Deceiving Nigerians with ethnicity, religion is nonsense –Buhari (Nation)
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “bloody nonsense” the penchant of some Nigerians to hide under the canopy of ethnicity and religion to perpetuate injustice and corrupt acts. He made the remark while hosting his former staff who worked with him during his tenure as military head of state (January 1984-August 1985) on Sunday night at the State House, Abuja. Read more
Effective reforms now underway in Nigeria Police Force – Acting IGP (Nation)
Genuine and comprehensive reforms and reorganisation of the Nigeria Police Force, including an overhaul of police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the disbandment of some special units have already commenced, acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu has said. Read more
Ondo APC factions align for Buhari’s victory (Nation)
Leaders and supporters of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Ondo state have assured of their commitments to work for the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and other APC candidates. At the campaign flag-off of the candidate for Idanre/Ifedore House of Representatives, Bamidele Baderinwa at Igbara-Oke,… Read more
Breaking: Court restrains EFCC, Police from arresting Fani-Kayode, Odumakin (Nation)
An Abuja Federal High Court, has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police from arresting or detaining Femi Fani-Kayode and Yinka Odumakin. Justice John Tsoho, gave the order on Monday, following an ex parte application argued by Mr Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume (SAN) on behalf of the duo. Read more
Pack with Kwara North: Saraki, PDP chasing shadow (Nation)
Kwara state All Progressives Congress ( APC ) has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senate President Bukola Saraki reported pact with Kwara North as shadow chasing. Senator Saraki and PDP Sunday said they had zoned the governorship slot to Kwara north zone come 2023. They also claimed that the zone will produce the next state House of Assembly speaker and secretary to the…Read more
24 women in Adamawa to contest for gov, NASS seats (Nation)
No fewer than 24 women in Adamawa are contesting for governorship and national assembly seats in the forthcoming general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that according to the lists posted at INEC office in Yola, four women are among the 29 candidates cleared for governorship election, while nine women are among the 43 candidates cleared for Senatorial election. Read more
Buhari campaign train arrives Maiduguri (Nation)
The President Muhammadu Buhari campaign train on Monday arrived Maiduguri in continuation of its re-election campaign activities. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Buhari landed at about 10:30am at the Nigerian Air Force wing of the Maiduguri International Airport. Read more
Why Nigerians cannot trust Atiku, by Presidency (Nation)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council yesterday gave reasons why Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, cannot be trusted by Nigerians. APC Presidential Campaign Council spokesperson Festus Keyamo said Atiku is a questionable character who has continued to leave huge questions over his suitability for the highest office of the land. Read more
Northeast: $848m required for humanitarian projects, says UN (Nation)
MORE than 7.1 million of the 13.4 million people Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states are facing the brunt of terrorists’ attacks, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA), has said. The UN agency also said $848 million would be required for 183 projects to address the humanitarian crisis by insurgency in the Northeast this year. Read more
Ghosn awaits fate after vowing to stay in Japan if bailed (Guardian)
Carlos Ghosn will learn his fate Monday as a Tokyo court rules on his bail request after he vowed to remain in Japan if released and offered to provide more collateral.The ousted Nissan boss has pleaded for bail after languishing in custody for 64 days as he fights charges of financial misconduct that he strenuously denies. Read more
Kamala Harris to run for president in 2020 (CNN)
Kamala Harris announced Monday that she is running for president in 2020, arguing that the time has come to fight against what she views as the injustices of the past two years of the Trump presidency. In a brief video from her campaign that was released on social media Monday morning at the same time she appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Harris called on her supporters to join with her to “claim our future.” Read more
Israel strikes Iranian targets in Damascus after missile fired at Golan Heights (CNN)
Israel carried out a series of airstrikes early Monday against Iranian targets in Syria, the Israeli military said, in response to an Iranian missile fired at the Golan Heights, capping off a volatile 24 hours between the two regional enemies with the possibility of more fighting ahead. Read more
Passengers stuck on United flight in frigid cold for more than 14 hours (CNN)
Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Hong Kong were left stuck on the ground for more than 14 hours in frigid weather with a dwindling supply of food. The nightmarish incident began when the 3:05 p.m. flight was diverted to the Goose Bay Airport in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador due to a medical emergency. Read more
Klopp seeks solutions for Liverpool defensive crisis (SuperSport)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has taken his “warriors” to Dubai for a warm-weather training camp where he will search for a solution to his defensive dilemma. The Premier League leaders, four points ahead of Manchester City, are not in action this coming weekend because they were knocked out of the FA Cup in the last round. Read more
Rashford on same level as Ronaldo, Rooney, says Solskjaer (Supersport)
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is showing maturity beyond his years and can be a “top-class” player in the mould of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said. Rashford scored in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Brighton and Hove Albion to take his overall tally to 41 goals in 150 appearances since making his debut in 2016. Read more
Chelsea players support Sarri philosophy – Luiz (SuperSport)
Maurizio Sarri has the full support of the Chelsea players who have signed up to his philosophy says David Luiz despite the manager blasting them in the wake of Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Arsenal. Luiz, who has become a pivotal figure in Sarri’s team after being sidelined last season by Antonio Conte, said it is remarkable how quickly Sarri has been successful in implementing his playing philosophy at the club. Read more
Five talking points from the Serie A weekend (SuperSport)
Lazio defender Francesco Acerbi had played in every minute of every match since 18 October, 2015 until the 70th minute of Sunday’s game against Napoli when he was dismissed for a second bookable offence. To add insult to injury, it appeared that he should not have been sent off. Acerbi, who joined Lazio from Sassuolo before the start of this season, was booked for a foul on Jose Callejon in the 36th minute,…Read more
Banky W intensifies political campaign (Nation)
Singer, actor and record label owner Banky W, has intensified his campaign to represent Eti Osa constituency at the Federal House of Representatives at the February 16, 2019 elections. Over the weekend, the artiste who is seeking election under the platform of the Modern Democratic Party (MDP), was spotted engaging members of his constituents in a door to door campaign. Read more
I don’t regret singing Logo Benz – Lil Kesh (Punch)
Singer, Keshinro Ololade, aka Lil Kesh, has finally reacted to the controversies surrounding his song, Logo Benz, featuring Olamide. In a chat with Sunday Scoop, Kesh said they were inspired to do the song by the happenings in society. He said, “Logo Benz was inspired by things we saw on social media and in our environment. Read more