Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is doing very well. Saraki also said that he and House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, discussed matters of national interest with Buhari during a meeting on March 14. “He is doing very well, we discussed issues of national interest,” Saraki said. The Senate President also said that the meeting centred on the “budget, the economy, CBN, Euro bond, the issue of the ambassadorial list, the stability in the Niger Delta, and a whole range of issues.” He also said that the Senate had set the end of March as…
Author: David Folami
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said on Tuesday that cassava is a crop that helps fight poverty in Nigeria. Ogbeh said this while speaking at the Annual Planning Meeting of NextGen Cassava Breeding Project at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan. The minister was represented at the occasion by the ministry’s Director of Root and Tubers, Dr Olusegun Ayeni. He said that traditionally, cassava was processed into garri, fufu, etc but that recently, the country experienced increase investments in cassava processing such as cassava flour, ethanol and starch. He said that the entrance…
Of all the European giants that Juventus could face in the Champions League quarterfinals, goalkeeper Gigi Buffon is most concerned about Leicester City. Last year’s surprise Premier League winners will join the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in Friday’s draw after overcoming a first-leg deficit to beat Sevilla 3-2 on aggregate on Tuesday. And speaking after Juventus saw off Porto in the night’s other game, Buffon said Leicester present an unknown quantity. “I want to avoid Leicester,” Buffon told Mediaset Premium. “They have enthusiasm and passion, but also the weapons to hurt a side that wants to…
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has appointed Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson as his new Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on entertainment, arts and culture. Johnson’s appointment was announced with 62 others in a statement issued in Lokoja on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government ( SSG), Dr Folashade Ayoade. The appointments take effect from April 1, the statement said. According to Ayoade, the rationale for the appointments was to “fill key positions with the right people and to broaden inclusiveness in governance by bringing people from more communities on board.” The breakdown of the new appointees showed that 54…
Koffi turned 40 on Sunday, March 12, 2017. The singer celebrated his day with family and friends by throwing a private party. Popular comedienne Princess was spotted in attendance. The father of three on March 8, 2017, celebrated his wedding anniversary. The singer shared this photo of himself and wife in a warm embrace. “9 years today you bound yourself to me to cherish and love till death do us part. See how far we have come as best friends of 15 years, parents, partners, soul mates. Even when I erred you acted like I did no wrong for yours…
Paris Saint-Germain have sent a letter of complaint to UEFA about the referee who oversaw their spectacular collapse to Barcelona, accusing him of ruining their Champions League campaign. The Spanish champions’ historic win was overshadowed by a series of controversial calls from German referee and he awarded them two penalties on the way to a 6-1 hammering last week to surge into the quarter-finals. A source with knowledge of the letter confirmed Tuesday media reports about the dossier sent to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin; UEFA said that it had received a letter from PSG, giving no details of its content.…
The National Caretaker Committee Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied allegation that it was collecting N50 million monthly subvention from governors on the party’s platform. The committee’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Dayo Adeyeye, made the denial on Monday in Abuja. The National Chairman of PDP, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, at a news conference earlier on Monday in Abuja accused the caretaker committee headed by Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, of collecting money from the governors monthly. Sheriff, who was represented at the conference by his deputy, Dr Cairo Ojougbo, also alleged that all organs of the party wanted political solution to its leadership…
The Federal Government has instituted a panel of inquiry to investigate Nigeria’s failure to clinch the post of Commissioner for Peace and Security at the African Union (AU). A Presidential source, who preferred to remain anonymous, confirmed this development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. Nigeria contested for the position of Commissioner for Peace and Security at the AU meeting in Addis Ababa on Jan. 30 and lost the election to the incumbent, Algeria. NAN reliably gathered that the constitution of the panel was informed by the reported acts of sabotage leveled against some staff…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday said it arrested George Turnah over N2 billion scam. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujareh and made available to newsmen in Abuja. It said its operatives arrested Turnah, the former Special Adviser to the erstwhile Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Dan Abia in Port Harcourt. According to the statement, Turnah was arrested in connection with possession of funds running into N2billion. The statement said the EFCC suspected the fund to be part of the money…
The Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has called on Nigerians to keep praying for President Buhari’s full recovery. Buhari returned to Nigeria on Friday, March 10, 2017, after spending 49 days in London, reportedly due to some medical issues. Tambuwal said this on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, while speaking to members of the Forum of Directors of Social Communication of the Catholic Church led by the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese of the Catholic Church, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah. The Sokoto Governor also called on the religious leaders to promote peaceful co-existence among people of different faith. Tambuwal said “The nation…
