Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu begged him to help his predecessor, Kayode Fayemi win the 2012 elections in the state. Fayose also said that he would be a better president than President Muhammadu Buhari if elected into office. The governor made the comments on Thursday, April 6, during an interview on AIT’s People, Politics and Power program. “Normally I speak to Nigerians on the court of public opinion. Fayemi called to congratulate after I won the election, he invited me to his office and said we were going to work together. Few days after…
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A former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff as a gangster. According to Daily Post, Fani-Kayode also called Sheriff a thug for walking out on former President Goodluck Jonathan and other party leaders. The PDP elders had called a meeting on Thursday, April 6, 2017, to settle the internal squabbles in the party. According to reports, Sheriff walked out because he was not allowed to address the gathering as the party’s chairman. The former aviation minister also said Sheriff’s action shows that he is sick and he needs help. Fani-Kayode…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday urged the Federal Government to ensure commitment to the implementation of Economic Recovery and Growth Plan. The plan was launched on Wednesday by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. In a statement by the National Caretaker Committee Spokesman, Mr Dayo Adeyeye, the party welcomed the economic growth plan but said that it required great commitment to see it through. It, however, expressed worry over comments purportedly made by the president during the launch to the extent that the government was approaching solution to the economic challenges as it did with terrorism. It also wondered…
The Supreme Court has removed Sopuluchukwu Ezeonwuka of the PDP from representing Orumba North/South, Anambra Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun gave the order in a judgment in an appeal filed against Ezeonwuka’s election by a member of the party, Chief Ben Nwanwko in Abuja on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Nwankwo’s name was wrongly substituted with the first respondent (Ezeonwuka) after he had obtained the nomination of the party to contest the National Assembly election. Dissatisfied with the Feb. 20, 2015 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja and the…
Antonio Conte has warned his Chelsea stars not to worry about Tottenham’s results as the Premier League title race hots up this weekend. With just eight games remaining Chelsea are clinging to a precious seven-point lead over second-placed Tottenham, but the Blues are showing a few glimpses of vulnerability. Conte’s side ground out a barely deserved 2-1 win over Manchester City on Wednesday just days after crashing to a shock 2-1 home defeat against struggling Crystal Palace. Meanwhile, Tottenham have reeled off five successive victories, including an incredible escape act at Swansea on Wednesday when they scored three times in…
Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has an unexpected and, in some ways, welcome problem ahead of Sunday’s Premier League match away to Everton. Having taken over in late February with the reigning champions sliding towards relegation, Shakespeare finds himself five league games and five wins later pondering the possibility of resting players at Goodison Park to protect them for a huge occasion next week. With captain Wes Morgan already set to miss the first leg of Leicester’s inaugural Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday with a back injury, Shakespeare is considering leaving out other key players on Merseyside.…
Cheikhou Kouyate boosted West Ham United’s survival bid as the Senegal midfielder fired his side to a crucial 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Swansea City on Saturday. Kouyate’s second-half strike at the London Stadium lifted Slaven Bilic’s team eight points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. After losing their last five matches, West Ham’s first win in eight games was perfectly timed and should go a long way to ensuring the east Londoners avoid the drop. For Swansea, a fourth defeat in their last five games leaves them facing a nerve-shredding final few weeks of the season. Paul Clement’s…
Sergio Aguero struck as Manchester City ended a four-match run without a Premier League win by beating Hull City 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Ahmed Elhmohamady’s own-goal, just after the half-hour mark, gave Pep Guardiola’s team a lead at the interval, before they pressed home their advantage. Aguero squeezed in a second goal three minutes after half-time, set up by Raheem Sterling, who also created the third with a short pass that Fabian Delph thumped in for his first league goal of the season. Hull pulled one back late on through Italian defender Andrea Ranocchia, with a shot…
Real Madrid face a defensive crisis ahead of huge clashes against Bayern Munich and Barcelona after Pepe suffered a double rib fracture in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid. Pepe opened the scoring with a towering header seven minutes into the second half but then had to be replaced after clashing with teammate Toni Kroos. “He has been diagnosed with a fracture in the seventh and eighth left ribs,” Madrid said in a statement. The Portuguese defender is expected to be sidelined for up to a month. Madrid are already set to miss central defender Raphael Varane for the rest…
Radamel Falcao marked his first start in six weeks with the only goal of the game as Monaco cemented their position at the top of Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win at Angers. Falcao’s goal came just after the hour mark and against the run of play, and Monaco were holding on at the end against in-form opponents at the Stade Raymond Kopa. The result extended the principality side’s run without defeat in the league to 13 matches and moved them four points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand on Nice, who won 2-1…
