Author: David Folami

The Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has revealed that he will be spying on Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers’ opponents in Gabon next year. Algeria and Cameroon will be playing at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and with Nigeria not involved in the tourney, Rohr will use the opportunity to spy on his opponents. “I will be in Gabon to look at Cameroon and Algeria again,” the German coach is quoted to say by Vanguard. After their 3-1 win over Algeria on Saturday, November 12 in the matchday 12 of the qualifiers, the…

Football legend Pele has been asked to return N133m ($300,000) to Akwa Ibom State Government after failing to attend an event in 2014. According to reports, Pele was paid the sum to attend the opening of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo in 2014. Pele was unable to attend the event after his agent had received the appearance fee of $300,000 from the Akwa Ibom State Government. According to African Football, Akwa Ibom State Government have asked the Brazilian football legend to return the money as did not honour the contract. “The Akwa Ibom Government want their cash back,…

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick says this could be his last season at the club and backed world-record signing Paul Pogba to showcase his “very special” talent. The veteran playmaker, who joined United in 2006, has mainly been used in cup competitions this season under Jose Mourinho, although he did start United’s last league game and is in contention for only his second Premier League start of the campaign this weekend against Arsenal. Asked if he would like to remain at Old Trafford beyond this season, the former England international told Sky Sports: “Yeah, but I’m 35 now and I…

Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi has admitted that he never expected to be a regular for Arsene Wenger’s side this season. Iwobi who was promoted to the Arsenal senior team in 2015 has been a regular for the team this season. The 20-year-old has played in nine Premier League games this season as well as a couple of Champions League fixtures. “Honestly I didn’t expect to be where I am today,” Iwobi told Arsenal Player. “I thought a long time ago that I’d be on loan and probably get experience there before having experience in the first team, but the fact…

A maths teacher has found a way to connect with her students using Paul Pogba’s dab celebration as a maths question. Since the dance step became popular, it has become Pogba’s trademark celebration anytime he scores. A teacher in France used a photo of the Manchester United star dabbing as a maths question in Pythagoras’ theorem. “Cristiano Ronaldo is jealous of Paul Pogba’s dab, then tries to demonstrate that it is not perfect. According to the book – The Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Dab – a perfect dab is only if the triangles represented in the figure…

Ecuador romped to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Venezuela to reignite their 2018 World Cup qualifying challenge on Tuesday as Paraguay’s bid suffered a setback with a defeat to struggling Bolivia. Ecuador, who had taken only a point from their previous two games, proved too strong for a Venezuela side buoyed by a 5-0 win over Bolivia last week. Arturo Mina headed Ecuador ahead in the 51st minute before the hosts cut loose in the final 10 minutes as Venezuela swarmed forward in search of an equaliser. Miler Bonanos tapped in from close range to complete a sweeping Ecuador counter-attack…

Alexis Sanchez’s injury gamble paid off here Tuesday as the Arsenal striker scored twice to help Chile defeat bitter rivals Uruguay 3-1 in their World Cup qualifier. Sanchez had risked the wrath of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger after playing in the Santiago showdown despite injuring a hamstring during training last week. Wenger had expressed fear Chile had made a “suicidal” decision by playing Sanchez against the Uruguayans after the injury. But the in-form striker showed no sign of ill-health with two second-half goals to seal Chile’s comeback victory after Edinson Cavani had given Uruguay an early lead at the Estadio…

Brazil made it six wins out of six as goals from Gabriel Jesus and Renato Augusto handed them a 2-0 win over Peru to edge them ever closer to World Cup qualification here Tuesday. Manchester City-bound teenager Gabriel fired Brazil into the lead with an assured 57th-minute finish. The 19-year-old then set up Brazil’s second for Augusto in the 78th minute with a superb pass to pick out the 28-year-old China-based midfielder. The victory leaves Brazil four points clear at the top of South America’s World Cup qualification standings. The Brazilians now have 27 points from 12 games. With six…

Lionel Messi announced a press boycott on Tuesday to protest against a journalist who alleged team-mate Ezequiel Lavezzi had used marijuana at Argentina’s training base. Standing in front of the entire Argentina squad at a post-match news conference following his team’s 3-0 win over Colombia, Messi said the players would no longer speak to press following the controversy. “We have made the decision not to talk to the press anymore, obviously you know why,” the Argentina captain said. “There were a lot of accusations, a lot of disrespect, and the accusations they made against ‘Pocho’ (Lavezzi) are very serious,” the…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a deceptive party. The Delta PDP also said that the APC has brought a negative change to the country. The comments were made by state chairman, Chief Kingsley Esiso during a visit to the Isoko North Local Government Area. “They (APC) love deceiving Nigerians. We suffered it in 2015 and we are still suffering it today. They came and sold change to us,” Esiso said according to Vanguard. “Nigerians bought change without knowing the type of change they were selling. The change Nigerians…

