President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina has said that he does not need to speak to the president directly to verify his health status. Adesina also said that President Buhari’s health situation is not as bad as its being painted. He made the comment on Wednesday, February 22, while appearing on Channels TV. “The current health status of the president is that it is not as terrible as people make it to seem. In his own communication, he (the president) says no cause for worry,” Adesina said. “He communicated the National Assembly and that letter of communication is in the…
Author: David Folami
Tianjin Quanjian boss Fabio Cannavaro has confirmed his club did hold talks over Wayne Rooney but said there are no plans to pursue a deal because he does not suit their style of play. Manchester United captain Rooney, 31, has been strongly linked with a move to an unnamed Chinese Super League club in the British media and it has been reported in some newspapers that a transfer could be completed before the deadline on Feb. 28. Cannavaro said his club had made approaches for both Rooney and Borussia Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang — who was linked with a €150…
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann said he was proud to be part of his club’s history after his goal in Tuesday night’s 4-2 Champions League round-of-16 first-leg win at Bayer Leverkusen made him the Liga outfit’s leading all-time goal scorer in the competition. A helter-skelter game saw Atletico 2-0 up by half-time thanks to a 20 yard curler from Saul Niguez and Griezmann’s neat finish from an unselfish Kevin Gameiro assist. The drama continued after the break with Bayer forward Karim Bellarabi quickly grabbing one back, then Gameiro winning and netting a penalty for 3-1. A mistake from visiting goalkeeper…
Wayne Rooney is keen to remain at Manchester United until the end of the season and help the club pursue silverware on three fronts before considering a move to China, sources have said. Rooney, 31, is the subject of intensifying speculation over his future after being omitted from the squad for Wednesday’s Europa League round-of-32 second leg tie against St Etienne in France. Reports have linked the United and England captain with a lucrative move to the Chinese Super League before next Tuesday’s transfer deadline in China, with the forward having been offered a salary in the region of £3…
Dr Garba Abari , Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), has appealed to Nigerians to stop referring to Nigeria as ‘Naija’ to keep its originality. Abari told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday that the new trend of making funky the original name of Nigeria was worrisome and not in the best interest of the country. “We try in all our advocacy visits to insist that Nigeria must be referred to as Nigeria and not Naija. “So, our schools have a role to play in this; the media itself has also got a very fundamental role to…
The Governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson has denied selling grazing land to Fulani herdsmen in the state. The Governor said this while speaking with ex-militants and Ijaw youths leaders from the Niger Delta region on Monday, February 20, 2017. According to reports, the Governor had earlier allocated 1,200 hectares to herdsmen in the state to feed their cattle. He said he took the decision to forestall any break down of law and order or clash between the herdsmen and farmers in the state. Dickson said “We do not want to experience what is happening in other states. “In no…
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has insisted that President Buhari is in good health. Saraki said this on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, while briefing members of the Senate on his trip to London. The Senate President was accompanied on the trip by the House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki Addressing constituents at #AskSaraki Town Hall[/caption] and Senate majority leader, Ahmed Lawan. Speaking to his colleagues, Saraki said “Further to the correspondence from Mr. President, let me also use this opportunity to brief my colleagues on the visit I led a delegation of myself, the Honourable Speaker and…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that fake news poses more of a threat to Nigeria than the Boko Haram insurgency. According to Mohammed, fake news, which is spread majorly by social media, “is so serious that it threatened to break the country rapidly even more than insurgency.” He made the comments on Monday, February 20, during the seventh edition of the national security seminar in Abuja. “We must pay adequate attention to communication strategy and have our people who will be very active also on the social media,” he said. “It is a front that has…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s lawyer, Kola Awodein has confessed to giving N500,000 to Justice Adeniyi Ademola, who’s facing trial for corruption. Awodein however said that the money was a gift to Ademola for his daughter’s wedding and had nothing to do with the president. He made the comments via a statement released by Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina. The statement reads: “I am constrained to make in absolute good faith, in good conscience and in the interest of justice and fair play the following very short statement on account of the distorted news story currently being peddled as affecting the person of…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that President Muhammadu Buhari hopes to return to Nigeria soon. Saraki made the comment on Tuesday, February 22, during the Senate plenary session. The Senate President also read Buhari’s letter informing the legislators of his decision to extend his medical vacation in London indefinitely. “Further to the correspondence from Mr. President, let me also use this opportunity to brief my colleagues on the visit I led a delegation of myself, the Honourable Speaker and the Majority Leader to visit Mr President Buhari on Wednesday 15th of February to convey the greetings and best wishes…
