Vintage News NG: November 2016

Wednesday 30 November 2016

How Tony Anenih Betrayed And Prevented Abiola From Claiming His Mandate- Kokori

Kokori

Following the statement credited to ex- chairman of the People's Democratic party PDP Board of Trustee, Chief Tony Anenih that MKO Abiola did not listen to his advise, hence his untimely death.

How Plane Carrying Football Players From Brazil Crashed In Colombia

Members of Chapecoense Real, a Brazilian football club that was supposed to play against Colombia’s Atletico Nacional Wednesday in the South American Cup finals, were among the 72 passengers and nine crew on board, officials said.

Multiple Olympic gold medalist and World fastest man, Usain Bolt, in a recent interview revealed how his athletics career started after his school’s pastor when he was 12 promised a box lunch if he could win a race.

Odili

Dr. Peter Odili, an ex- governor of Rivers State has debunked the account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on issues surrounding the status of his trial.

The proposed friendly match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Pharoahs of Egypt in January, appeared to have fallen through over alleged disagreement with the Nigerian authorities on match expenses.

Bolt

Multiple Olympic champion Usain Bolt believes he is the greatest as he prepares to end his career at next year's World Championships.
The Jamaican completed the triple-triple at Rio 2016, taking his tally of Olympic gold medals to nine.

Barcelona meet Real Madrid in LaLiga on Saturday for what looks set to be another mouth-watering edition of El Clasico.

It is Zinedine Zidane's men who go into the match with the advantage – they are six points clear at the top of the table – although Gareth Bale is out injured.

Pogba

Paul Pogba has joked Manchester United's players will soon believe they are under a curse if they do not arrest their run of home draws.

Eden Hazard Names Two Teams As Chelsea's Title Rivals, Rules Out Arsenal

Hazard

Chelsea attacking maestro Eden Hazard says Manchester City and Liverpool are Chelsea's two rivals to win the Premier League title.

In a snub to the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United, the Belgium international only named two teams as threats to his side's chances of top-flight glory.

Tobechukwu

This is a shocking story of the death of a final year university of Nigeria, UNN student who killed himself.

A final year student of the University of Nigeria, Enugu state, Mr. Tobechukwu Okeke hanged himself this morning.
The Agricultural Engineering student left a note for his parents after he hanged himself.

An aide to Ibrahim Babangida, House of Representatives member representing Katsina, Abubakar Sani has collapsed and subsequently died at the National Assembly clinic. Sani, 48, is the Personal Assistant to Babangida.

Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was today declared winner of the Ondo governorship election.Akeredolu polled 244,842 votes in the Saturday’s election as against his closest rival,

Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton expressed disappointment at Mercedes' attempts to interfere in his duel with Nico Rosberg for the Formula One drivers' championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix amid the fall-out from his plan of deliberately driving slow.

Manchester United are enduring their worst start to a league season since 1990-91 following Sunday's 1-1 draw with West Ham United.

Giovanni Simeone

Giovanni Simeone netted twice to help Genoa to a shock 3-1 win over leaders Juventus in Sunday's Serie A encounter at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Akeredolu and wife, Betty

Ondo state governorship election has beenwon and lost, but there is no doubt that its outcome was that of mixed bag for the contenders and their respective godfathers. The poll, which saw the defeat of the ruling Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in the state, was a big win for some and great loss for others.

Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has lampooned the outcome of the Ondo State Governorship election, saying the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) connived with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its collaborators in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the election before it was conducted.

Pinnick

In a bid to identify more talented Nigerians playing professional football abroad, President of Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has embarked on a tour of some European countries ostensibly to convince them to pitch their tent with the Super Eagles.

'I Am Not Married', Nollywood Actor Michael Okon Cries Out

Okon

Nollywood Actor Michael Okon, popularly referred to as Nollywood heart-throb, has reacted to his alleged marriage in the United Kingdom, saying he is still single.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he always knew he would "take over the world" and spoke of his delight at the Swedish Football Association's plans to build a statue of him that will reside outside the Friends Arena in Stockholm.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane feels Cristiano Ronaldo is back on top form after his double secured three points against Sporting Gijon. Despite a disappointing display from Madrid, they retained momentum at the top of LaLiga as Ronaldo netted a penalty and a thumping header to clinch victory at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hopes back-to-back battling away wins can set his side up for next weekend's crunch Premier League clash against Chelsea.

Super Eagles forward and now Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses says he has found a home at Chelsea after his fine season continued with the winner against Tottenham.

Agbaje

Human rights lawyer and activist, Fred Agbaje, is dead. Mr. Agbaje died in London on Friday, a source close to the family has said.

Anenih

A Former Board of Trustees, BoT, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, yesterday, narrated how he slept for 22 hours when he underwent a major heart snuggery at a private hospital in London.

Anenih

Ex- minister of Works and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, has retired from partisan politics, saying he has no point to prove any longer.

