The Nigerian Senate has threatened to issue a warrant to arrest the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, if he does not appear before it. The lawmakers on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, passed a resolution mandating Ali to appear before it on Thursday, March 16, 2017. According to Daily Trust, the NCS boss failed to honour the Senate’s summon on Wednesday. Senators had summoned Ali to appear before it in uniform, following his agency’s plan to seize vehicles over non-payment of duty. The NCS boss however said he was not going to wear the Customs uniform,…
Author: David Folami
Ibrahim Magu, the Acting chairman of the EFCC has said his rejection by the Senate will not stop his anti-corruption fight. The Senate, on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, rejected Magu’s confirmation as EFCC chairman. According to Daily Trust, Magu said the alleged report by the Department of State Services will not stop him from fighting corruption. He also said “My priority is to fight corruption. My confirmation has not changed anything. We have always been on duty I will work until the last day whether confirmation or no confirmation. “The greatest violation against human right is crime against the society…
Pogba, who returned to United from Juventus for a world-record fee in the summer, faced criticism after his performance in the 1-0 FA Cup quarterfinal defeat to Chelsea on Monday. Mourinho, though, said after the game that the France international was “by far the best player on the pitch” and hit out at pundits, saying: “The specialists will say a lot about him and it comes from envy. They will never ever earn 10 percent of what he does.” Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday to preview the Europa League clash with FC Rostov, Mourinho said: “I feel the…
Despite the so-called “Catalanisation” of the club, with former Barcelona figures filling the manager, chief executive and director of football positions at the Etihad Stadium, Al-Mubarak is the man who wields the real power at City, having been hand-picked by owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan to run the club shortly after his takeover in 2008. When he talks, it carries weight because he says what Sheikh Mansour thinks; his 2017 statement could be pretty brutal if his 2016 assessment, recapping Manuel Pellegrini’s final year in charge, is anything to go by. “I think all of us came with…
Jardim’s side eliminated Arsenal back in 2015 and twice beat Tottenham in this season’s Champions League group stage. And on Wednesday’s second-leg round-of-16 tie against City, Monaco overturned a 5-3 deficit to win on away goals after a 6-6 aggregate draw. First-half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Fabinho put the Ligue 1 leaders ahead and although Leroy Sane hit back for City, Tiemoue Bakayoko sealed victory with a header 13 minutes from time. And Jardim said: “Against English teams we have good results. We beat Arsenal, City and Tottenham, three strong teams. Today is one of my best moments as…
Nigerian actor, producer, director and television personality, referred to in the media as the “King of Kannywood”, “Sarki Ali” or “King Ali”, Ali Nuhu clocks 42 today. Born on the 15th of March, 1974 in Maiduguri, Ali has appeared in hundreds of Hausa movies and several English language films, and earned numerous accolades. Nuhu has a significant following in Africa and the Nigerian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the Africa. As of 2008, Nuhu is co-chairman of the motion picture production company FKD…
Today is the birthday of popular rapper/YBNL boss, Olamide Adedeji. Known as the best street rapper Nigeria has ever produced, Olamide Adedeji clocks 27 today. Olamide is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist from Bariga, Lagos State who raps mostly in Yoruba, his native tongue. In 2011, he released his debut studio album “Rapsodi” while signed to Coded Tunes. YBNL, his follow-up album, was released under his label imprint YBNL Nation. On 7 November 2013, he released his third studio album “Baddest Guy Ever Liveth”. The album’s singles include ‘Durosoke’ and ‘Yemi my lover’. On 17 July 2013, he became…
Hollywood actor Ben Affleck has completed treatment for alcoholism. The “Suicide Squad” star made the revelation in a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The 44-year-old father of three said the condition was, “something I’ve dealt with in the past and will continue to confront. I want to live life to the fullest and be the best father I can be. I want my kids to know there is no shame in getting help when you need it, and to be a source of strength for anyone out there who needs help but is afraid to…
Patoranking’s former record label owner, Fuston, has been called out by his wife, Ajoke, for beating her. Ajoke who goes by the name Sugardropzz on Instagram accused him of beating her to a pulp even in the presence of friends. Insiders at Fuston’s record label also support her story. Close sources say Fuston married Ajoke in 2012 after meeting her as a runs girl. The duo went on to tie the knot but Ajoke couldn’t control herself and kept having extra marital affairs. All these and more provoked her husband to beating her to the extent of she sustaining grievous…
Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson Okojie, has just been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the Kogi State Government on Entertainment, Arts and Culture. The movie star has also acknowledged the privilege on her Instagram page today, March 15, 2017. According to her, she would use the experience she had gathered over the years to serve the state. She wrote, “I am gratified with the official notification reaching me on my Appointment as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor of Kogi State on Entertainment , Arts and Culture. I am humbled, as I duly acknowledge this attending responsibility…
