Joleon Lescott has joined Aston Villa from West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee. Lescott signed a two-year deal with the Baggies in June last year at the end of his 5-year spell with Manchester City, and made 34 league appearances for the club. The 33-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Villans for a fee rumoured to potentially rise to £2m. Manager Tim Sherwood said: “I’m delighted to bring Joleon on board. “He’s a player who has great Premier League experience and he’ll be a huge help to the younger members of our squad.” Lescott has 26 England…
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The Federal Government on Tuesday arraigned the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), before a Federal High Court in Abuja on one count of possession of firearms without license. Following his not guilty plea to the charge, which was said to violate provisions of 27(1)(a)(i) of the Firearms Act, Cap F28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 Justice Adeniyi Ademola granted the ex-NSA bail on self-recognition. In a short ruling on his bail application, which was not opposed by the prosecution, Justice Ademola ordered that Dasuki should deposit his diplomatic passport and other traveling documents to…
Top officials of the Adamawa State University (ADSU) have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for selling a N13 million government-owned Toyota Land Cruiser as scrap. The development was confirmed by the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, in a telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES. According to Uwujaren, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Shall David Joshua, and the bursar, K.E. Anjili, were among those arrested on Monday. “Our operatives in Yola, Adamawa State today arrested top officials of the Adamawa State University for questioning over the sale of a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser jeep as scrap…
Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Okogie, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari, to invite suspected looters of the country’s treasury for talks. The respected clergy noted that the current anti-corruption drive of the Buhari administration would be made easier if suspected looters are given the option of returning their ill-gotten wealth quietly without subjecting them to public condemnation. Okogie, who made this known in an interview on Monday, said it was also cheaper to recover loot through dialogue than charging suspected public fund thieves to court. He said, “I agree with the National Peace Committee that the President should tread…
West Ham United have confirmed the arrivals of Nikica Jelavic, Victor Moses and the return of Alex Song – the latter two on a season-long Loan. Song, 27, featured for the Hammers last season on loan from Spanish club Barcelona, making 28 Premier League appearances with 3 goals. He has been capped 47 times by Cameroon and retired from international football in January to focus on his club career. The Cameroon international told the club’s website: “I feel at home, everything feels at home, for my family too, they’re set up very well here. My kids are playing for West…
The immediate past Interior Minister, Comrade Abba Moro, yesterday said he was not responsible for the predicament of the former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. David Parradang. Parradang was first suspended from office by President Muhammadu Buhari for illegal recruitment of about 1600 immigration staff. While on suspension, his replacement, Kure Martin Abeshi, was announced. Both Moro and Parradang were last year enmeshed in controversy when some job seekers were killed and several others injured at a poorly organized recruitment exercise by the NIS. Despite the tragedy and calls from majority of Nigerians for the duo’s sack,…
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima on Monday appealed to his political appointees, associates in the All Progressives Congress, APC, foreign and local contractors having dealings with the state, kinsmen, former colleagues in the banking sector as well as friends in different parts of the country, not to place any advertisement on newspapers, magazines, television, radio, online and social media platforms to congratulate him on his 49th birthday tomorrow (Wednesday). He said the plea for a quiet commemoration of his birthday was to honour the memory of too many Borno citizens killed by Boko Haram insurgents in recent and previous attacks…
The Presidency has responded to Ekiti Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose’s recent criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments, saying his outburst was divisive and threatens the unity of the country. Fayose had in a statement signed by his Special assistant on Public Communication, Lere Olayinka, on Monday, described the actions of the president as the “Nothernisation of Nigeria”, noting that the appointments made by Mr. Buhari so far negated the principle of federal character and had taken the unity of Nigeria for granted. But Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, rebuked Fayose,…
The immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has been discharged from the National Hospital, Abuja, hours after he was admitted for treatment following an auto crash involving his car and a vehicle belonging to the U.S Embassy on Monday. Mr. Akpabio emerged from the private ward accompanied by his successor, Udom Emmanuel, at 5:10 p.m., witnesses said. the ex-governor, who was decked in a gray kaftan, was assisted down the steps and led to the Governor Emmanuel’s official car which was parked close to the ward. Mr. Emmanuel assisted his predecessor get into…
Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has insisted that he will not back down on his claim that the Jonathan administration expended N140 billion on the yet to be completed 2nd Niger Bridge in Anambra State. He also insisted that the sum of $700 million was surreptitiously moved from the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) for the same bridge, which has not risen above the foundation stage. The governor made the claims in reaction to denials by former Works Minister, Mike Onolememen. He asked him to apologise to Nigerians over his misdeeds as a minister. In a statement released by the…