Having won seven major trophies, including three Premier League titles, in two stints as Blues boss, statistically-speaking Mourinho is without any shadow of doubt the London club’s greatest manager — a fact the Portuguese was swift to remind the small section of Chelsea supporters who taunted him during their side’s 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Cries of “Judas” and worse emanating from the normally sedate East Stand behind the technical area, where Mourinho spent an increasingly agitated 90 minutes, were countered irately by the 54-year old with a three-fingered reference to the league titles won and postmatch comments that until…
It escaped nobody’s attention that Paul Pogba struggled during Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in Monday’s FA Cup quarterfinal. In fact that’s something of an understatement: Pogba looked lost, uncertain and unable to influence the game as 10-man United tried to overhaul the best team in the country. Most observers agreed that the Frenchman was poor, but if you prefer to rely on statistics then the case is equally sound: Over the 90 minutes Pogba had one shot, which was off target, mislaid 25 percent of his passes, made two tackles and didn’t create any chances. By most subjective…
Everton have been locked in talks with Lukaku for some time now over a new deal and were hopeful of tying down the striker to a new long-term contract, with the player’s agent Mino Raiola claiming it was “99.9 percent agreed.” However, those talks have reached a deadlock with Lukaku indicating he does not want to sign a new deal at Goodison Park, as first reported on Tuesday by multiple English newspapers. Despite the setback, a deal for Lukaku remains on the table and Everton remain hopeful of a successful resolution, one source told ESPN FC. The 23-year-old has never…
Rojo appeared to make contact with Hazard, who had fallen to the ground, after losing his balance in Monday’s FA Cup clash as Chelsea advanced to the semifinals with a 1-0 win. The referee’s report confirmed Michael Oliver and his officials saw the incident, meaning the case cannot go to a review panel and the Argentina international will avoid a potential three-match ban for violent conduct. But United will face a fine for their reaction to Ander Herrera’s sending off, also for a foul on Hazard. The midfielder earlier received a two-game ban after his dismissal. An FA statement read:…
The Football Association confirmed the length of ban for Herrera, dismissed in the 35th minute after two bookings for fouls on Eden Hazard. He has been given the two-game sanction because it was his second sending-off of the season, meaning a further game is added to the automatic one-match ban for two yellow cards. Herrera’s ban means United will be without two first-team players against Boro and West Brom, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic serving a suspension for elbowing Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings.
Leicester City are heroes again after a night that surely makes their season’s toils seem worthwhile. A Champions League quarterfinal spot is theirs, and while it may have taken some twisted logic to predict that when this tie was drawn, the Foxes defied it thrillingly in front of a home crowd who must have thought they had already seen everything. A scrappy effort from Wes Morgan in the first half and a sweet drive from Marc Albrighton in the second made history for Leicester here, and that only told part of the story. Keeper Kasper Schmeichel’s penalty save from Steven…
Kane suffered the injury to his right ankle, and is the same knock as he picked up in September that ruled him out of action for seven weeks and 10 games. Spurs are optimistic that the injury is not as severe this time after a scan on Tuesday, and he was able to walk immediately after the incident rather than being carried off on a stretcher. “We can confirm that Harry Kane sustained ligament damage to his right ankle during Sunday’s FA Cup win against Millwall,” Spurs said on their Twitter account. “The injury is similar to the one suffered…
Chelsea moved into the semifinals of the FA Cup with a 1-0 home victory over Manchester United in a bad-tempered match Monday. N’Golo Kante scored the only goal after 51 minutes with a shot from 20 yards, but the turning point in the match came after 35 minutes. After a number of United players fouled Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, referee Michael Oliver called over United’s Phil Jones (who committed the latest foul) and United captain Chris Smalling to issue a warning. It was evident that the referee — and the winger — had had enough of the constant fouls. From the…
Atletico Madrid will rely on leading striker Antoine Griezmann as they bid to finish off Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday and reach the quarterfinals for the fourth season in a row. Having romped to a 4-2 victory in Germany in the first leg, Atletico have a clear advantage and with their talisman back in form have high hopes of progressing. Frenchman Griezmann has six goals in his last seven games, with his 84th minute strike helping the Rojiblancos to a 1-0 win at Granada on Saturday. Spain media reported that the player has decided to stay with…
It was supposed to be a walk in the park for the Merengues. They had won the Champions League quarterfinal first leg, 4-2, at home. They were superior technically and in terms of experience to this really offensive, but yet still young, Monaco side coached by Didier Deschamps. Let’s be honest, not many people believed the team from the Principality could do it. Even less after Raul, thanks to some great work by Ronaldo, beat Flavio Roma after just 36 minutes. But Ludovic Giuly scored twice (the second one with a genius back heel) and Fernando Morientes added another against…