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh doesn’t seem to be bothered about her marital drama. The actress is crushing on herself regardless of anything and she wants you to know that! She took to Instagram today, February 22, 2017, declaring herself her own woman crush today. She wrote alongside a new photo of herself, “WCW You’ve been stuck for far too long!!! One thing I’ve discovered in life is that I had to participate in my healing/growth journey. Nothing changes until YOU change. Your therapist can’t fix you. Your pastor can’t fix you! Those meds/Drugs only sedate you. But GOD!!! He heals…
Pop star Chris Brown has been ordered to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, Karrueche Tran. This comes after the model filed legal documents saying Chris Brown has beaten her up before and vowed to kill her. The domestic violence restraining order requires Chris to stay 100 yards away from Karrueche, her mum and her brother. TMZ reports Karrueche claims in a sworn statement to the judge, earlier this month that Chris told a few people that he was going to kill her. She also says Chris told friends if he can’t have her then no one else can, He “threatened…
Apparently, American singer Justin Skye wasn’t subbing Nigerian pop star Wizkid after all. The crooner who ‘sort of’ confirmed his relationship with US singer Justin Skye back in October last year, took to Twitter on February 21, 2017, saying, “I enjoy my own company.” Justin was then reported to have replied him tweeting, “hi, my name is & co.” Actually Justin Skye was just replying to Vogue UK’s tweet. According to Justin Skye being left out is just one of those things black women have to face in the fashion industry. Despite strong rumours, Wizkid and Justin Skye have never…
Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi is a year older today. Adesua studied Physical Theatre, Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in City College, Coventry, United Kingdom. She is also a graduate of Drama and Performance at the University of Wolverhampton. Her first encounter with acting was at the age of 7, when she joined the drama club at her primary school, Corona, Victoria Island, Lagos. Adesua returned to Nigeria after schooling in the UK and started performing in several stage plays like : Secret Lives Of Baba Segi’s Wives, Saro, Shattered, The Grimm Tales, Anatomy Of A Woman, Crystal Slipper. She came…
Veteran Nollywood actor Richard Mofe Damijo will be starting his mentorship programme very soon. The “Wedding Party” star on February 21, 2017, revealed plans are already underway for his “Richard Mofe-Damijo Mentorship Series”. According to him, he hopes in this generation he would find one person who is inspired, influenced and motivated by intellect, integrity and dignity. He wrote, “Being the only child of a hardworking, dignified business woman put a lot of pressure, not only on me but on her as well. She wanted me to succeed and have a distinguished professional title like “Lawyer”, “Banker”, even “Lecturer” but…
A diamond that “everyone was scared to sell”: More than a month after French police arrested the suspected robbers of TV star Kim Kardashian, investigators are piecing together what happened — they just haven’t found the jewels yet. Ten suspects were charged last month in connection with the hold-up of the reality star, who was robbed at gunpoint in October of jewellery worth nine million euros ($9.5 million) while she was staying at a luxury residence for Paris fashion week. Those arrested in Paris and the south of France include Aomar Ait Khedache, known as “Old Omar”, thought to be…
Tottenham Hotspur can sustain their challenge in the Premier League, Europa League and FA Cup over the rest of the season, according to defender Jan Vertonghen. Tottenham bounced back from a tough week with a 3-0 FA Cup fifth-round win at Fulham on Sunday, following back-to-back defeats by Liverpool in the Premier League and at Gent in the Europa League. Spurs need to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Gent in the return leg at Wembley on Thursday before meeting Stoke City in the Premier League on Sunday, when they will look to improve on a run of two draws and…
Pep Guardiola insists his relationship with Sergio Aguero remains strong despite mounting speculation over the Manchester City striker’s future since the arrival of Gabriel Jesus. Teenage sensation Jesus took Aguero’s place in Guardiola’s starting line-up before breaking a bone in his foot, an injury that may rule the Brazilian out for the remainder of the season. That forced Guardiola to recall Aguero for an FA Cup fifth round draw at second tier Huddersfield on Sunday. But it was an uninspired performance by Aguero in the goalless draw and the rapport between forward and manager looked strained. With just two goals…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his team would have faced FA Cup humiliation against non-league Sutton United had they shown less application in their fifth-round victory. Arsenal won 2-0 in Monday’s tie at Sutton’s 5 000-capacity Gander Green Lane ground, but they were given a real run for their money by a team ranked 105 places below them in the English league system. Goals from Lucas Perez and Theo Walcott, his 100th in Arsenal’s colours, earned the visitors victory, but Sutton pushed them until the end, even hitting the bar through ex-Arsenal trainee Roarie Deacon. Asked if it had merely…
Atletico Madrid beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 in a topsy-turvy encounter on Tuesday to take a firm handle on their Champions League round-of-16 tie ahead of the return leg in Spain next month. Two lethal counter-attacks in the opening 25 minutes put the 2014 and 2016 finalists in the driving seat, with Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann on target, and give them the edge for a quarterfinal spot for the ninth time. Leverkusen, who paid the price for a disastrous defensive performance, cut the deficit before Atletico’s Kevin Gameiro scored with a spot kick and Stefan Savic’s own goal set…