Nigeria international, Kelechi Iheanacho needed a minute to open his Premier League account on Saturday and help Manchester City continue their perfect start. The Nigeria international, an 89th minute substitute for Ivoirian Wilfried Bony, tapped home the match-winner to salvage a 1-0 win for Man City away to Crystal Palace. The win was the 11th on the trot for coach Manuel Pellegrini’s side, who have recorded maximum points from five matches this season. The 18-year-old told Sky Sports: “I said to myself, ‘if I go in I will do what he (Pellegrini) asked me’. I scored a great goal so…
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The Kokomaster, D’banj has just concluded the video shoot for the TV commercial for the Bank of Industry’s CAP Fund and Koko garri, with Fade and Sesan Ogunro’s production company called the Film Factory. The superstar singer and businessman, D’banj talked about why you should buy his garri and get informed about the CAP (Cottage Agro Processing) fund. Stick to this page for updates on when the video drops. See photos below.
Ahead of the Bayelsa governorship primary poll coming up on September 24, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson yesterday participated in the screening exercise at the South-south zonal office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Speaking after the exercise, Dickson called on other aspirants on the platform of the PDP to abide by the outcome of all the processes and respect the organs and the leadership of the party. Describing the screening exercise as successful, the governor said that the PDP and its candidates believed in the practice of democratic principles. He also said that he regarded…
A northern-based non-governmental organisation, Arewa Youth For Progress and Development (AYPAD), yesterday decried the invasion of Akwa Ibom State Government House, Uyo, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), describing the action as “unacceptable”. In a statement it issued in Kaduna on Friday, the group wondered why the DSS led by Lawal Daura could embark on such venture in this challenging period of the nation’s history. The statement signed by the president and the secretary of the group, Comrade Danjuma Sarki and Usman Abdulhamid respectively, also said that the action of the DSS portends danger to the entrenchment…
The lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Fatima Raji-Rasaki, on Friday said the persistent outage in the country is caused by negligence and insincerity of people in the power sector. Ms. Raji-Rasaki said this in an interview in Abuja. She said the interactive session held by the Ad-hoc Committee on Power with people in the sector revealed lots of discrepancies in reports submitted. The lawmaker also noted that the sector had suffered negligence and insincerity over the years. She disclosed that a public hearing, where all stakeholders would converge to find lasting solution to the problem, was underway. “Committees set…
Controversial televangelist and founder, Latter Rain Assembly church, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has disclosed details of his meetings with former President Goodluck Jonathan, and what he benefitted from the former leader while he was in office. Mr. Bakare, who was President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 presidential election on the platform of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, said he wrote four-point letter to Mr. Jonathan, calling his attention to the level of impunity in his administration. Giving details of what he benefitted from the immediate past president in an interview with Abuja-based magazine, THE INTERVIEW, the…
Senior lawyers in the country have hailed Nigerian workers and the Civil Society for holding a rally in support of the Federal Government’s ongoing anti-corruption crusade. They, however, differed in the call for capital punishment for convicted looters of the public treasury. Chief Ladi Williams (SAN), who hailed the action of the workers, said the Nigeria Labour Congress has the right to make the demands for death sentence for all corrupt public officials, but regretted that “our statute does not have provision for capital punishment”. “The demand is therefore inconsistent with our constitution. Until the law is amended, I don’t…
The All Progressives Congress has commended organized labour and the civil society for rising up firmly against corruption, describing the recent open demonstration of support for the Federal Government’s battle against corruption as a major boost to the anti-corruption drive of the present administration.In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the governing party said Nigerian workers’ unambiguous stand against corruption is also a clear repudiation of all those who have attempted to politicise the battle either by insinuating selectivity or saying the government should face governance instead of dwelling on the…
Mr. Charles Okoye, a witness for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing trial for the April 11 Rivers State Governorship election, said on Friday that the election was marred by violence. Okoye, who was in charge of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) election, campaign and party monitoring group in the state, said this in his testimony to the tribunal in Abuja. The witness gave the testimony while being led in evidence by counsel to the petitioners, Mr. Akinlolu Olujimi (SAN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC and its candidate, Mr. Dakuku Peterside, had…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Engr. Babachir David Lawal, has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) would live up to his campaign promises of revamping the economy, improving internal security and fighting corruption. He also charged Permanent Secretaries and civil servants to improve on their service delivery to the public and general productivity. Lawal, who formally assumed office on Friday following his inauguration by the president last week, spoke via a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the SGF, Mr. Bolaji Adebiyi. According to Adebiyi, the SGF has…
