Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has thanked Nigerians for celebrating him during his 60th birthday. Osinbajo turned 60 recently, and encomiums were showered on him from many Nigerians. The Acting President has been in charge of running the country since President Buhari went on vacation over 40 days ago. In a message on Twitter, Osinbajo said “Thank you everyone, for your kind words, I am humbled. I am grateful to God for 60 years. There is no me without Him. Saved by Grace alone.” Also, in the video, the Acting President was seen singing praises to God, after which he exchanged…
Author: David Folami
The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu congratulated Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, describing him as a very dependable ally of President Muhammadu Buhari. The minister’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued byMr Victor Oluwadamilare, his Special Assistant on Media on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Shittu, Osinbajo is a God sent able lieutenant to Buhari in the task of salvaging the country at this critical period of our national life. “The Acting President had not disappointed the All Progressives Congress (APC), on which platform he was jointly elected with President Buhari and several millions of Nigerians in discharging…
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday expressed sadness over the death elder statesman and former Military Governor of the defunct Western Region, retired Maj.-Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo. Ambode in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Habib Aruna, said Adebayo’s death was a great loss to the nation, especially the South-West region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adebayo, 88, died in Lagos on Wednesday morning during a brief illness. “General Adebayo was a great patriot and one of Nigeria’s foremost nationalists who never shied away from expressing his love for his country and…
Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has blamed Babatunde Fashola led Ministry of Works and Housing for deliberately frustrating efforts to beautify and celebrate the state. This was made known to the general public when the Lagos governor spoke to journalists at the State House on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Ambode specifically said his administration’s plan to carry out a total reconstruction of the International Airport Road from Oshodi was being frustrated by the Federal Ministry of Works. “The road linking Oshodi to the International Airport, you would all agree with me is a national embarrassment. In the spirit of the…
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa says the people and government of the state will remain grateful to the Abacha family for creating Bayelsa. Dickson stated this in a message to Mrs Abacha, who turned 70 on March 4. He described the wife of Nigeria’s late former Head of State, Mrs Abacha as a courageous, peaceful and loving woman. He recalled with satisfaction the events that led to the eventual creation of Bayelsa, which her late husband, Gen. Sani Abacha presided over. Dickson added that “the government and people of Bayelsa will remain eternally grateful to the Abacha family for that…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to carry out ‘unpleasant’ actions if the Federal Government does not yield to their demands. The labour body also said they are yet to get feedback from the government regarding their request for an increase of the minimum wage. According to Tribune Online, NLC also said its members are running out of patience with the Federal Government. The NLC Presiden revealed that the Buhari administration is yet to call the union for negotiations. Wabba said this while speaking at the 4th National Gender Conference organised by the NLC. He also said “As you…
In characteristic fashion, the aftermath of Real Madrid’s 6-2 aggregated victory over Napoli in the last-sixteen round of the Champions League brought a lot less joy than outright questioning of Zinedine Zidane’s decisions. Fans of other teams might look at this as an inexplicable taste for criticism. Real Madrid supporters prefer to believe it’s another example of their own incomparable obsession with excellence, something that drives them to analyse their team’s drawbacks in exasperating detail. The fact is that right after Dries Mertens scored, Napoli were only one goal away from outclassing Real Madrid and dumping them out of their…
Pep Guardiola fears that dropping points at home has cost Manchester City a shot at the Premier League title. City were held to a 0-0 draw by Stoke City at the Etihad on Wednesday night as they missed the chance to move up to second behind Chelsea in the table. His side closed the gap to 10 points behind the leaders, who they lost at home to earlier this season, while they have also drawn five games at home in total to give them the worst home record of all the teams in the top-five. City do, however, have the…
It has been a good few days for Chelsea fans. If beating London rivals West Ham 2-1 on their own ground wasn’t already a cause for celebration, rumours that manager Antonio Conte will sign a new contract imminently certainly will be. There has been much speculation of late around Conte’s future despite the fact that his current deal still has more than two years to run. Perhaps the greatest concern for Chelsea supporters came with the admission last week that his wife and daughter still live back in Italy. Although the reason for this is ostensibly so that his wife…
One of Wenger’s key principles is that he almost never criticises his players. Whenever Arsenal fall short, he tends to take responsibility himself, sometimes even praising his team’s “mental strength” or technical quality in spite of a loss. It’s a policy that has served him well for the longest current managerial reign in English football. However, in the wake of Arsenal’s 10-2 aggregate defeat against Bayern, perhaps his approach is due some scrutiny. When Wenger entered his post-match news conference after watching his side humbled 5-1 at home, silence descended over the assembled journalists. It was almost respectful — no-one…
