Harry Kane has told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport it would “stupid” for any Tottenham Hotspur players to leave in the near future. Kane and Dele Alli are among several Spurs stars to have been linked with some of Europe’s top clubs, but both signed new long-term contracts this season. Spurs are in contention for the Premier League title for a second season running and will move into a new £750 million stadium for the start of the 2018-19 campaign. And Kane said: “I’d be surprised if any of my teammates would go now. Something is happening here and we…
Author: David Folami
Vincent Janssen’s struggles at Tottenham — he was left out of the squad for the third league match running for Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Manchester City — has left the club in a familiar position. Spurs are again fighting for the title with one trusted, traditional centre-forward in Harry Kane. Last season, Kane scored 25 league goals, despite having no serious competition for his place, but Spurs can look back on 13 draws — the joint-second most in the division — and wonder what would have happened with another striker. This season, Kane is still scoring — he has 13…
Burna Boy releases new music titled ‘Personally’ featuring Vybz Kartel. This one is a dancehall mellow vibe for the fans. Check on this.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu has slammed one of his principal’s critics. Shehu described Junaidu Mohammed, a former member of the House of Representatives and a fierce critic of the President, as someone suffering from “pathological cynicism.” The presidential spokesman said this in a statement, in reaction to Mohammed’s comment that Buhari does not acknowledge mistakes. On the contrary, Shehu said taking responsibility for mistakes is one of the “finest components” of integrity, which Buhari has demonstrated in words and action. He said: “It is obvious that Dr. Junaidu appears to be infected by pathological cynicism and these kinds…
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday in Ibadan signed into laws, the state’s Administration of Criminal Justice Bill, 2016, and Violence Against Women Bill, 2016. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor signed the two bills after the state executive council meeting. Ajimobi told newsmen after the assent that the laws would enhance justice administration. “Our own government is a law-abiding one,” he said. NAN reports that the bills were presented for assent by Mr Musah Abdulwasi, the Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, and Mr Seun Abimbola, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner…
The Federal Government says it has nothing to do with the recent arrest of Mr Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher of the online newspaper, Premium Times, and a reporter working for the paper, Ms Evelyn Okakwu. Government position is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The minister said that the whole issue of the journalists’ arrest was purely a private affair involving a citizen and a privately-owned newspaper. He wondered how that could now be construed as an attempt by the government to intimidate the press. The minister reassured…
The federal government has cautioned the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group to stick to its advocacy role rather than pretend like an opposition party. In a statement in Abuja on Monday, January 23, 2017, the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, decried BBOG’s continued portrayal of the government as an adversary and the “needless firing of darts” at President Muhammadu Buhari. ”The Federal Government has bent over backwards to carry the BBOG along and to show transparency in the conduct of the search for the girls,” Alhaji Mohammed said. The minister continued: “The recent invitation extended to the…
Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti has visited the IDP camp for victims of the terror group Boko Haram in Maiduguri. He was there on a trip with the International Rescue Commission to help the displaced people settle in new communities and build medical facilities. Femi told news agency Reuters that he hoped that more celebrities will lend their voices to the cause and pressure government to find a lasting solution to their plight. ‘I hope more celebrities will visit and engage with their fans, he said. ‘Then more people will see what is going on, share it on social media and…
19-year-old Kylie Jenner is an ambassador for sportswear brand, Puma and in a series of Instagram shots, the reality star did her best at looking athletic. One of the photos sees her dressed in all black, holding a long scarf behind one of her legs, which is raised above her. Other shots see her in a pink sports bra and patterned leggings, her minimal makeup telling us that she is indeed still a teenager. One other shot sees her in the same black outfit, holding up a scarf as she posed like an angel of sin. The deal, which she…
AY Makun has been making a (financial) killing ever since his venture into movie production a few years ago. The Nigerian comedian to the surprise of many has been making way more than most top notch producers and he’s gradually taking over the Nollywood comedy movie genre. Is this enough to call him the Tyler Perry of Nollywood? Find out on this episode of Accelerate News. Also catch latest gist on Big Brother Naija, Donald Trump versus the Obamas, Burna Boy and Vybez Kartel in the new video.
