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‘Ighalo is unreliable, not the kind of striker Newcastle needs’ – Ex-England Goalkeeper, Paul Robinson
ormer Three Lions of England, Tottenham and Leeds goalkeeper, Paul Robinson has warned Newcastle United not to sign Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo . According to Robinson, Newcastle are fighting relegation and need a striker who will always score goals but that the club would be taking “a massive risk” by signing Odion Ighalo. Speaking to Football Insider, Robinson said Ighalo is “unreliable” and urged the Magpies to look elsewhere. Ighalo, currently plays for Saudi Arabia…
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What job opportunities have Governor Wike created? – Nigerian Sex Workers’ Association condemn governor’s decision to ban their members in Rivers state
The Nigerian Sex Workers Association (NSWA) has condemned Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, over his decision to ban sex workers and nightclubs from operating in some parts of the state. The Governor had made this declaration during his New Year broadcast in Port Harcourt on Saturday, banning nightclub activities including nighttime trading and street prostitution especially along Abacha road and surrounding streets, particularly in the Casablanca area. According to the Governor, the move will “stop…
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Gunmen kill seven family members and 17 others in fresh Kaduna attack
A family of seven have been killed by bandits during an attack in Sabon Birnin Birnin village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday night. A community leader, Bello Musa who spoke to Channels TV disclosed that many residents of the village have fled from their homes due to fear of being attacked or killed by the marauding bandits. He appealed to the Federal Government to deploy more troops to Igabi and…
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Gov’t will soon designate bandits as terrorists – Malami
Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Tuesday said the government will soon designate bandits as terrorists following a court order that had since made the declaration.Speaking during a Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) programme on Tuesday, Malami said: “Government has a responsibility to act but within the context of acting, you’re equally expected to operate within the confines of international best practices associated with engagement.“One of such best practices is that you can only…
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Former England youth International, Ashleigh Plumptre granted clearance by Fifa to play for Nigeria
England youth international Ashleigh Plumptre has been given the go-ahead to switch her international allegiance to Nigeria after Fifa approved her nationality thus enabling her to feature for the Super Falcons from now on. Ms Plumptre, 23, who plays her club football with Leicester City, has been capped for the England U15, U19 and U23 teams a total of about 30 times. Born of a Nigerian father and English mother, Ms Plumptre had top this…
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It has been a very difficult time. Security has never been as bad as this in our entire history – Olu Falae speaks on the current administration
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, has said it has been a very difficult time living under the Buhari-led administration Speaking during an interview with Vanguard, Falae pointed that Nigeria has never been so divided as it currently is ”All Nigerians know all that it has been living under the Buhari’s regime. I don’t need to tell you. It has been a very difficult time. Security has never been as bad…
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Nobody should ask when I want to get married, small olosho still dey my blood – Bobrisky
Controversial Cross-dresser Bobrisky has said that he shouldn’t be asked when he wants to get married. The cross-dresser stated that chilling with “the billionaire”‘ is all he wants and marriage is not in his “dictionary” at the moment. “Small olosho still they my blood You all can be getting married no problem, sha be inviting me let me come and be eating rice.Marriage is not in my own dictionary at the moment, he wrote
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“I’m too classic to be on a silly list” – Shan George warns as she says actors who make noise about “A or Z list” feel “inferior”
Veteran actress Shan George has warned people against adding her to any class list of actors. She shared this in a post via her Instagram page, Ms. George opined that any actor that makes ”noise” about being on an A-List or Z list is just feeling inferior adding that she is too classic to be on any list.
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Buhari will consider the interest of Nigerians to release Nnamdi Kanu – Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday, said President Muhammadu Buhari will consider the interest of Nigerians in the call to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.He said this when he Featured on NTA’s Good Morning Nigeria Show. “By way of general statements to the two issues presented: the issue relating to Kanu and by extension, IPOB, what I can tell you for…
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“Suspects named Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu as bandits, kidnappers’ sponsors” – Imo govt
Imo State Government says some suspects have named former Governor Rochas Okorocha and Uche Nwosu as sponsors of bandits and kidnappers.Nwosu, Okorocha’s son-in-law, was a Deputy Chief of Staff and Action Alliance (AA) Imo governorship candidate in 2019.A statement on Tuesday by Oguwike Nwachuku, Governor Hope Uzodinma’s Chief Press Secretary, said the duo were funding violence in the State.The spokesman pointedly accused them of fuelling “kidnapping, banditry, arson and cannibalism”.Nwachuku said they had been promoting…
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“Governance is not for Idle Bloggers” — Kaduna APC blasts Shehu Sani over Governorship Ambition
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state has taken a swipe at Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna central, over his intention to contest for Governor of the state.Sani stated that if elected, he “will clean all the dirt they brought in the state in the name of development”In a statement on Monday, Salisu Tanko Wusono, spokesperson of Kaduna APC, stated that governance is “a serious activity, meant for those with a track…
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My ambition is to restore hope for a better Nigeria – Okunnu-Lamidi, first 2023 female Presidential aspirant
Renowned entrepreneur and youth development advocate, Khadija Okunnu Lamidi has become the first female to declare her interest in running for the office of President in the 2023 general elections.Okunnu-Lamidi officially made her intentions known at the helm of Nigeria’s affairs on Monday, January 3, 2022.Speaking at a media conference held at the Freedom Park in Lagos, Okunnu-Lamidi stated that her motivation in vying for the Presidency stems from her desire to make Nigeria work…
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