A former Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Shamsudeen Usman, has disclosed that he had to join a political party before his confirmation as a minister. Usman said such was an indication that the life of ministers are not simple and straightforward. He noted that the political system makes it difficult for ministers to get some of the things they want done. Featuring on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Usman, who was Minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan said: “If you come in as a technocrat or an economist, there are a lot of things you try to do but…
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Paris Saint-Germain manager, Luis Enrique, has claimed Barcelona under Xavi Hernández, played “long ball football like Eibar”. Enrique stated this in a new documentary following his first season in charge of the Ligue 1 champions. PSG played Barça in the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season. They lost the first leg 3-2 in Paris, before winning the reverse fixture 4-1. “It’s a lie to say Barça were better, that’s completely false,” Enrique said. “They played long balls. [Goalkeeper Marc-André] ter Stegen broke the record for long passes — I think it was 24. “They play like Eibar. It was…
Elma Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Elma Aveiro, has hit out at former Italian player, Antonio Cassano for his comments on the Al Nassr star. DAILY POST reports that Cassano had recently slammed Cristiano Ronaldo, saying the Portuguese does know how to play football. Cassano said he does not care whether the Portugal captain scores 3000 career goals or not. In response, Ronaldo’s sister claimed that the former Italian forward has no clue how to score 900 goals, while her brother has done it. Aveiro hit out at Cassano, claiming that the Italian was just a ball boy and never a…
Lingering disagreements over the authentic leadership of Labour Party, LP, in Cross River State got to a climax when two factions clashed over which should be recognized by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC. Chairman of CROSIEC, Dr Ekong Boco had summoned a stakeholders’ meeting to announce processes that would lead to local government Council elections in the state on 25 October, 2024. Former chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in the state, Comrade John Ushie who last week was presented by his own faction as chairman of the caretaker committee for three months, announced his presence at…
Former Italy international, Antonio Cassano has slammed Cristiano Ronaldo, saying the Portuguese icon does not know how to play football. Cassano said this on the Viva El Futbol podcast, insisting that the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Luis Suarez, and Zlatan Ibrahimović are better strikers than the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus star. He said, via GOAL, “Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t know how to play football. He could score 3000 goals, I don’t give a f*ck. “[Gonzalo] Higuain, [Sergio] Aguero, [Karim] Benzema, [Robert] Lewandowski, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic and [Luis] Suarez knew how to link-up with the team. “They knew…
Victor Osimhen believes he is getting close to opening his goal account for Galatasaray, DAILY POST reports. Osimhen made his third appearance for the Turkish Super Lig champions in Wednesday night’s UEFA Europa League clash with Greek club, PAOK Salonica. The Nigeria international failed to hit the target once again although he bagged an assist in the encounter. It was his third consecutive assist for the Yellow and Reds. Osimhen is upbeat he will soon start scoring for Okan Buruk’s side. “Unfortunately, it was an own goal again. I feel it, my goal is very close. The most important thing…
Evicted Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Shaun Okojie, has said his girlfriend on the show, Wanni Danbaki, is most deserving of the N100 million grand prize. According to him, Wanni has given a dynamic representation of herself on the show. Shaun spoke in a post-eviction interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. “Wanni is still my winner. Outside of my relationship with her, Wanni has given a dynamic representation of herself on the show,” he said. “She has seen the highs, she has seen the lows. You’ve seen her being energetic, quiet, outspoken, fighting, apologetic, loving and hating. You’ve seen her…
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, has made a revelation about the intrigues between former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, and MKO Abiola that led to the annulment of the 1993 presidential election. Seun Kuti claimed that a fight over money between Babangida and Abiola led to the annulment of the election. Abiola had contested the 1993 presidential election under the Social Democratic Party, SDP. While Abiola was the clear favourite to win the election, IBB annulled the poll. Following the annulment, Abiola was arrested and jailed. However, Kuti, in an Instagram Live said: “When Yomi Johnson killed Samuel…
Evicted Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, TJay, has shared his initial thoughts about Kellyrae and Kassia in the house. Speaking in a post-eviction interview with Naija FM, Lagos, TJay disclosed that he thought Kellyrae and Kassia were baby daddy and mama trying to rekindle their relationship before coming out to find out they were married. “I been think say them [Kellyrae and Kassia] be baby mama and daddy, probably trying to rekindle their relationship,” he said. His colleague, Shaun said he felt like a fool when he found out that Kellyrae and Kassia were married and not “besties”…