Manchester United are to relocate 2,600 season ticket holders — including 800 by the start of next season — to help create 300 new places for fans with disabilities. Premier League clubs have already been made aware that they face heavy fines and even points deductions if they fail to meet an August deadline to become compliant with disability access requirements, according to a report by the Culture, Media and Sport select committee. United say “all structural work will be completed ahead of the 2017-18 campaign” and confirmed their plans on Tuesday morning. Season ticket holders who are affected by…
Liverpool’s EFL Cup semifinal second leg against Southampton on Wednesday is a match which may see the home side readjust ambitions after a thoroughly depressing 3-2 defeat to Swansea last weekend. For weeks, many fans dismissed the cup matches, citing the importance of maintaining a challenge in the Premier League. The 1-0 EFL Cup first leg defeat at St Mary’s was wretched, bar a busy performance from goalkeeper Loris Karius keeping the scoreline respectable. Even Plymouth in the FA Cup were more of an obstacle than they needed to be, though a side full of youngsters had the quite reasonable…
Pep Guardiola says that he draws more satisfaction from performance than results. That being the case, there was a lot to cheer against Tottenham on Saturday. Their previous three Premier League outings had seen Manchester City defeated by Liverpool and Everton, with a victory over Burnley (albeit after a disastrous first half) sandwiched in between. The risk that Spurs, who had comprehensively defeated them (in terms of results and performance) when they played back in October, could upend them again was very real. Instead, Guardiola went for the jugular by putting Yaya Toure on his own in front of the…
A former aide of former president Goodluck Jonathan has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of using “fake documents” against him. Waripamo-Owei Dudafa on Monday, January 23, told a Federal High Court in Lagos that the EFCC obtained oral and written statements from him under duress, forcing him to implicate Jonathan. He said the statements were gotten from him during his detention in the EFCC facility, as he suffered pains from a spinal cord ailment – adding that he was denied adequate medical treatment. He also said the anti-graft agency tricked him to sign the statements in exchange…
The Federal Government’s decision to audit utilisation of N510 billion stimulus package disbursed to states in 2016 has received the backing of commissioners for finance from the 36 states of the federation. The endorsement was confirmed on Monday in Abuja by the Chairman, Forum of Finance Commissioners of the Federation Account Allocation Committee, Mr Mahmoud Yunusa. The Adamawa Finance Commissioner said the states would cooperate with the audit firms appointed by the government to carry out the exercise. The Federal Government had, in December 2016, appointed eight accounting firms to evaluate the rate of compliance by state governments to the…
Dr Kayode Fayemi has revealed that he drove taxis and worked as a security guard in the United Kingdom after graduating from University of Lagos. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development made this known on the campus of the University of Lagos on Monday, January 23, 2017. Fayemi further charged Nigerian graduates to quit whining and seize opportunities around them because of the bigger picture. “You have to be prepared to bend backwards and do what you might consider to be beneath you, because of the bigger picture. When you consider my resume today, you might see the prestigious organisations…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s insistence on the appointment of Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Saraki read a letter from Buhari on Tuesday, January 24, in which the president urged the Senate to reconsider its position on Magu. The letter was said to have been sent to the Senate on Sunday, January 23, by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. The upper legislative chamber had, on December 15, 2016, rejected Magu after it was presented with a security report on him compiled by the Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS…
The Federal Government on Monday, January 23, unveiled the strategies to end the current economic recession. The minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udoma, disclosed this revealed the strategies at the Presidential Villa in Abuja during the Second Presidential Business Forum presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. He said the plan, dubbed Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP 2017-2020), is in its final stage and would address current economic challenges, restore growth and reposition the economy for sustained inclusive growth. According to him, 59 strategies have been developed for implementation, but 12 of them have been prioritised…
No fewer than 11 million survivors of the destructive Boko Haram insurgents are in desperate need of humanitarian aids. Mr Toby Lanzer, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, said this while Spotlighting the desperate plight of millions in Africa’s Lake Chad basin. The top United Nations humanitarian official for the Sahel region also called for international solidarity with the people in urgent need. Lanzer told UN Correspondents at the UN Headquarters in New York that the Boko Haram crisis did monumental destruction to the Lake Chad basin countries, which include Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. The UN emergency official regretted…
Eat that! Tonto Dikeh-Churchill wants all and sundry to know that she is clean and fully intends to stay that way. She took to her Instagram page on Monday, January 23, 2017, to share a photo of her drug screening test result. Although hard to believe, all her tests, including those for marijuana and other hard substances proved negative. Tonto captioned the photo, “I do this for MY GOD “I do this for MY SON “I do this for the millions of People who draw strength from my story/Journey!!! #MAMAKING #God bless you All” This comes barely one week after…