Month: February 2018

Neymar’s dad hits out at son’s critics

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Neymar’s father spoke out at what he called the “vultures” circling his son on Thursday, in an apparent reference to criticism of the Paris St Germain striker’s less than stellar performance in the previous night’s loss to Real Madrid. Neymar was widely criticised as being ineffective during Real’s 3-1 win over PSG in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie in Spain. “In a war there are those who feed off victories and those who, like vultures, feed off the carcasses of the defeated,” Neymar’s father wrote…

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Minister Rotimi Amaechi, lawmakers clash over 2018 budget figures

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Lawmakers at the National Assembly, the Minster of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday disagreed over figures presented in the 2018 Budget of the ministry. The disagreement was sequel to the visit of the Minister of Tranportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, to the Senate Wing of the National Assembly, who appeared before a joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Land Transport Transport Chaired by Senator Gbenga Ashafa, at the National Assembly to defend his Ministry’s budget proposal for 2018. While the session was ongoing, Vice Chairman of the House…

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Sierra Leone: How child refugee moved to royalty

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Two decades after fleeing Sierra Leone to escape a brutal civil war, former child refugee, Euphemia-Ann Sydney-Davies is preparing to meet British royalty at London Fashion Week. The fashion designer will present one of her creations – a three-piece suit made of Ghanaian cloth – next week at an event hosted by Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, at Buckingham Palace. The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange, spearheaded by Livia Firth who co-founded sustainability brand consultancy Eco-Age, connects designers and artisans from Britain and many of its former colonies to showcase and champion sustainable…

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We’ll implement amended Electoral Act if President Buhari gives assent – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said it will implement the amended Electoral Act, if it gets the President’s accent. INEC National Commissioner, Voter Education and Publicity, Solomon Soyebi, disclosed this when he appeared on a Lagos-based television programme, yesterday. He said the commission operates within the ambit of the law, and noted that it would be difficult for the electoral body to challenge the law, when it is, in fact, bounded by it. “Everybody has a role to play in the governance of Nigeria; ours is just to…

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Gunmen kill 36 In Zamfara village

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Thirty six people killed by gunmen in Birane Village in Zurmi Local Council of Zamfara State on Wednesday have been buried. However, the Police Command in Zamfara admitted that 18 persons died in the attack, which appears to be a reprisal against the villagers for intercepting a suspected cattle rustler. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Muhammad Shehu, said on Feb. 13, hunters from Birani village of Zurmi local government area intercepted and accosted a herder in the bush with some suspected stolen cattle and sheep. “The herder…

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Oprah turns down $1billion war chest to battle Trump in 2020

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America’s  talk show queen,  Oprah Winfrey said she has turned down would-be donors offer to raise $1 billion for her to take on Donald Trump in 2020, confirming once again  she has no intention of running for US presidency. The 64-year-old billionaire prompted a blaze of speculation last month that she might be nurturing political ambitions after a rousing speech at the Golden Globes, heralding a “new day” in the wake of the sexual harassment watershed. Hollywood’s loathing of Trump and Democrats’ bafflement that a crass-talking reality star with no…

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Nigeria biggest loser of Africa’s $50b yearly illicit money abroad

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Nigeria is the biggest loser of the $50 billion dollars illicit financial flows out of Africa annually, Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has said. Adeosun regretted that the amount of money Africa lost through illicit financial flows was more than the aid coming into the continent. She expressed regrets that destination countries do not question the source of such funds. “And yet when we turn up and say this money was stolen, then they give you an entire questionnaire. “We’ve battling with the Swiss on Abacha. Abacha loot sat…

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447 foreign trained doctors fail assessment exam

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No fewer than 447 of the 686 foreign trained doctors who wrote the assessment test of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) failed. The Federal Government decried the poor performance of the foreign trained medical and dental graduates as only 249 were successful in the examination conducted in November 2017. Prof. Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health, said in Abuja on Thursday at the induction of the 243 successful medical doctors and six dental graduates that participated at the remedial course and assessment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

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White House blames Russia for NotPetya cyberattack

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The White House on Thursday blamed Russia for the devastating ‘NotPetya’ cyberattack last year, joining the British government in condemning Moscow for unleashing a virus that crippled parts of Ukraine’s infrastructure and damaged computers in countries across the globe. The attack launched in June 2017 by the Russian military “spread worldwide, causing billions of dollars in damage across Europe, Asia and the Americas,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. “It was part of the Kremlin’s ongoing effort to destabilize Ukraine and demonstrates ever more clearly Russia’s…

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World Cup: Super Eagles will go far in Russia – Amaju Pinnick

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Despite being paired in a seemingly hard group with Argentina, Croatia and Iceland, Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, believes that the Super Eagles will advance to the knock out stages. “With the caliber of players we have right now with the team spirit that is embedded inside the team right now, we believe we will not just qualify for the Nations Cup by God’s grace, we will do very well [in the tournament]. “I keep saying to my executive committee members that we are a team that is better…

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