Here are popular examples are the Nigerian female celebrities who choose s*x appeal to cushion the effect of their popularity: Cossy Orjiakor: Her s*x appeal is so strong that a popular Nigerian publication ones described her as a ‘b**bs star’ and an ‘exhibitionist’. You can never see Cossy make a public appearance without a corresponding public appearance by her huge oranges. Her popularity is so reliant on her s*x appeal (her b**bs) that most people remember her for being the actress with the big b**bs and not the actress with enormous talent. Afro Candy: So far she is the only…
Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has challenged Governor Nyesom Wike to publish the statements of government accounts with Skye Bank, FAAC, Zenith Bank and Access Bank, as he was sure he left about N7.5 billion as balance in the state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) as at May 29, 2015, alongside money in other accounts, totalling N8 billion. In a statement, yesterday, by his media aide, Amaechi said: “Our attention has been drawn to comments by Governor Wike, where he attempted to justify his sham probe of the immediate past governor of the state and distort our statement on…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, marked 17 years of its existence with a low-key event at its Wadata Plaza, Abuja National Secretariat. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, while briefing journalists in Abuja highlighted the achievements of the party in its 17 years of existence. In the speech titled PDP At 17..Still The Only True National Party, Metuh said that in spite of the exit of some of its founders and leaders, the party is still in line with the vision and mission of its founding fathers. “Some of those who defected could not just cope with the…
The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has urged Nigerians to encourage the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to confront the problems facing the country by appointing persons based on merit and not ethnicity. Commending the President on the appointments of the Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and others made so far, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Peter Okhiria, Oshiomhole said: “The Nigerian nation has come to a point where we have to use the best hands to confront the peculiarity of our problems. It is not all the time we descend to…
Power supply has improved in recent months in the country. This is because there has been no case of gas pipeline vandalisation which has been responsible for shortage of gas supply to the country’s gas-fired power plants. Accoording to the Ministry of Power, no single case of gas pipeline vandalism has been recorded since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office three months ago. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Godknows Igali, made this disclosure to newsmen at the Presidential Villa, Abuja while speaking on what had been responsible for the recent improvement in electricity supply across the country. Igali recalled that vandalism of…
Top seed Serena Williams can reserve her powerful serves for her next opponent after crushing an injured Vitalia Diatchenko on Monday. Men’s singles top seed seed Novak Djokovic and defending champion Marin Cilic avoided an opening round bug against subdued South Americans Joao Souza and Guido Pella respectively. Last year finalist Kei Nishikori could not advance beyond the first round; hunted by Frenchman Bennoit Paire at Louis Armstrong Stadium. No. 8 seed Karolina Pliskova gave up to the upset trend on Day 1 at Flushing Meadow, suffering a 6-2 6-1 defeat to qualifier Ana Tatishvili. USA’s Tatishvili was playing her…
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday, commissioned 20 Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Ambulances and 26 Transport Ambulances. The governor said it was in fulfillment of his administration’s commitment to bringing quality healthcare service closer to the people particularly during emergency situations. Speaking at the Lagos State House, Ikeja, Ambode said that the commissioning of the ambulances, which will be deployed free of charge for Lagosians, was part of his pledge to run a government that will leave no one behind. “In my inaugural address I pledged my total commitment to run a government that will leave no one…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said a critical look at President Mohammadu Buhari’s operation since his emergence in May 29, 2015, portrays him as a president of the Northern Nigeria only. Fayose explained that appointments made by President Buhari has showed an agenda for a deliberate “Nothernisation of Nigeria,” “Appointments made by the President so far negate the principle of federal character and it appears the unity in diversity of Nigeria is being taken for granted by the President,” Fayose said. According to a statement issued on Monday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and…
A serving Sergeant with the Bauchi State Police Command, Godwin Hosea, has been promoted by the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, to the rank of an Inspector for locally producing a bullet-proof jacket. Decorating the newly promoted Inspector at the Police Headquarters in Bauchi on Monday, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed Mohammed, commended him for displaying exceptional talent. The police commissioner said, “On July 22, 2015, during a one day official working visit to the Bauchi State Police Command by the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, one F/No 218346 Sgt Godwin Hosea presented a fabricated bullet-proof…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Abuja Monday to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the swearing-in ceremony of Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, said the inauguration of Adesina will take place on September 1 in Abidjan, the capital of Cote d’Ivoire. The statement reads: “It would be recalled that President Buhari actively supported the candidature of the AfDB president-elect in a keenly contested election conducted in May this year even before…