Gerard Pique says his love for Manchester United makes a reunion with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City impossible. Barca academy product Pique spent four years at Old Trafford before returning to Camp Nou in 2008 where he has enjoyed a trophy-laden eight years, including three La Liga titles, two Copa del Reys and two Champions League medals under the stewardship of Guardiola. Guardiola has since gone on to enjoy further success with Bayern Munich, but he will take on a fresh challenge at the Etihad Stadium from next season. However, Pique insists that a return to the Premier League with…
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Adam Lallana says Liverpool were quick to retrain their focus on Europa League success following their League Cup final disappointment. The Merseysiders were beaten by Manchester City in a penalty shoot-out at Wembley on Sunday after a 1-1 draw at the end of extra time. Lallana was one of three Liverpool players to miss a spot-kick, along with Philippe Coutinho and Lucas Leiva. But the England international believes Jurgen Klopp’s side must use the disappointment of losing as motivation to triumph in the Europa League, in which they face Manchester United in a mouthwatering last-16 tie. Lallana told the club’s…
The governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of plotting to turn Nigeria into a solely Islamic country. The governor attacked the President again while speaking at the Thanksgiving and Supreme Court victory celebration of Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike. He described Nigeria as a free society that would not be taken as an Islamic nation irrespective of the motive or plans of the President. “I want to reveal one secret here; they have started subtle moves to make Nigeria an Islamic nation. But God will not allow it. This was done in 1984, but it…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed how he created over 125,000 direct jobs in the state within nine months of taking reins of power. El-Rufai made this disclosure during his sixth town hall meeting with the people of Kaduna in Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area on Saturday, February 27, 2016. He revealed how the state school feeding programme, school uniforms, school rehabilitation, toilets constructions, solar boreholes had created jobs for several people in the state. In his words, “The job impact of ongoing interventions is over 125,000 direct jobs in Kaduna State within less than one year of the…
The Sokoto state Government has suspended the Principal of Government Secondary School, Isa in Isa local government area of the state, Alhaji Garba Illo, over alleged irregularities of feeding of students. This is contained in a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Senior Secondary Schools in the state Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Alhaji Abdullahi Altine, and issued to newsmen in Sokoto on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the axe fell on Illo sequel to numerous other related alleged offences in managing the affairs of the boarding school. It said that Illo has been directed…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has defended the acquisition of his official cars valued at N330m. In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki explained why office recently took delivery of the cars. Saraki explained that only the 2016 model Mercedes Benz S550 valued at over N49m was changed while the cars in his convoy were inherited from his predecessor. The statement reads, “Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said only his official vehicle, a Mercedez Benz, was changed and that the spare car in the convoy is the old one he inherited and has…
The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has taken a bold step in punishing suspected individuals responsible for padding the 2016 budget. According to a report, the President has ordered security operatives to fish out those involved in the doctoring of the document for punishment. It was further learnt that plain cloth detectives had since swooped on the Department of Budget and some ministries, departments and agencies in a bid to uncover those involved in the embarrassment. A source in the report said, “For two days, the detectives have been working in the Budget Department but we do not really know what…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa has criticised the President Buhari led government with the current state of the Nigerian economy. In a recent interview with Vanguard Newspaper, he said, “The economy is still in a very bad state and not close to getting better as the APC promised during the campaigns.” Continuing, he said, ‘And to make matters worse, the government wants to borrow to fund the 2016 budget. This administration seems to have forgotten what we went through concerning our past debt burden.’ On the fight against corruption, Balarabe Musa said, ‘It is obvious that this government…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday said his ministry would work with the relevant agencies of government to tackle piracy facing the entertainment industry. The minister who said this while meeting with some stakeholders in the movie industry in Lagos, also promised that the Federal Government would establish a national endowment fund for the art sector. The event attended by popular Nollywood actors and actresses was held at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Media Centre, Iganmu-Lagos. “There is no doubt that piracy has become a monstrous disincentive not only to you, film-makers, but also…
The Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ahmed Marafa, on Sunday provided various empowerment packages to 400 youths in his constituency. Marafa said at the ceremony in Minna that the gesture was in fulfilment of his campaign promises. According to him, 250 of those supported are students, 50 petty traders and 100 others who were earlier trained in different skills. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the beneficiaries were given cash, motorcycles and start-up business packs. Marafa pledged to support youth in the area willing to pursue their educational carrier, adding, “no amount of money…