotspur are in a title race, four points behind Chelsea in the Premier League with six games to go. There is also an FA Cup semifinal against the same team on the horizon. Their latest victory, a 4-0 rout of Bournemouth, made it seven consecutive wins in the league, a run of results that have been characterized by the team’s relentless power, fine defence and clinical finishing. Yet it is the little things that let you know that this is a side that thinks they can win the Double. They celebrate…
Real Madrid beat 10-man Bayern Munich 4-2 (6-3 aggregate) after extra time with Cristiano Ronaldo bagging a hat trick to secure his side’s passage into the Champions League semifinals. The visitors threatened to nick the tie after Robert Lewandowski made it 1-0 on the night from the penalty spot, but Zinedine Zidane’s side weathered a second-half storm, capped by Sergio Ramos’ own goal, to force extra time. Marco Asensio added Real’s fourth with a fine solo effort to seal the tie. Positives This was a complete team performance, and scoring four times against a side of Bayern’s experience is no…
Simon Mignolet has had a good couple of weeks in goal for Liverpool, but rumours persist that manager Jurgen Klopp will still look to bring in a new No. 1 once the summer transfer window opens. Step forward Joe Hart, who remains on the outer at parent club Manchester City despite performing heroics for Torino in Serie A this season. The Sun believes that Klopp is ready to stump up £20 million to bring England’s first-choice keeper to Merseyside, which could spell the end for Mignolet’s Anfield career. Man City, meanwhile, appear more than happy to sell Hart to the…
Today is also Bob Manuel’s birthday! Bob Manuel is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and politician known for his role in movies such as: “Living in Bondage”, “The Key for Happiness”, “Black Maria”, “Heaven after Hell”, “A Time to Love” and others. A graduate of Port Harcourt where he studied Theatre Arts, Udokwu also has a Masters Degree in Political science from University of Lagos. He became popular for hosting the hit reality TV series “Gulder Ultimate Search” for three consecutive times.
Ashley Young felt Manchester United’s stunning victory over Chelsea set a benchmark ahead of the conclusion of their Europa League quarter-final against Anderlecht on Thursday. United revitalised their season and blew open the Premier League title race by sinking leaders Chelsea 2-0 on Sunday in a tactical masterclass by manager Jose Mourinho. Despite dominating last week’s first leg against Anderlecht, United returned from Brussels with a 1-1 draw, but Young says they have no doubts about their ability to finish the job. “We have felt that kind of performance coming,” said the versatile England international, United’s captain against Chelsea. “There…
Former Governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu says that President Muhammadu Buhari has been doing well in ruling the country. Kalu also said that those criticizing Buhari because of his recent medical issues are ignorant. The former governor made the comments on Sunday, April 16, in Ohafia, Abia State. “Those capitalizing on the President’s health to criticize him are ignorant. Anybody can fall sick,” Kalu said. “The president has been doing well especially in the area of security. He only needs to fine-tune his economic policies for a turn around. Nigerians are not asking for much, they are only asking for…
Today, April 18, 2017, marks the 38th birthday of Five Star Music lead act, Kcee. The ‘Limpopo’ singer in celebration of his day released some dapper pictures. He took to his Instagram page to celebrate, writing, “Thank you God for making me witness another April 18th in my life… looking back to where I’m coming from and seeing where I’m right now shows the power of God’s grace upon my life. God I’m grateful for everything you’ve done and still doing for me. Even when the world tried to crush me,you lifted me high above every trial and tribulations. I’m…
A motorcade of over 50 cars welcomed ex BBNaija contestant, Marvis, to Port Harcourt, Rivers State over the weekend. Marvis who was part of the top 5 was given a warm welcome in her home state. Meanwhile at the just concluded AY Live, the comedian tried joining Marvis and Big Brother Nigeria winner Efe together. He asked Efe if he was still interested in dating Marvis and his reply was a big ‘NO’ when Marvis was asked she it was a ‘maybe’.
Here is Wizkid again, the ”studio rat’ collaborating with The Cap, DJ Spinall. The freestyle song revolves around love for a woman. Enjoy.
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have rescued 1,623 people who were being held captive by Boko Haram terrorists. The captives were rescued on Monday, April 17, from Jarawa in the Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State. This was disclosed via a statement released by Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman on Tuesday, April 18. The statement reads: “While advancing, the troops came under heavy fire at Jarawa village and responded decisively. They went further to clear Deima, Artano, Saduguma, Duve, Bardo, Kala, Bok, Msherde and Ahirde settlements.” “During the operation, the troops neutralized 21 Boko Haram terrorists,…
Senator Shehu Sani has warned that the All Progressives Congress (APC) might lose Kaduna State in 2019 if Governor Nasir El-Rufai continues making anti-people’s policies. Sani made the comment on Tuesday, April 18, while speaking to journalists about the governor’s plan to demolish the famous Kasuwan Barci Market in the state. “The anti APC policies of the administration in Kaduna state is sending people away, many people now only have faith in Buhari not in the party any more. Most programmes of government in the state are not in favour of the people and if it continues, APC will pay…
A chieftain of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) in Anambra, Mr Gdwin Ezeemo, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to delineate more Federal Constituencies before the 2019 general elections. Ezeemo made this call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Umuchu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra. According to him, the exercise has become necessary because of the clamour for more constituencies by Nigerians, in view of the growing population among other factors. He urged INEC to muster enough political will to conduct the exercise in accordance with the law and to…
Zinedine Zidane said it was Real Madrid’s efforts — not a poor refereeing display — that was most important in his team’s extra dramatic 4-2 extra-time victory over Bayern Munich that sent them through 6-3 on aggregate to the Champions League semifinals. Bayern had the better of proceedings for long spells at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, and drew level on aggregate twice thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s penalty and a Sergio Ramos own goal, but another Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick ultimately pushed Los Blancos into the last four for a record seventh season in succession. Hungarian referee Victor Kassai sent off…
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer fractured his left foot in his side’s 4-2 Champions League defeat against Real Madrid, that saw the Bundesliga leaders exit the competition at the quarterfinal stage in a 6-3 aggregate loss. Neuer, 31, suffered the injury immediately before he sealed his hat trick to put the holders 3-2 up in the Bernabeu. The German champions announced on their website that Neuer had indeed fractured his foot and that the Germany international would be further assessed when the team returned to Munich on Wednesday. Neuer had only recently returned from foot surgery against Madrid in the…
You didn’t really need to watch this game to conclude that Antoine Griezmann is a good player. You could just look at the numbers if you like: 24 goals this season already is pretty solid going for a player who isn’t strictly a traditional centre-forward. You could also mull over the testimonials, that pretty much every club with a decent-sized bank account will be sniffing around him this summer. But watching this game would provide confirmation to anyone who didn’t know the other information that the France international is one of the world’s class performers. At points, Griezmann conducted things…