He might not be the most famous African soccer star but stats show that he’s raking in the biggest bucks. The Ghanaian Black-Stars striker Asamoah Gyan has surpassed Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon and Manchester City’s Yaya Toure to become Africa’s highest paid sportsman as indicated by ESPN Magazine’s Money Issue salary survey project. Gyan who moved from EPL’s Sunderland to UAE’s Al Ain in 2013 on loan – will make a whopping $16 million annually as profits from salaries, endorsements, and private businesses. Manchester City and Ivory Coast star Yaya Toure comes in second place with a total earning of…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries in Imo State, one of the major contestants, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, has appointed Hon. Independence Ogunewe as his campaign director. Ararume also appointed a former senatorial candidate and businessman, Chief Okey Ikoro, as the deputy director general, to ensure his victory at the 2015 general election. Ararume, in a statement signed by his political adviser, Mr Chinedu Nwogwugwu and made available to journalists in Abuja yesterday, said the appointment of Mr. Ogunewe had sent shock waves down the spine of other aspirants from Mbaise clan, which comprises three local governments.
Africa’s wealthiest man Aliko Dangote has donated N150 million to help Nigeria in the fight against the spread of the Ebola virus in the country through the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Dangote Group. “… Dangote foundation has funded the establishment of the Ebola emergency operation in Lagos, that is being done through grant from the foundation of just a little over N150 million,” said Mrs Adhiambo Odaga, Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Foundation at a recent media briefing in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. The Foundation’s CEO explained the choice of the emergency operation centre as Dangote’s investment in…
Eight out of the Nigerians infected with the deadly Ebola disease will benefit from an experimental treatment in Lagos, Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has announced. Chukwu, who made the announcement, today at a world press conference in Abuja, said a Nigerian scientist has offered Nigeria the drug, ‘NanoSilver’, for testing on those infected with the virus, following the approval by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that experimental treatments are ethical in the case of a pandemic. “A Nigerian scientist has offered Nigeria an experimental drug, hopefully today, that will reach the treatment centre,” Chukwu said. Although the health…
I guess this is the height of the s*xual perversion of the average Nigerian youth these days. I came across the report on The Punch and decided to share. See how they report it below: – A 19 year old boy in Iguosa community, Ovia North East local government area of Edo state, has been arrested for allegedly engaging in s*xual relations with a dog. The teenager Osagiator reportedly took the dog to an uncompleted building to commit the act. Members of the community who saw the bizarre act, called the attention of the chamber of the traditional head of…
FROM LEFT: National Conference Chairman Justice IDRIS KUTIGI, WITH SECRETARY MRS. VALERIE AZINGE AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY DR. AKILU INDABAWA, AT THE PLENARY SESSION IN ABUJA YESTERDAY. After months of deliberations, sometimes heated, but all towards finding a common ground for a better Nigeria, the National Conference came to a peaceful conclusion on Thursday, as delegates agreed to a change in the draft constitution through a majority voice vote. The peaceful conclusion to the conference was a culmination of a series of meetings the Chairman of the Conference, Justice Idris Kutigi (retd), held with many zonal leaders at the National Judicial Institute,…
FILE PHOTO The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said yesterday that over 400,000 people have been displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East part of the country within the past seven months. A statement by Abdulkadir Ibrahim, the information officer of the agency in the region, said the displaced persons were drawn from Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States, which are presently under state of emergency. Ibrahim said prior to recent attacks in Gwoza in southern Borno and Doron-Baga in Kukawa LGA in the northern part of the state, the number of the displaced persons stood at 360,462. “Borno State…
The widow of late Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian who brought Ebola into Nigeria, has defended her husband’s decision to travel to Africa’s most populous country, saying he did so in desperate search for a country with better healthcare system than his own country. In an article published earlier today, TMZ Liberia Magazine quoted Decontee Sawyer, who is a radio host in New York, as explaining that Mr. Sawyer had no trust in the healthcare system in Liberia and had possibly headed to Nigeria with the hope of receiving better treatment for his ailment. Mrs. Sawyer shared her thoughts on her Facebook profile…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday announced the timetable for the conduct of Adamawa governorship by-election scheduled to hold on October 11. The commission had fixed the date following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako and the controversial resignation of his deputy, Bala Ngilari. The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Umaru Fintiri, became the Acting Governor. The Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, Kasim Gaidam, said that under the timetable, October 9 was the deadline for campaigns. He said the timetable also showed that the commission would publish notice of the election in selected national dailies on August…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Port Command, has recorded a revenue generation of N138.940 billion between January and June this year as against the amount collected same period in 2013, which stood at N108,901 billion. The breakdown showed that the amount collected this year surpassed that of the previous year with N30,039 billion, in what the leadership described as a major achievement since the take-over of destination inspection regime by the Service. The Customs Area Controller, Jibrin Zakare, who was excited about the revenue figure, described it as the highest so far in the history of the Customs…