Not everyone is elated for Mercy Johnson-Okojie on her new appointment by the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello as his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Entertainment, Arts, and Culture and the National Coordinator of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Youth Frontier, Usman Okai Austin, leads the pack. However, it is hardly personal. The appointment was announced alongside that of 62 others in a statement issued in Lokoja on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, by the Secretary to the State Government ( SSG), Dr. Folashade Ayoade. In a statement sent to Daily Trust, issued on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, the youth leader stated…
The Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose has declared his support for the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman. He said “I stand by Apostle Suleiman and other men of God being directly or indirectly persecuted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) cabal.” According to Daily Post, Fayose said the allegation of adultery levelled against the man of God is a high level conspiracy. Miss Stephanie Otobo had alleged that Suleman had an affair with her and tried to kill her when she got pregnant for him. According to Fayose, the allegations are aimed at discrediting the…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome has revealed that the second rejection of Ibrahim Magu means he ceases to act as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Magu’s confirmation as the EFCC chairman was turned down by the Senate on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Speaking further, Ozekhome said “Going by sections 2(1) and 2(3) of the EFCC Act, he ceases to be the Executive Chairman. Having left his “acting” position during his proposal to the Senate, he also loses his “acting” capacity. It is simply a bad case. “The Senate is the only repository…
Kogi State Government on Wednesday demolished a house and a mosque identified as hideouts of kidnappers, terrorists and armed robbers in Okene. The house and the mosque were said to be owned by a kidnap kingpin, Tijani Abubakar while the mosque was owned by a suspected terrorist group. The demolition of the buildings, supervised by Gov. Yahaya Bello, was in line with the state’s law on terrorism. The building belonging to Abubakar at Oyunkoko Ward in Okene Local Government was the first to be demolished at about 2:30pm. The mosque belonging to the notorious Ahlul-Sunnah Mosque in Inike, also in…
Mourinho recently spoke of the difficulty of attracting the game’s biggest names to Old Trafford, saying: “Real Madrid sell who they want to sell, Barcelona sell who they want to sell, Bayern Munich sell who they want to sell. “So then it is more difficult to have a very good market.” And Bayern CEO Rummenigge said: “I have to agree with Jose Mourinho — no club in the world can sign our players against our will.” Rummenigge said he believed the club’s development in recent years means “the best German and foreign players view Bayern differently these days,” adding: “I…
Neymar was instrumental in Barca’s 6-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last week, scoring two goals and creating another in a remarkable seven-minute spell at the end of the game. The Brazilian international came third in the Ballon d’Or in 2015 and many took his performance against PSG as a definitive sign that he’s well on the way to one day winning the coveted prize. “Neymar is a close friend and he is Brazil’s greatest idol today,” Ronaldinho said at a news conference in Dubai on Wednesday to discuss the expansion of his football academy across the…
Sources said earlier this week that Rooney was in contention to return to the United squad after missing Monday’s 1-0 FA Cup quarterfinal defeat against Chelsea through a leg injury. However, Mourinho said that the England captain has not recovered in time for the game along with Martial, who also missed the Chelsea clash with an injury. “[Rooney’s] injured — some kick in his knee area, so he can’t even come out to the pitch,” Mourinho told a news conference. “He stays inside the medical department. “[Martial] was injured for the Chelsea match and the Tuesday morning training session, so…
Nasri, on loan in Spain from Manchester City, was shown a second yellow card when the two players went head to head in the 74th minute — and the Premier League champions held on to the 2-0 lead they had at the time to advance 3-2 on aggregate. Nasri was furious at Vardy’s reaction, with the England international throwing his head back when they came together. “He didn’t say anything but he played it well,” Nasri told reporters after the game. “We went face to face and then he fell on the floor [sic]. I thought the English player was…
Manchester City and Pep Guardiola will look back on their Champions League exit at the hands of AS Monaco and know they blew a golden chance to win the competition this season, but much of the blame must lie at the feet of the City manager. City lost 3-1 on the night, going out on away goals after a 6-6 draw on aggregate, but they had the game in the bag after the 5-3 first-leg victory and also when they regained the overall lead with Leroy Sane’s second-half goal in Stade Louis II. In the final analysis, Guardiola’s tactics and…
City were beaten 3-1 on the night — 6-6 on aggregate — ensuring Guardiola failed to reach the semifinals of the competition for the first in his managerial career. The Spaniard had predicted two attacking sides would go head-to-head, but City failed to have a single shot on or off target in the first half as they trailed 2-0 at the break. His side improved massively in the second half and retook the advantage in the tie with Leroy Sane’s 71st minute goal, but Tiemoue Bakayoko’s header six minutes later meant City crashed out. Guardiola believed the game was lost…