Fidel Castro Was My Second Father- Maradona

Maradona

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has reacted angrily to the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro as the loss of a “great” man who was “like a second father” to him.

Sanusi

The Emir of Kano and immediate past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and Muhammadu Sanusi II has suggested three viable options Nigeria can take to survive recession.

Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang insists he is happy at Borussia Dortmund and envisages his long- term future being with the club. The 27-year-old penned a contract extension running until 2020 in July despite being linked to the likes of Manchester City and Real Madrid – doing much to fuel speculation over a move to the latter club himself.

Isaac Success

Nigeria has been home to some of the finest footballers Africa has ever seen, the country’s system of producing footballers dates back to the early 1930’s where random games and amateur leagues were common. Sportskeeda.com takes a look at five of the best current U-23 Nigerian players in the world.

Toure

Manchester city manager Pep Guardiola insists there is no pressure on Yaya Toure to reclaim his role as Manchester City's talisman following the midfielder's sensational return to first-team action last weekend.

Jose Mourinho feels his experience as Chelsea manager two seasons ago proves Manchester United can still win the Premier League title. United impressed in a 4-0 Europa League victory over Feyenoord on Thursday and resume domestic action at West Ham on Sunday, heading into the weekend in sixth place, nine points shy of Chelsea at the summit.

Ezekwesili.

A former Minister of Solid Minerals and Education Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, has said the administrations of former President Goodluck Jonathan and that of the incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari, led the nation’s economy into recession by failing to adopt the right policies to deal with the crash in crude oil prices, which began in mid-2014.

A major crisis is brewing in the camp of the Super Falcons as
the players have vowed to stop playing after the game against
Kenya if their outstanding allowances and bonuses are not paid.

Senegalese footballer El Hadji Diouf has continued his barrage of criticism of former Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard.
The two were teammates but did not get on. In his autobiography, Gerrard said Diouf "did not care about football and about Liverpool".

Toyon and Johnson, during the good old days.

The fight between Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu amd her estranged husband, Adeniyi Johnson seems to be getting dirtier by the day as an epic drama played out last night on the social media page of Nollywood actor, Adeniyi Johnson after he shared a throwback photo of himself.

Pinnick and Giwa.

There are indications that Nigeria’s bid to qualify for the next World Cup in Russia may be aborted as embattled Chairman of Giwa FC, Chris Giwa, has concluded plans to drag the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to the Supreme Court, seeking a termination of the Amaju Pinnick-led Executive Committee.

Barcelona In Shock Move For Victor Moses

Spanish giant Barcelona are reportedly interested in signing Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses.
Report says Barcelona sports chief Robert Fernandez is seeking a right-sided fullback signing for January and Sport says Moses has popped up on his radar.

Linda Ikeji.

Nigeria's most popular blogger, entrepreneur and former model, Linda Ikeji has reportedly turned down the sum of two million dollars ($2m) partnership investment into her recently launched social networking site, Linda Ikeji Social (LIS).

Out of favour Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has been offered $212,000 a week (about N66m official rate) by Chinese club Shanghai SIPG.

Gernot Rohr

Super Eagles technical adviser Gernot Rohr said he is still searching for a perfect right back for the team as Nigeria chase qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Alex Iwobi requires “support” after the forward scored an own goal in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with PSG in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

Obasanjo

Having described the National Assembly as being filled by a gang of unarmed robbers, the House of Representatives has in a rebuttal lashed out at ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, calling him the grandfather of corruption.

Fayemi.

A Former Governor of Ekiti State and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has given a seven-day ultimatum to a member of the state House of Assembly, Dr. Samuel Omotoso and the Special Assistant on New Media and Public Communications to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr Lere Olayinka to retract libellous statements against him in a live television programme aired on the state television on July 6.

Ibrahim.

The social media went abuzz yesterday when a former Minister of Aviation and aide to ex- president Goodluck Jonathan, Femi Fani-Kayode and former Ondo State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim, took each other to the cleaners over Wednesday’s ruling of the Court of Appeal.

There is tension in the ruling All Progressive Congress as three governors in the South West and former Interim Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande held a closed door meeting at
government house, Isale-Igbein, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Frank and Oyegun

The embattled deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has told the party leadership that if they dare suspend him, the party will break apart.

Akpeyi

The latest FIFA ranking that placed the Super Eagles of Nigeria 50th in the world seems to have been recieved positively by the players.
The duo of Mikel Obi of Chelsea and goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi were the first to react. With Mikel reacting through a tweet on his tweeter handle, Akpeyi under hand commented in an interview he granted to Supersports.

Watford boss Walter Mazzarri has told Odion Ighalo to accept his decision to drop him from his starting lineup and be ready for the next time he is called upon.

Jose Mourinho's reign in Manchester has been turbulent to say the least, but his team has produced the most shots on target under Jose Mourinho in the 4-0 win over Feyenoord on Thursday.

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