West Ham United’s sole focus should be on their upcoming Premier League clash against an in-form Southampton side on Saturday and not on their promising league position of sixth, manager Slaven Bilic said on Thursday. The Hammers are on course to challenge their best ever Premier League finish of fifth, a feat they achieved in 1998-99 season. Bilic’s men are only six points off fourth-placed Arsenal after 24 games and their impressive form this campaign has raised hopes that the club could qualify for next season’s Champions League or Europa League competition. “We are good, we are consistent, I would…
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The mood in the Crystal Palace dressing room is a bit “miserable” after losing five successive Premier League games, leading manager Alan Pardew to say even a draw in Saturday’s clash with Swansea City would give his players a lift. Palace’s woeful run has seen them slide down the Premier League table from rubbing shoulders with Tottenham Hotspur for the Champions League spots at fifth to 12th. Despite being happy with a draw, Pardew made it very clear that his side will go to the Liberty Stadium in order to pick up three points. “We’ve had two good cup wins…
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino believes his striker Harry Kane and Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy are on a par with Manchester City’s explosive Argentine forward Sergio Aguero. Vardy, the Premier League’s top scorer with 18 goals this season, has helped steer Leicester to the top of the table, while Harry Kane, who is joint-second in the scoring charts with 15, has spearheaded Spurs’ unexpected title challenge. Aguero, whose season has been disrupted by injury, was top scorer in the league last season with 26 goals and is firmly established among the world’s top striking talents. Despite playing more than 800…
According to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered more than $2 trillion from looters in the last 12 years. Malami made the disclosure on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, while speaking at a workshop on combating financial fraud, cyber and cross-border crimes in Abuja, Punch reports. “The essence is to establish a ‘collaborative buy-in’ between the Executive and the Judiciary in consensus building in the fight against corruption and organised crimes,” Malami said. “I am already working closely with the judicial leadership. In the past few…
An aircraft owned by Bristow Helicopters has crashed in Lagos, months after a similar incident in the Oworonshoki area of the state. The recent crash is said to have occurred today, February 3, 2016, while the helicopter was on its way to Lagos from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, according to The Cable. According to the Accident Investigative Bureau (AIB), there were nine passengers and two crew members on board aircraft. The incident has been confirmed by the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Adebayo Kehinde. Story developing.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has warned that anyone caught rigging elections in the state would be treated like an armed robber. Wike also urged prospective election riggers to prepare their wills before coming into the state, PM News reports. “Anyone who plans to rig an election is an armed robber and should be treated as such,” he said. “If you are coming to rig an election in the state, first prepare your will before embarking on the journey. Inform your wife or husband and go ahead to say your last prayer. “When they used the security forces in Bayelsa…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, February 2, express gratitude to former president Olusegun Obasanjo for giving him a chance to serve as the minister of petroleum when he was the Head of State for tolerating him for three and half years. Speaking in Abeokuta at a ceremony, marking the 40th anniversary of Ogun State, Buhari said he was not used to working as hard as Obasanjo worked, but he tolerated him for that long anyway. He said, “He tolerated me because God knows and he knows that I am not used to working as hard as he used to, but…
Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka and founder of the Adoration Ministries Enugu (AMEN) , has vowed that his visit to Aso Rock did not yield any financial gratification. Mbaka, was recently transferred from Christ The King Parish to Our Lady Parish in Emene, a suburb of Enugu, said the only thing he demanded from President Muhammadu Buhari was good governance. “When eventually I met Buhari when I went for prayers at Aso Rock, what I demanded from him was good governance for Nigeria. I didn’t ask him to give me one kobo. One kobo of Buhari has never entered…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that every person who has held public office in Nigeria since 1999 is to blame for the country’s troubles. Saraki made the comment while reacting to allegations of corruption levelled against the National Assembly by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, The Guardian reports. Obasanjo was the President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007. “We have all been here since 1999 up to the recent past when things were not done right. We are all part of it. I was there, you were there, other political office holders in different capacities were there as well,” the…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that each foreign trip taken by President Muhammadu Buhari costs Nigeria $1 million. Fayose also urged Buhari to stay in the country and govern saying that foreign nations won’t solve Nigeria’s problems. The governor made the comments on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, via a statement released by his media aide, Lere Olayinka. It reads: “Conservatively, about $1 million goes into every of the foreign trips and the way the President is going, foreign trips alone might gulp 20 percent of the Federal Government budget and that will be disastrous for the dwindling economy…
Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has said that he has suffered a lot due to allegations of corruption levelled against him. Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, made the comment on February 2, 2016, while delivering a lecture at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Plateau State, Leadership reports. “I was harassed, though I fought my way through, they accused me of corruption, I suffered a lot, I suffered a lot about corruption,” Amaechi said. “I don’t like money, I believe once you can feed, you don’t need money again, all those who accumulate…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will soon collapse. Falae made the comment on Tuesday, February 3, 2016, at the secretariat of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Akure, Ondo State, Punch reports. “This mega party will soon disintegrate and all the members that came together to form it will find their ways. It is certain that what bound them together will soon disintegrate them,” he said. “After tearing apart, the members will come back to join us and we shall accept them, as long as…
Human rights activist, Dr Tunji Braithwaite has said that former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida made corruption attractive to state governors in the country. Braithwaite’s comments come after Obasanjo accused some governors of living like emperors at the expense of the masses. “Obasanjo is not saying anything original because when he assumed office in 1999, I warned that the military constitution would make the governors emperors,” he said during an interview with Punch on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. “Governors determine security votes which they do not account for. Since 1999, the military constitution clothes them (governors and…
Nigerian rap star, Olamide, is definitely on a role carving out a niche for himself as he meets most of the Nigerian top players in the country, now including President Buhari. The self proclaimed street king had earlier been pictured with the Ooni of Ife and now with the president at the 40th anniversary celebration of Ogun State, tagged Ogun at 40. Also captured in the photo and seated beside the president was the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun. The photo showed President Buhari turning backwards to speak with Olamide as he takes his hand in a handshake. Also pictured…
Following the epic selfie between reality star, Kim Kardashian and stripper, Amber Rose, Rapper Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa have decided to bury the hatchet. Kim’s husband, Kanye, shared a tweet which read: “Me and Wiz spoke yesterday. Great Convo. All positive”. This just might be the end of the beef that had originally begun between Kanye and Wiz following his switch in album names, from “Swish” to Waves”. The beef had quickly escalated after Kanye had dragged Wiz’s ex and baby mama, Amber, into the mix as well as their son, Sabestian. Of course, Amber had been quick to…
Kim Kardashian, Amber Rose and Blac Chyna were reportedly spotted in the same club two nights ago but only Kim and Amber appeared on the shocking selfie that got Twitter all wild up on February 2. Reports claim it was Kim who offered an olive branch in the form of a girl’s night out to see how to squash the longstanding feud including Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa’s recent epic Twitter feud. Both Kim and Amber posted to their respective Instagram accounts, sharing a selfie of the two hanging out in a nightclub together. “Tea anyone?” Kardashian, 35, captioned the…
So much fuzz over an album release. American rapper, Kanye West might have just gotten a lesser controversial album title thanks to his wife, Kim Kardashian West. Considering all the drama that has been rolled out due to his forthcoming album which was anticipated to be titled ‘waves’ ,his wife’s womanly touch might have saved the day. The reality star took to Twitter to conduct a poll concerning which album title the fans prefer. She listed the two album titles already in contention but later added a third. Kim was also reported to have invited Amber Rose over for a…
D’banj’s uptempo dance fusion of Afrobeat and electronic dance song, Oliver Twist is the inspiration of a dance musical to be presented in Lagos. The 2011 song was a big hit internationally as it featured an appearance by American rapper, Kanye West who at the time just signed the Nigerian star on the record label, Good Music. Coined from D’banj’s music video and title, ‘Oliver Tweest’ will be available to a live audience at the University of Lagos on February 25, 2016. It will feature performances by dancer and choreographer, Ezinne Asinugo and British-Nigerian actor, Emmanuel Imani with collaboration from…
Beat FM OAP, Toolz is quite the workaholic. The presenter has wasted no time returning to what she loves doing the most 72 hours after her traditional wedding to Tunde Demuren. She stunned her listeners as she made a quick come back to anchor the ‘Toolz Day’ edition of her daily programmed ‘The Mid-day Show‘. Toolz had her wedding on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Landmark Event Centre, Lagos. The white wedding will follow this on White wedding in May 2016.
One minute, she wants to date herself and the next, she still wants to marry her boyfriend, Tyga. Is Kylie Jenner having a confused love life? Apparently, Jenner hasn’t changed her mind about her future with rapper boyfriend, Tyga, despite the alleged cheating scandal . The rapper was accused of cheating with Brazilian model, Annalu Cardosa yet his girl is still eyeing marriage. Kylie was leaving some sort of studio in L.A. Monday night, when the photog asked the marriage question for the second time. You may recall, a few months back another photog asked the same question and Kylie…