Author: Rashaad Harris

The Federal Government has agreed to reimburse the Borno State Government for the out-of-pocket costs incurred during the construction of federal roads on Wednesday in Abuja in the amount of N16.77 billion. This information was made public by Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President for Media and Publicity, following this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja.Akande claimed that the President himself had submitted the memo but would not guarantee a specific date for when the funds would be distributed to the North-Eastern state.The…

Erling Haaland broke the Premier League’s single-season scoring record after the Manchester City striker netted his 35th goal of an incredible campaign in a 3-0 win over West Ham on Wednesday. The 22-year-old scored in a win over Fulham on Sunday to equal the previous-best mark of 34 held jointly by Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer, and his goal in the 70th minute against West Ham saw Haaland eclipse the mark with five games left to play in the current campaign. Haaland scored his record goal in typical classy fashion, running on to Jack Grealish’s ball in behind the West…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has revealed that Erling Haaland is far from reaching Lionel Messi’s level.Recall that the Norway striker has scored 50 goals for City this season – 34 in the Premier League and 12 in the Champions League. Asked about comparisons with his former Barcelona captain Leo Messi, he added: “No-one can compare with Messi. It will not help Erling. “Messi is the most complete player I have seen in terms of vision, dribbles, passes, competitiveness, in many things that are difficult.“Hopefully Erling can be so close [to] Leo – that will be great for us and…

Golden Eaglets forward Tochukwu Ogbabido is anticipating a huge battle for his side against Morocco on Wednesday.The Jossy United player however reckoned they are on good confidence to grab a win and take over top of the group. “Morocco is a really tough opponent and we respect them a lot. They are a good side and we saw this from their game against South Africa,” Ogbabido told a press conference on Tuesday.“We will definitely step up to do our best and try to create victory because it is important for us to advance to the next round.” Morocco leads Group…

On Tuesday, Bola Tinubu, the incoming president, was encouraged by the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria to reform the healthcare industry. Dr Victor Makanjuola, MDCAN’s national president, made the request during the National Executive Council meeting’s opening ceremony in Jalingo, Taraba state.According to Makanjuola, a significant issue facing the health industry is brain drain.“This particular NEC meeting becomes even more important given that a new administration will be coming on board to run the affairs of our dear nation, it would be prudent to set the agenda in the health and medical education sectors for the new governments…

In the interest of the state’s peace and prosperity, Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has asked the populace to support the newly elected government. In his promise to support the new administration, Ortom emphasised that he has put aside the results of the state’s most recent elections.The governor noted that he had experienced God’s grace in his life and said that he was moving forward because God had so much for him when he spoke on Tuesday at the transition service to hand over office to the new leadership of the Christian Association Nigeria, CAN, Benue State Chapter in Makurdi.His…

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has thanked God for hearing the prayers of Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel over his successor. Obasanjo hailed Governor Udom as a performer and a leader in a speech he gave yesterday at the Eket local government area, just before the 23.4 km Eket-Etinan dual carriage Road was officially opened.He said: “Let me start by thanking God Almighty for this day, for this opportunity, occasion and for Akwa Ibom people. I have a few things to say and the first thing I want to say is that…

Arsenal are back on top of the Premier League after goals from Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus helped them beat Chelsea 3-1 on Tuesday.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returned to the Chelsea side to face his former club as the Gunners aimed to move back to the top of the Premier League with a win.The ex-Arsenal captain has not started a game since November 6 – also against his old team – but was recalled as Frank Lampard aimed to end an eight-game winless run for Chelsea. Noni Madueke was the second change as Trevoh Chalobah and Conor Gallagher missed out.Arsenal themselves showed…

Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 elections, stormed Eagles Square, Abuja on the occasion of the 2023 Workers Day yesterday, where he admonished workers to keep the fire burning, as there’s “no other country we have aside from this and we must build for it our children.” Obi who was gladly received said in his goodwill message: “I am here on a solidarity visit. All leaders, we are all workers. All of us are workers. I thank you Mr president for what you are doing. The topic of today is workers’ rights and…

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has on Monday said God will not allow anybody with a plan to destroy the newly additional emirates created by his administration. Recall that Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso — the leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, had reportedly said over the weekend that the newly created additional Emirates would be reviewed by the incoming administration of Governor-elect Abba Kabir Yusuf. Ganduje, who was speaking at the worker’s day celebration in the state, was undoubtedly responding to this statement.According to the Governor, the Emirates was founded to hasten the state’s growth.His words: “Any…