A former Senator representing Adamawa South, Hassan Ahmad Barata on Friday denied a viral news report that he had been detained in Saudi Arabia for making false claims. The former senator said since completing his tenure in the 7th Senate in June, he has not traveled outside the country and denied the reported claim that he has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) after failing to clinch the party’s governorship ticket. Barata, a former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, cleared the air on his purported arrest and detention in Saudi Arabia in an exclusive interview with…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that he decided to take loans after he assumed office in order to pay backlog of salaries owed workers and complete some abandoned projects in the state. He pointed out that it would have been difficult for his administration to pay contractors if he had waited for the next federal allocation. He explained that since he met an empty treasury on the assumption of office as the state governor in May, the loans helped him to kick-start the new administration with contractors mobilized back to project sites. Stressing that every loan taken…
The people of Irri, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State have issued a one-week ultimatum to cultists in the community to renounce membership of their cult groups or incur the wrath of the law. More than 30 youths in the community were arrested by the police in a raid on cultists who have been terrorizing the area, on Tuesday. Addressing newsmen shortly after a meeting of the community, Chairman of the Irri Community Development Committee, Mr. Goddey Igorigo blamed the rise in cult activities in the town on the resurgence of youth activities which he said was banned…
Second Republic politician and elder statesman, Chief Guy Ikokwu, has advised the president to ensure that he leaves unarguable landmarks within the next three months. Ikokwu said in six months, Buhari must be seen to have addressed a number of issues, he considered to be non-negotiable. “The president himself has highlighted two major issues: insecurity and corruption. It looks as if it is taking more time than anticipated. The Nigerian public are watching to see if the president as a General can combat the issue of insecurity and terrorism between now and December, 2015,” Ikokwu told Vanguard. “Most Nigerians believe…
A former Minister of Education, Alhaji Dauda Birmah has justified President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent appointments alleging that the north had suffered marginalisation in federal appointments under previous administrations. According to him, “during the 15 years preceding him, the north had been wailing and crying because the area was totally marginalized. Buhari is trying to rectify that marginalization of the north but I am not surprised that some people are complaining,” he told Vanguard in an interview. “But 100 days are not enough time to judge and I believe when we go forward and the total picture is zeroed down, I…
Former Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha says he has forgiven everyone who plotted against him leading to his impeachment in 2005 and subsequent imprisonment. He said ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has not known peace because of the role he played in events leading to his ordeal. This he said showed in the ex-president’s reaction when they met sometimes ago. Alamieyeseigha was impeached and removed from office in December 2005 and was subsequently sent to jail for alleged mismanagement of Bayelsa State funds. Some of his property alleged to have been secured with stolen funds in and outside Nigeria were…
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will contest the US Open men’s singles final on Sunday, after the No. 1 and 2 seeds dismissed defending champion Marin Cilic and Stanislas Wawrinka in their respective semi-finals on Friday. A year ago, both Djokovic and Federer were expected to have graced the championship match, until Kei Nishikori and Cilic called for their unexpected departure. As they say, they did turn the table on their opponents this time, but it’s best I mention that the women were inflicted by the upset bug on Day 12 of the 2015 Championship with No. 1 seed Serena…
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Nigeria on Monday for France on a three-day state visit, Thisday reports. During the visit, the president is expected to hold discussions with the French President, Francois Hollande on the war against terror and bilateral ties between the two countries. Presidency sources told Thisday that the president’s itinerary and his delegation would be revealed this weekend before he departs for France. Both leaders will, among other issues, be expected to exchange views on the progress made so far and further support that could be given to Nigeria to end the insurgency.
Former Enugu State Governor Ken Nnamani on Friday accused the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of rigging the Enugu East senatorial election in the last general elections. Nnamani’s counsel, Mr O. Jolaawo, told the State and National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Enugu that the candidate of the PDP, Sen. Gilbert Nnaji, rigged the election. Making the allegation during the cross examination of the PDP witness, Mr Okechukwu Edeh, who was the party’s collation agent in Enugu South Local Government Area, Jolaawo said that 25,093 voters were accredited for the election but 32,056 voted. “In some wards in Awkunanaw West, the…
It is no longer news that “dami duro” crooner Adeleke David popularly known as Davido graduated with Second class honours in Music from Babcock University, Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State five months ago. But news reaching us has it that the HKN Boss, Davido is set to join the November batch of the compulsory National Youth Service. Many fans would have thought the music crooner would opt out and defer the service year due to his busy schedules and travels, but he has confirmed that he will not be exempting himself from service and will be joining his colleagues in November.…