N’Golo Kante and Eden Hazard. The former has emerged as the popular favourite but the latter has truly been Chelsea’s outstanding performer this season. The title winners don’t always provide the season’s outstanding performer but with Antonio Conte’s men currently 10 points clear and voting set to begin shortly, it’s inevitable that their fellow professionals will choose someone from Stamford Bridge. Besides, all potential rivals have blotted their copybook this week, namely Zlatan Ibrahimovic with his elbow on Tyrone Mings and Alexis Sanchez after his squabble with Arsene Wenger. Perhaps only Tottenham’s Harry Kane, who is enjoying yet another prolific…
Paul Pogba’s season keeps hitting the woodwork. The Manchester United man has struck the bar or post eight times in the Premier League, more than any other player, and so the metaphor feels like an obvious one — his first year back at Old Trafford often seems mere frustrating inches from being so much better. Frank Lampard recently suggested Pogba could be a £90 million problem, in the sense he is not being played in his best position, and is therefore struggling to be effective. Pogba could argue, given the above statistic, that fortune has not fallen his way, yet…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State has said that it will ensure free education for all if elected into office in 2019. The declaration was made by Adamawa PDP chairman, Abdulrahman Bobboi during a meeting with journalists. “By the time PDP takes over in 2019, we will declare free education for all the time PDP takes over in 2019 we will declare free education for all,” Bobboi said according to Daily Sun. “Illiteracy is a major problem to any society and this government has made it difficult for Nigerians to have three square meals talk more of paying…
It was unthinkable, improbable and unbelievable. PSG played the ultimate Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde role. They have gone from fireworks to darkness, from joy to sadness. However, there is no pity for the chokers. No empathy for the losers, because the Parisians have only themselves to blame. Barcelona believed they could achieve this “remontada” but belief and hope were their best weapons. PSG’s errors, Unaï Emery’s choices and a little bit of help from the referee did most of the rest. Were Barcelona out of this world on Wednesday? Surely not. Were PSG far below par? Definitely. No one…
You can make your jokes about Groundhog Day, Sisyphus pushing the boulder up the mountain or simply Waiting for Godot. Like many, I’ve probably used all of them when talking about Arsenal and Arsene Wenger. Everything is so familiar and so repetitive. From the guys on Arsenal Fan TV to the calls for “change.” First, a word on the game and the outcome. It would have taken something improbably Herculean to overturn the 5-1 first leg deficit at the Allianz Arena and that wasn’t going to happen. What you could legitimately ask for is a decent performance and until Laurent…
Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, has said the political freedom being enjoyed in the state was made possible by Tinubu’s wisdom and sincerity. Shettima made this known on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 during the commissioning of an estate named ‘Bola Tinubu Court’. In a report by TheCable, the governor reportedly said the ex-Lagos governor made it impossible some individuals to hijack the APC structure in Borno state especially towards the 2015 elections. He said: “For us in Borno State APC, I must confess that we owe our political freedom and independence to not only our firmness but importantly, to the…
Neymar says his stunning performance in Barcelona’s belief-defying 6-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain was the best he has ever produced. Sergi Roberto scored the winning goal in stoppage time, but the Brazilian was the driving force as Barca scored three times in the final seven minutes of their Champions League round-of-16 second-leg tie against the French champions en route to the competition’s biggest ever comeback. As well as being his side’s biggest threat throughout the match, Neymar scored two goals and created another to knock PSG out of Europe, 6-5 on aggregate, in an exhilarating ending to what developed into…
Kemen just might be feeling some remorse after the stunt he pulled in the Big Brother Naija house and he wants to show how sorry he is. The ex-BBN housemate who was disqualified on Sunday, March 6, 2017, for sexually harassing Tboss, while she slept, has taken to Facebook to tender his apology. Kemen’s post read: “My name is Ekemini Ekerette, popularly known as Kemen (@Kemen_Fitness) one of the Big Brother Naija 2017 Housemate. I am a Fitness Trainer and a model before joining the Big Brother house. “I hereby tender my sincere apologies to TBoss and ask for her…
Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings has been given a five-match ban for stamping on the head of Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Football Association said on Wednesday. Bournemouth said they were “extremely disappointed” with the decision, which they described as “extraordinary”. Mings, 23, trod on Ibrahimovic’s head during the first half of Bournemouth’s 1-1 draw at United in the Premier League last Saturday. Ibrahimovic retaliated by elbowing Mings in the head, for which he accepted a three-game ban on Tuesday. “AFC Bournemouth’s Tyrone Mings will serve a five-match suspension, following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today,” the FA said in…
Head coach Thomas Tuchel was full of praise for striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who scored a hat trick to help Borussia Dortmund beat Benfica 4-0 in the second leg of their Champions League round tie. After a 1-0 defeat in the first leg, the German club came out strong and Aubameyang made sure there was no repeat of his poor showing in the first game as he recorded a hat trick, while Christian Pulisic also got on the scoresheet. Pulisic’s goal made him the youngest-ever goalscorer for Dortmund in the Champions League, surpassing Felix Passlack’s record. Tuchel was ecstatic with his…