Might as well call Rihanna King Midas, because everything she touches turns to gold. The superstar has lent her stylish eye to Puma and Manolo Blahnik, and even made knee-high cotton socks (Stance x Rihanna) covetable. Now, RiRi’s golden touch is taking a literal turn — she’s turning her attention to fine jewelry by partnering with Chopard. Rihanna worked with the brand’s co-president and creative director Caroline Scheufele to create a 9-piece collection of Haute Joaillerie and Joaillerie which will debut this summer at the Cannes Film Festival to not only celebrate the 70th anniversary of the festival, but also…
Nicki Minaj is getting close to premiering the highly-anticipated video for “No Frauds.” To drum up excitement, the Young Money rapper has shared a couple teaser clips with her Barbz. The footage features scenes that she shot in London last month with director Benny Boom. But rather than playing the way it normally would, the song comes to a halt and the teaser ends with the sound of a gun being cocked. “Who’s ready for the #NoFraudsVIDEO?” asked Nicki. Drake, who appears on “No Frauds,” makes a couple of cameos in the teaser. His appearances are quick and only offer…
Things might be getting real for Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, as the two hip hop superstars are reportedly targets in a new federal drug investigation. According to TMZ, the case involves thousands of dollars worth of narcotics, and was triggered by a drug trial involving music producer Harrison Garcia. The Miami producer reportedly named both artists in sent text messages bragging about selling drugs to both artists. The site reports that the exchanged texts showed Garcia writing to a underling, stating, “I’ll shoot u some trees (pot). It’s for Wayne.” Another text allegedly shows a screenshot of a $15,000…
DRAKE is mixing business with pleasure with his new muse JORJA SMITH. We’ve discovered one of the biggest male music stars in the world has been secretly hooking-up with the up-and-coming singer from Walsall. And amazingly one of the most famous stars in the world has visited his new fling in her West Midlands hometown – popping into the Coop to buy some sweets. Jorja, who despite being relatively unknown lends her vocals to Drake’s latest release More Life, has been confiding to close pals about how her friendship with the chart-topper has recently developed into something steamier. Our source…
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday fixed judgment for April 27 in the trial of an INEC official, Christian Nwosu, who pleaded guilty to the charge of money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had charged a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke and three officials for money laundering. Allison-Madueke, who was described in the charge as “still at large”, is charged alongside the three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission on a seven-count charge bothering on money laundering. The INEC officials are Christian Nwosu, Yisa Olarenwaju and Tijani Bashir. When the officials were…
The Managing Director, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Saleh Dunoma, said rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway was 80 per cent completed. Dunoma stated this while conducting the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, on an inspection of the project on Friday. He said that the critical parts of the work, including asphalt-laying, airfield lighting installation and marking of the runway, were progressing. He said that so far laying of glass grid had been 100 per cent completed, while asphalting was at 73 per cent and installation of lights at 40 per cent completion. The FAAN…
Boko Haram terrorists have burnt down a military base in Borno state, reports say. The terrorists attacked the base in Wajirko village, which is near the state capital, Maiduguri, on Thursday, April 6. “The gunmen arrived in pickups and engaged soldiers in the base just outside the village in a heavy shootout,” a resident, Bukar Maduye told AFP. “The soldiers were outgunned and forced to withdraw from the base and allowed the gunmen, who were from Mamman Nur faction, to take over the base which they looted and set on fire,” he added. “There were no reports of casualties from…
Manchester City were comfortable 3-1 winners over Hull on Saturday afternoon, putting an end to a run of four Premier League games without a victory. They had few problems dispatching the visitors and gave the fans an entertaining performance at the Etihad, too. Positives After a few weeks of poor results — and with both Arsenal and Manchester United creeping up the table toward City in fourth place — Pep Guardiola’s team were able to get back on track. City’s play was excellent at times, too. Negatives It’s now seven goals conceded by Claudio Bravo from the past seven shots…
On paper, this seemed to be the match that Tottenham were most likely to take lightly out of their remaining fixtures — and Watford made life difficult for half an hour. However, Dele Alli’s sublime 33rd-minute opener opened the floodgates and Spurs’ array of in-form offensive players put their side 4-0 up before the 55th minute. This was the North Londoners’ 14th consecutive domestic victory at White Hart Lane and Mauricio Pochettino’s side clearly have little intention of letting Chelsea stroll over the line. Positives In the past Tottenham have looked over-reliant on Harry Kane for goals, but when their…
Never has the expression “a game of two halves” been more apt than in Liverpool’s 2-1 win at Stoke on Saturday. The Reds were dreadful in the opening 45 minutes but dazzled after the break to come from behind and record what could be a pivotal win in their chase for a top-four spot. Positives Turning the game around when it looked to be headed the same way as so many of Liverpool’s other away days since the turn of the year. That’s the biggest positive because a defeat would have done serious — perhaps irreparable — damage to Liverpool’s…