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the establishment of Tactical Operation Points (TOP) in select states in the Northeast and Northwest. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, the points would be manned by police personnel trained in tactical operations and counter-terrorism. The statement said the operation points would be established in various strategic locations and highways in Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba states. “Consequently, the IGP has charged all Assistant Inspectors -General of Police (AIGs) in charge of the zones covering the affected states and all Commissioners…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said about 400,000 persons have been internally displaced in Nigeria’s Northeastern from January 2014 till date. The information officer of the Northeast zonal office of the agency, AbdulKadir Ibrahim said the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from January to 31st of July in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states before the recent attacks in Gwoza and Doron-Baga stood at 360,462. According to him, Borno state alone had 183,031 IDPs, with Adamawa and Yobe recording 147,198 and 30,233 respectively from January till the end of last month. Ibrahim said the agency was tasked…
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has enjoined the federal government to effectively fund the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Amaechi said this yesterday, when the National Governing Board of the NYSC paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Port Harcourt. According to him, state governments were being made to shoulder responsibilities of the federal government. He therefore called for more attention for the NYSC, saying the seeming neglect from the federal government was making corps members go through challenges. “I don’t know if you realise that NYSC is a Federal scheme. If you know it’s a federal scheme,…
Former Governor of Anambra State now Senator, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday said for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to perform creditably in the 2015 general election, fraudulent state Resident Electoral Commissioners must be removed. He alleged that most of the states’ RECs are biased and fraudulent, adding that unless these corrupt RECs are removed before the elections next year, INEC will find it difficult to conduct free, fair and credible elections in the country. The senator spoke to reporters at his campaign office in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Ngige said the strategy the All Progressives Congress used…
A group under the aegis of Kwara North Youth Consultative Forum (KNYCF) has urged Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to run for a second term in office. The youths, drawn from the five local government areas of Kwara North Senatorial District, hinged their support for the governor on his programmes, particularly the empowerment of young people. The youths, who addressed reporters in Bode-Saadu, headquarters of the senatorial district, said the Ahmed-led administration in the state had empowered many youths. They added that the governor recently appointed youths from the area as special assistants. Leader of the group, Comrade Ibrahim K. Mohammed, said:…
Nollywood Actor, Jim Iyke has shared his opinion about good Women and why Men are afraid of going for them. Jim Iyke posted the photo below on his instagram with caption: “Women are like apples on trees, the best ones are on the top of the tree. The men don’t want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and don’t want to get hurt. Instead they get the cold manipulating easier climbs. So, the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality they are amazing. They just have to wait…
Ella Martins who became popular in Nigeria when she was suspected in lesbianism with Genevieve Nnaji said she didn’t know peace since these rumours hit her country. In a recent interview, Benin Republic actress and a top musician tried to prove that she is straight, mentioning that she had dated Congolese mega star, Fally Ipupa. She even stated she is in a secret relationship with a president of a country, while discounting the rumour that she also once dated former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria. If all allegations hanging over her neck are untrue, what is worth taking to the bank regarding…
The National Committee Against Touting (NCAT) has berated soldiers and policemen on duty at the highways in South East and the South-South for what it called “extortion, criminal intimidation and bullying” of vehicle operators. Consequently, NCAT has charged the Chief of Army Staff and the newly appointed Acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba as well as governors of the zone to wade into the matter and call their men to order with a view to bringing the ugly trend to an end. The committee chairman, Dr Ike Anikwendu said yesterday in Abuja that the most affected areas were the…
It seems like the out of favored Nigerian striker, Obafemi martins has scored an offside goal as reports suggest he might be found guilty in a cheating scandal. Just months ago, Obefemi and his girlfriend welcomed to the world their first kid together and his baby mama was all lovey dovey on Instagram sharing photos of herself, her baby and her man, Obefemi. However, it seems something has gone wrong as Obafemi’s baby Mama, Balotelli’s sister, posted this photo on instagram of her children and her younger brothers.. Calling them her world.. But she didn’t include Obafemi.. And then she…
EX-Gov. PETER OBI UNDERGOES SCREENING FOR Ebola AT Abuja Airport RECENTLY The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has reiterated the Federal Government’s resolve to containing the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) at its airports. The minister spoke yesterday while fielding questions from reporters in Lagos at the end of a two-day inspection of facilities and projects at the local and international wings of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja. He said part of his visit to the airport was to review the medical procedures, including the screening of inbound and outbound passengers, to ensure that air travelers and other…