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that he will spend his birthday fasting and praying for Nigeria. Fayose also dedicated his birthday to poor Nigerians who are suffering and lacking the basic necessities of life. The governor made the comments via a statement released in commemoration of his 56th birthday on Tuesday, November 15. The statement reads: I dedicate this birthday to the desperately poor, the poor, and the once vibrant middle class Nigerians that have now been reduced to an unprecedented level of marginalization, untold suffering and virtual nothingness. I use this occasion to solidarise with our people…

The Senate has made a move to probe Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State and other governors over how the bailout given to them by the Federal Government was spent. According to Punch, President Muhammadu Buhari may have asked the Senate to investigate how the bailout was spent by the Governors. It was gathered the Senate President, Bukola Saraki ordered the Senate Committee on State and Local Government Administration to probe how Aregbesola applied the N34.988,900 given to it by the Central Bank of Nigeria as bailout to pay workers’ salaries. Consequently, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on States…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is on the trail of Ex-Governor Adams Oshiomhole over allegations of fraud levelled against him. According to Leadership, the former Governor has been accused of inflating contracts and diverting billions of Naira while in office. According to reports, Oshiomhole allegedly used N10b to build mansion which was designed and constructed by Verissimo – a South African architect in Iyamho, Edo State. These allegations were contained in a petition written by two concerned citizens of Edo, Dr. Osadolor Ochei and Comrade Kola Edokpayi. A source in the EFCC said “The petition will be properly…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has revealed why he was at loggerheads with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Atiku said his troubles started when he refused to support the tenure elongation plan of former President Obasanjo. According to him, what OBJ wanted was to become the life President of Nigeria, and not just a third term in office. He said “My offence was that I disagreed with him on the amendment of the constitution to remove tenure/term limits or what was popularly called the ‘third term agenda’. “In fact, he sent the then Attorney-General and Prof. Jerry Gana to my office to…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have slammed the House of Representatives for ordering 360 cars worth N3.6b. The labour unions said the legislators’ decision to purchase the cars at this time, shows how insensitive they are to the plight of Nigerians. This is coming on the heels of a report that the House of Representatives has received the first batch of the vehicles. The General Secretary of the NLC, Peter Ozo-Eson also called on the leadership of the House to cancel the deal. Ozo-Eson said it is not right for the lawmakers to spend…

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Marrakech, Morocco, to participate in the ongoing 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), tagged, COP-22. This information is contained in the President’s twitter handle. President Buhari, who left the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday, arrived the Marrakesh Menara Airport in Morocco, some hours later. While in Marrakech, the President would participate in the official opening of the plenary of the conference on Nov. 15 where he would deliver his national statement during the High Level Segment of COP 22. A statement earlier issued…

Mr Alade-Oluseye Sunday, a prosecution witness in the on-going trial of Mr Abiodun Agbele, an ally of Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, said he acted on the instructions of the defendant to pay money into various accounts. The witness, who is the branch Manager of Zenith Bank, Akure, told Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of a Federal High Court Abuja while given his testimony on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC) arraigned Agbele along with three companies in an 11-count charge bordering on money laundering. The companies are Sylvan Mcnamara Limited, De Privateer…

Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki is unlikely to attend his father’s burial, incoming reports say. The elder Dasuki, a former Sultan of Sokoto, died on Monday, November 14, in Abuja. He is due to be buried on Tuesday, November 15, in accordance with Islamic rites, but his son, who’s being held by the Department of State Services (DSS) on charges of corruption might not be released to pay his last respects. Sambo Dasuki is alleged to have spearheaded the $2 billion arms deal fraud through which funds for the purchase of weapons to fight Boko Haram were squandered…

Former Senator, Iyabo Obasanjo has said that Nigeria is in a big mess. Obasanjo, daughter of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo also condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s continued focus on oil revenue despite the global decline in the sector. So, what is your assessment of developments in Nigeria? Sad! How a country with so many talented people could be in such mess is saddening. It is the future that actually is frightening. How are children and grandchildren going to do in the future when no one is planning for the future? Do you see the “Change” Nigerians made at the federal level…

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the loss of former Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki. Alhaji Dasuki died at the age of 93 on Monday, November 14, in Abuja. Buhari made the comments via a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The statement reads: Apart from modernizing the traditional institution to bring it in tune with changing times, President Buhari believes that the late Ibrahim Dasuki, who died on Monday at the age of 93, will be long remembered for his role in the creation of the present local government system in the…