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A former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi has argued that Nigeria as a country has failed, and the present crop of leaders are not doing much to rescue it. The former governor lamented that there are agitations in different parts of the country because the government failed to address issues that would douse such agitations. Even though government says the country is out of recession, Obi argued that this was hard to believe as many Nigerians were still feeling the impact of the economic recession. He said “For me the country has failed, If anybody tells you that Nigeria is doing well, tell them it is a lie. They said that we are out of recession but almost all Nigerians are still feeling greatly the impact of recession”.

The social media was on fire on Friday, following the official declaration of the embattled Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, to run for the Presidency, in 2019. The event that took place at the Golden Hall of Chelsea Hotel, Abuja, saw the likes of the former Minister Of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, endorsing him as the “Future President of Nigeria”. Post-Nigeria took out time to extract some of the reactions on Twitter, as regards Fayose’s declaration. It was observed that most Nigerians that expressed their views via Twitter, were against Fayose’s Presidential declaration.  Some of the reactions are as follows: “Fayose should take this thing up a notch, by nominating Nnamdi Kanu as his Vice”, a Twitter user said. Another tweeted: “Fayose for 2019 Presidency. I won’t waste my time voting, I will wait till 2023. There should be better candidates then.” “FAYOSE declares for President. With the way we are going, a sick Buhari on a hospital bed might win the

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has ordered a massive deployment of Police personnel across Nigeria to ensure a hitch-free and peaceful celebration of Nigeria’s 57th independence celebration. The police boss in a statement of Saturday directs all Commissioners of Police in all states of the Federation and their supervising assistant Inspectors General of Police in charge of zonal commands to carry out the order. The officers and men are to be drafted from the police mobile force, counter-terrorism unit, special police forces and force intelligence and investigation department, among others.

The National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday appealed Nigerians to always participate actively in electoral processes to avoid voter apathy. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC Resident Electoral Commission (REC), Lagos State, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He reacted to the low turnout of voters during the Eti-Osa Constituency I bye-election in the state. The election held on Saturday to fill a vacant seat in the state House of Assembly, following the death of the lawmaker representing the area, Mr Kazeem Alimi.Alimi died on July 18. Olumekun said that there was the need for attitudinal change and proper orientation toward electoral processes in the country. ”Obviously, the first element is that the election was peaceful with no record of violence. ”We observed all procedures that are expected of us in the conduct of the elections; so, the election was very fair. ”The turnout was not just low but very poor. This is a r

Tom Price resigned as Secretary of Health and Human Services yesterday September 29, 2017, following criticism of his use of private charters and military aircraft for travel. In a series of reports in September 2017, Politico reported that since May 2017, Price had expended more than $1 million of department funds for his own travel on private charter jets and military aircraft. Many of the flights were between cities that are easily accessible by train or car and have frequent, low-cost commercial airline service.   Five Democratic members of Congress requested an inspector general's investigation into Price's use of private aircraft.   Price's use of private planes was legal but was criticized by ethics experts as a misuse of taxpayer funding. Price's spokesperson justified Price's use of private jets as a reasonable precaution, given that Price was once unable to attend an important meeting because a commercial flight was cancelled;  Politico  noted

The Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) has suspended its players from participating in the upcoming international games against Egypt and Morocco. This followed the failure of the players to abide by the rules and regulations of the federation on financial assistance. BFN said the players have been going cap-in-hand for funds from individuals which has brought the game into disrepute. The federation has ordered all players to resume training for the national tournaments which will be used for its ranking of the players.

Huddersfield Town’s Danish goalkeeper Jonas Lossi (R) reacts as Tottenham Hotspur’s French midfielder Moussa Sissoko (3L) celebrates scoring the team’s fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Huddersfield Town and Tottenham Hotspur at the John Smith’s stadium in Huddersfield, northern England on September 30, 2017.Lindsey PARNABY / AFP                                          A Harry Kane masterclass ensured Tottenham cruised to a 4-0 victory against Huddersfield on Saturday. Tottenham beat Cypriot champions APOEL Nicosia 3-0 courtesy of a brilliant Kane hat-trick on Tuesday and he was just as impressive in West Yorkshire, killing off Huddersfield inside the opening 20 minutes with two superbly taken goals. Ben Davies put Tottenham ahead early on and substitute Moussa Sissoko added a late fourth as the London side blew away David Wagner’s men. The early kick-off gave Tottenham a chance to keep in touch with the Premier League leaders and they gle

Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero runs with the ball during the Group F football match between Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on September 26, 2017. OLI SCARFF / AFP Manchester City’s defensive resilience and offensive brilliance so far this season face arguably their sternest tests on Saturday against champions Chelsea, with the Premier League leaders without full-back Benjamin Mendy and star striker Sergio Aguero. France full-back Mendy looks set to miss most, if not all, of the rest of the season after undergoing an operation on a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. City medical staff say Aguero will be absent for between two to four weeks with a broken rib suffered when a taxi the Argentinian star was travelling in — after attending a concert on his day off — crashed in Amsterdam on Thursday. City will feel both their absences keenly. Mendy has been in fine form for City since his £50 mil

The Cross River State Police Command has expressed concern over the high rate of proliferation of arms and light weapons among young youths, with a call on parents to be vigilant about the activities of their wards both within and outside their immediate environment. The state Commissioner for Police, Hafiz Inuwa, made this known while speaking at the State CID in Calabar the Cross River State Capital while parading 17 young men with different kinds of arms and ammunition arrested by the police for ranging offences. He Emphasised that security is a collective responsibility and parents have a greater responsibility to this effect. Other items recovered by police included, plasma televisions, gadgets, locally made pistols, army jungle caps among other items. Some of the crimes they were arrested for included, armed robbery at the University of Calabar Staff quarters and different locations in the state, attempted kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms and cultism, th

Thomas Tuchel is the favourite to succeed Carlo Ancelotti as coach of Bayern Munich amidst media reports on Saturday that contract negotiations are taking place. According to German daily Bild, the 44-year-old Tuchel is in Munich and negotiating to take over at the Bavarian giants having been sacked by current Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund in May. Tuchel and Dortmund parted ways despite him steering the club to the German Cup title last season, the coach having enjoyed a turbulent relationship with Borussia’s CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke. Bayern’s director of sport Hasan Salihamidzic said on Friday that Munich had “no names, no profiles” of who will replace Ancelotti, fired on Thursday in the wake Bayern’s 3-0 drubbing at Paris Saint-Germain. “We will now collect our information and then make a decision,” said Salihamidzic. The 58-year-old Ancelotti spent 15 months in charge of Bayern and won the Bundesliga title last season. However, he was sacked after the poor

Liverpool are seeking to end a frustrating September on a positive note as they face a reunion with their former manager Rafa Benitez at Newcastle on Sunday. Benitez remains a popular figure at Anfield, having guided Liverpool to the Champions League title with a remarkable victory over AC Milan in 2005, a night remembered fondly at a club who have won just two trophies since then. Jurgen Klopp’s attempts to bring back the good times have yet to pay off, with Liverpool continuing to look dangerous in attack but vulnerable in defence. That was illustrated perfectly during last Saturday’s 3-2 win at Leicester, when Klopp’s team twice led by two goals, but only won in the end thanks to Simon Mignolet’s penalty save from Jamie Vardy. Klopp’s response was to field all four of his main attacking players from the start for the first time on Tuesday at Spartak Moscow in the Champions League. But for once, Liverpool’s forwards did not produce the goods; Philippe Coutinho scored,

The Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Usman, has declared support for the Peace Corps bill passed by the National Assembly. The bill, which seeks to turn the Peace Corps, a non-government organisation, into a government paramilitary agency, has elicited mixed reactions from Nigerians. Proponents see it as an avenue to create jobs for thousands of youth while critics describe as a duplication of functions already being performed by existing agencies and creation of another bureaucracy at a time the country is finding it difficult to pay workers' salaries. The bill was opposed by existing military and security institutions in Nigeria and the Peace Corps leader Dickson Akoh is currently being prosecuted for alleged fraud. Apart from lawmakers, the bill is also supported by some prominent Nigerians including the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, who also asked Mr. Buhari to sign to it. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Katsina emir made a similar call on the president on Thursda

Leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF), Asari Dokubo, has revealed how a whopping N50billion, has been handed down to security operatives get Niger Delta militants to undermine the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a new video he posted on the social media, the dreaded Niger Delta advocate, who came into prominence during the President Olusegun Obasanjo regime, and was a bone in the throat of Nigerian authorities prior to the Amnesty Programme that led to the ceasing of hostilities in the oil-rich region, narrated how he was contacted by a top security operative, to co-opt him into the project. His role, according to the video, was to get him to mobilise the "Niger Delta combatants" feared to harbour favourable sentiments for the IPOB and who would fight on the side of the group seeking to break Nigeria, in the case of an outbreak of a war. He must do this, according to him on the pain of arrest and death, should he refuse the offer, because t

The Nigerian graduate empowerment scheme, N-Power has issued a statement on the results of its assessment tests for the 2017 intake. "For those who wrote the 2017 application assessment tests, please note that NO names have been released", it said.

The U. S. Consul General, Mr John Bray has said that the Benin arts and cultural heritage remains the best in Africa. Bray said this on Friday when the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Williams Stuart led a team to the palace of Oba Ewuare II in Benin. He told the monarch that they were in his palace to inform him of the Solomon Alonge exhibition of African arts by Smithsonian National Museum in Benin. Alonge (1911–1994) is one of Nigeria’s premiere photographers and the first official photographer of the royal court of Benin, Nigeria. “The Benin arts and cultural heritage remains the best in Africa,” Bray said adding that the United States had already set up a fund for the revitalisation of museums in Nigeria. Earlier, Stuart told the Oba that he and his delegation were in Benin for the historic grand opening of Alonge exhibition at National Museum. Stuart said the event which he described as first of its kind was sponsored by U.S. government and Heritage Bank. I

The North-East Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has embarked on a reconciliation process in the region ahead of the 2019 general elections. Chairman of the Committee and Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, said they would leave no stone unturned in uniting the aggrieved party members ahead of the polls. He said this at a gathering of PDP faithful who converged on Yola, the Adamawa State capital, to strategise how the party would emerge victorious in 2019. The governor noted that the days of the All Progressives Congress (APC) holding sway, particularly in the North East are numbered. He also assured party members that at the end of the ongoing reconciliation exercise, the PDP would wax stronger and wrest power from the ruling APC. Ishaku further said that the party’s doors are open to receive aggrieved and new members, including the founding fathers. The PDP Caretaker Committee Chairman in Adamawa State, Mohammed Alkali, also said the imm

Special prayers were offered today at the presidential Villa mosque during the weekly Jumat prayers in commemoration of the 57th Independence Celebration. The Chief Imam, Abdulwahid Abubakar who led the two rakaat prayers prayed for peaceful coexistence and prosperity of the Nigerian nation.

The race to make it big in the entertainment is indeed an uphill task. Everyone wants to be a one-hit wonder and blow immediately just like Humble smith. Several challenges abound for upcoming artistes especially for those without a record label. Dropping singles every month, collaborating with other artistes on joint tracks, performing for a meager pay at shows/concerts, appealing to streets and radio DJs to play your song, settling the bloggers who will publicize your brand, it’s really a long way to stardom. Wizkid was in those shoes too even though he started early as Lil Prinz at the age of 11, he was in the category of ‘legendary hustlers’ as he was a studio rat together with Siri (remember him in Ojuelegba?) in the famous MoDogg studio. However, Wizkid’s ascension from an upcoming artiste to arguably Africa’s best exploit to the world is extraordinary yet surprising. Wizkid has broken and set new records in the industry. He’s the perfect example to follow. Virtually

PREDICT HERE C helsea face the sternest test of their Premier League title credentials on Saturday as free-scoring Manchester City come to town. The champions did the double over  Pep Guardiola’s  side last season, Eden Hazard scoring three times over two games and the Belgian will make just his second Premier League start of the season in the evening kick-off. The Blues were unable to break down a resolute Arsenal side at Stamford Bridge around two weeks ago but have scored 15 goals in the three games around the visit of the Gunners. Such a goal record is only beaten by Guardiola & Co., who already have 21 goals to their name in their six league games with Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling sharing 15 between them already. Team News Eden Hazard  is likely to start after coming through Wednesday’s trip to Atletico Madrid unscathed. City had already suffered a setback in midweek with  Benjamin Mendy  expected to face lengthy spell on the sidelines af