Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany could be sidelined with a calf injury until “the last part of the season”, manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed on Tuesday. Kompany, 29, has made just 12 appearances this season due to a succession of calf problems. The Belgium centre-back’s latest injury, sustained during City’s 4-1 win over Sunderland on December 26, was initially expected to keep him out of action for four weeks, but Pellegrini has revised that prognosis. “Vincent maybe not so soon,” Pellegrini told a press conference when asked when his skipper was likely to return. “But for the last part of the…
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Lionel Messi deposed eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo to take back his crown as the undisputed king of world football by lifting a record fifth Ballon d’Or on Monday. Much has changed since, just 12 months ago, a disgruntled Messi, fresh from losing a World Cup final and disillusioned with coach Luis Enrique’s regime at Barcelona, sat in stony silence as Ronaldo announced his intention to hunt down the Argentine’s then-record four Ballon d’Or haul. A year on, the roles were reversed, Messi’s record now even further beyond Ronaldo’s reach in the personal duel between the two men who have taken…
Louis van Gaal admits there have been times this season when even he has been left feeling bored and angry by Manchester United’s lacklustre displays. United ended an eight-match winless run by defeating Swansea nine days ago and then followed that victory up with a narrow success in the FA Cup against third tier Sheffield United. But neither result was enough to ease the pressure on United boss Van Gaal because of the dull and uninspiring performances of his team. Paul Scholes branded United’s style of play boring earlier this season and following Saturday’s 1-0 victory in the FA Cup,…
Francis Garriba of the United Nations Refugee Agency has disclosed that the Nigerian government is putting the lives of 2.2m displaced persons at risk following plans to return them to their communities. In a recent report by NBC News, Garriba stressed that though most of the territory once held by Boko Haram has been recaptured, the insurgents’ renewed guerrilla campaign is deadlier than ever. “The concern from humanitarian actors is that some of these areas are still very risky for people to live in. To return the IDPs [internally displaced people] to their home communities is premature in many cases,”…
Pastor Tunde Bakare, the overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, has called for a spiritual solution to the nation’s problems, adding that the Federal Government is helpless. He said this at a prayer session held in his church for the nation. Bakare said “I need to call your attention to the comments made by my brother and governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, who said Nigeria had sunk deeper than any human being can redeem. If the people in government, who promised us change can say this, where does our hope lie? “So, you can begin to wonder where the…
The Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare has called for the sack of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele. He said the CBN Governor should also be held responsible for the mismanagement of the funds meant for the purchase of arms, because he approved the release of the funds to the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Bakare also said it would not be fair to try the former National Security Adviser alone. According to Punch Newspapers, he said “The CBN currently contributes negatively to the Nigerian state in more ways than one. Firstly, the…
The Federal Fire Service has said that it will sanction any person who failed to comply to the National Fire Safety Code in putting up public structures in the country. The Controller-General of the service, Mr Joseph Anebi, made the disclosure at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. He urged Nigerians to always seek the advice of the service by sending their building plans for vetting and review before embarking on the project. ADVERTISING Anebi, who decried the incessant fire outbreaks in the country, attributed most of the incidents to carelessness of some Nigerians. He said that…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released Jafaru Isa, a political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, after he returned N100 million out of N170 million which he collected from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki. Isa, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), also reportedly promised to refund the remaining N70 million soon. “We let him go after returning the sum of N100million. We are expecting him to return the rest soon,” a source said. ADVERTISING Isa was said to have collected the money from Dasuki to acquire a property for him. The APC chieftain was…
Alhaji Musa Yaketi, Kwara Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, says the state government has applied for N1.5 billion loan for payment of teachers’ salary. Yaketi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Monday that as soon as the loan was secured, government would commence payment. He said the state government has earlier secured a loan of N4.8 billion from Sterling Bank, part of which was used to pay the first tranche of the salary, remaining three months arrears. The commissioner appealed to teachers across the state to suspend the strike, in the interest of their…
Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Tukur Buratai has said the Nigerian Army has defeated terrorist sect, Boko Haram. Buratai made the comment over the weekend while laying the foundation stone for the new Brigade headquarters complex at the 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Daily Trust reports. “The North East operation is critical at this stage. The terrorists have been defeated; these criminals may rear their ugly heads through other means. We will continue to maintain vigilance,” Buratai said. ADVERTISING He also commended the troops for crushing the insurgency in the North East. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier also…
he Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday unfolded a 13-point agenda to drive efforts towards enhancing power supply in the country. Fashola said in Abuja during his maiden meeting with power generation, distribution and transmission companies, and other stakeholders that the agenda was drawn up to ensure effective monitoring of the sector. The minister said the agenda involves continuous public engagement on tariff collection, debts, power generation, maintenance, ancillary services, dispatch orders and discipline. Others areas include gas requirement and constraints, transmission constraints, 33KV load offtake, imbalances-locations of excess, overload safety, service quality, new captive…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has described the re-election of the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson as a victory for democracy. Dickson emerged winner after supplementary elections which held on Saturday, January 9, 2016. Wike’s comments were contained in a statement released by his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu. “The people of the Niger Delta remain dedicated members of the PDP because that is the only political platform that gives Niger Delta issues the priority they deserve while the others are only interested in the pecuniary benefits which flow from the area,” the governor said. He also said…
Publicity Secretary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has sued the Federal Government (FG), seeking his unconditional release. The suit was filed on Monday, Jan. 11, on behalf of Metuh by Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a Lagos-based lawyer. It was filed in a Lagos Federal High Court and listed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice as respondents. The plaintiff contended that the arrest and perpetual detention of Metuh without access to his family was unlawful. He argued that by virtue of Section 35 of the 1999 Constitution, the…
Edo Government has confirmed recording six cases of Lassa fever in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Aihanuwa Eregie, told newsmen in Benin on Monday that the cases were confirmed at the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control, Irrua Specialist Hospital, Edo. “Among the six cases, one is from Plateau while the remaining five cases are from Edo. “Among the five cases from Edo, four are from Estako West local government area while the remaining case is from Uhumwonde area of the state,” she said. Eregie said that the disease was a serious threat to residents of…
Kaduna State Senator, Shehu Sani has come under attack after boasting about the time he spent in Kirikiri Prison. Senator Sani made the comments during the ongoing screening of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees. Sani, a human rights activist, was sentenced to life imprisonment for protesting against the government of late dictator, Sani Abacha. He was released in 1999 when Nigeria returned to democracy.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai , said on Thursday that the arrested Shi’ite sect leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zak-Zaky, is no longer in the custody of the Army. Buratai said this when he met with a delegation from the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) at the Army Headquarters, Abuja. The Army chief, who was responding to the request by NSCIA to meet with the sect leader, said that El-Zak-Zaky had been handed over to the appropriate authorities for prosecution. According to Buratai, lawlessness must not be tolerated in the society especially when a part of the…
Prominent lawyer, Femi Falana has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to make sure that Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai is prosecuted in connection with the recent clash between soldiers and Shiite Muslims in Zaria, Kaduna State. Falana made the call via a statement released on Wednesday, December 23, 2015. The statement reads: “It is pertinent to remind the army and police authorities that even under a repressive military junta, the right of access to detainees was fought and won in Nigeria.” “Thus, in Chief Gani Fawehinmi vs General Sani Abacha (1996) 5 NWLR (PT 447) 198 at 202,…
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has announced that The government of Switzerland is prepared to transfer to the Nigerian government, another $300 million recovered from the family of former military ruler, Sani Abacha. The late dictator reportedly stole an estimated $5 billion, which he stashed in foreign accounts. Over the last 10 years, Nigeria has received over $1 billion from the Swiss and American governments. Recent reports however show that the Goodluck Jonathan administration may have misappropriated the funds. According to Premium Times, shortly before the 2015 Presidential election, the former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, authorised the diversion of…
Kylie Jenner has revealed she feels she’s been bullied by the entire world since she was nine but claims she’s been doing a great job handling it just fine. In a short video released on her Snapchat, the young reality star lamented on how hard it is being judged by everyone who know ‘nothing’ about her real self: “It’s kind of crazy, I have four million people watch my Snapchats. Half of you guys think I’m weird, and the other half think I’m funny. But I’ve been bullied since I’ve been 9. From the whole world, it feels like sometimes…
Kylie Jenner’s appearance at the opening of Sugar Factory in Miami on Saturday, June 20 left many wondering if the youngster got a boob job. But here’s what she had to say about her larger-looking breasts at the event. Kylie took to her Snap Chat explaining why her breast appeared suspiciously larger and brighter than ever before. According to the reality star the only reason why her boobs seemed bigger was because of the tapes used to uplift them in order to appear beautifully underneath the plunged neckline sheer black dress she had on. On Instagram, she posted photos of…