A peep into the Presidential kitchen

An African adage says: “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” Whether in Africa, Europe or Asian continents, leaders are burdened. And the support of his family has to come with the full measure for him to succeed.

Leaders of nations battle to contain disparate interests; strive to leave a legacy and unquestionably accept responsibility for acts of commission or omission from subordinates. A leader of any nation spends more time cogitating and less for leisure. He deprives himself and his family the comfort of his presence most of the times. It’s worse when a leader operates in a clime where there is stiff opposition.

In faraway Germany, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari decried the burden posed by a multi-coloured opposition in Nigeria in these words; “It’s not easy to satisfy the whole Nigerian opposition parties or to participate in the government.”

EPL: Fellaini was a panic buy, says Giggs

Manchester United great Ryan Giggs has described former manager David Moyes’s decision to buy Marouane Fellaini from Everton in September 2013 as a “panic” buy.
Fellaini joined United from Everton, Moyes’s former club, in a 27.5 million pounds ($33.6 million, 30.9 million euros) move on transfer deadline day.

Moses: Mourinho never spoke to me

Victor Moses is enjoying life under Antonio Conte at Chelsea, having had a strained relationship with former manager Jose Mourinho.

The former Wigan Athletic winger moved to Stamford Bridge in 2012, but has failed to hold down a first-team place, going out on loan on three occasions.

However, he has earned Conte’s trust in the Italian’s first few months in London and is playing regular football, albeit as a wing-back.

“I’m delighted to be back,” Moses told ESPN FC. “I thought I did well in my first season here, but due to circumstances – a manager [Rafa Benitez] going, a manager [Mourinho] coming in – I wasn’t really given a chance.

“[Mourinho] never spoke to me. I thought in my head, ‘He’s got his own players already. I think we chatted a couple of times on the phone – he asked if I was alright at Liverpool [where Moses was on loan], but that was it.

Buhari was joking with remarks on Aisha over interview, Presidency insists

The Presidency is insisting that President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments last week in Germany regarding  First Lady Aisha’s position being in the kitchen and the other room was nothing more than a joke.

The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to  the President, Garba Shehu,said yesterday that his principal  is gifted with a high sense of humour.

Every room has its benefits…

 

Woman, if you don’t strive for greatness and empower yourself, you will be relevant only in the kitchen, the living room and ‘the other room’. You will never get to the boardroom.”

I wholeheartedly agree with ‘the quoted’.

However, I wish to make us understand that not everyone is destined to end up in the ‘boardroom’ (as most of us understand it) and it is not every woman that desires to tow the ‘boardroom’ path, either.

Mourinho braces for Chelsea return

Less than 12 months since his second spell as Chelsea manager ended amid on-pitch turmoil and bitter off-pitch recrimination, Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge with Manchester United on Sunday.

With three Premier League titles, three League Cups and one FA Cup won across his two stints in west London, Mourinho is the most successful manager in Chelsea’s history.

The love affair ended last December after nine league defeats and what technical director Michael Emenalo termed “palpable discord” between manager and players, but Mourinho prefers to remember the good times.

Man found dead in hotel after demanding sex from customer

 

A mobile phone software marketer, who specialises in downloading applications on mobile sets, has been reportedly found dead in a hotel room in Ovwian, Udu Council area of Delta State after allegedly demanding sex from a female customer who could not pay for the service he rendered to her.

The deceased identified as Nelson Eni Millz operating at a popular Robinson Plaza along Deco road in Warri South was said to have demanded that the female customer ‘pays in kind’ since she could not pay the entire fee.

How Paul Okoye saved me from evction' - Lady who cried for P-Square to re-unite shares her story

This lady made headlines a few months back after a video of her crying profusely and begging P-Square to re-unite went viral. Apparently, she contacted Paul Okoye for help and he granted her request. See what she wrote after the cut...

After 5 years of beef, Man U icon Patrice Evra finally buries the hatchet with Luis Suarez with lovely Instagram post

Former Man U player Patrice Evra has decided to bury the hatchet with former Liverpool and Current Barcelona striker with an Instagram post where he praised him saying he was the best striker in the world.

In October 2011 during a football game between fierce rivals Liverpool and Manchester United, Liverpool's Luis Suárez was charged with, and found guilty of, racially abusing United's Patrice Evra by an FA commission .. Suárez was fined £40,000 and banned for eight games.

EFCC arrest: Femi Fani-Kayode's Life in Danger - aide

EFCC arrest: Femi Fani-Kayode's Life in Danger - aide

Read the press statement from FFK's aide below...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) once again lived up to its billing of being used by the current administration for the sinister purposes of silencing the opposition under the guise of fighting corruption. 

As expected and as earlier stated in his press statement, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode had already raised the alarm that he was going to be rearrested by the EFCC as the

Woman stabs her fiance to death in Ogun state just two months prior to their wedding

A 23 year old bride-to-be, Omolara Oluwagbemi Abosede, allegedly killed her fiancé, Sodiq Dauda on October 18, in Ijebu-Ode town of Ogun State, just two months to their wedding, after an alleged argument.
The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident to  on Friday said the suspect has been arrested on a murder charge.

Laide Bakare receives backlash for kissing her 2 year old son

Actress Laide Bakare shared this picture she took with her 2 year old son on Instagram which caused an uproar amongst readers. Some said it was inappropriate, while others didn't see anything wrong with it. Read some of the comments after the cut...

We planned to kidnap Ibeju-Lekki monarch – Abductors of Lagos landlords

 

Five suspects – Natei Okunna, James Akegbe, Thank-God Jegede, Trust Bourdillon and Timi Inomi – who carried out the kidnap of four landlords in Isheri North area of Lagos State on September 17, are now in the custody of the Inspector-General of Police Response Team.

The suspects were hunted down across three states – Ondo, Ogun and Delta states – after they got a N12m ransom to free the landlords.

FIFA rankings: Nigeria move up

 

Nigeria continued their impressive rise in football after climbing to 60th in the latest FIFA Rankings, which were released by the world football body on Thursday.

Three-time African champions  moved up four spots in the rankings from 64 to 60, while their 2018 World Cup qualifying opponents Algeria and  Cameroon retained their previous spots. The other team in their group, Zambia, failed to progress in  the rankings.

FG’s prosecution team to meet over charges against judges

The Federal Government’s National Prosecution Coordination Committee is meeting over the draft charges already drawn against three among the seven judges arrested by the Department of State Services between October 8 and 9 this year.

Baring any unplanned situation, the charges were likely to be filed next week after the meeting of the committee members, a credible source who is familiar with the ongoing process confirmed to Saturday PUNCH on Friday.

The PUNCH had reported that the draft charges were originally meant to be filed last Thursday. But a source confirmed to Saturday PUNCH on Friday that the filing was delayed because of the absence of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, who was on an official trip to Turkey.

Chibok girls: Buhari’s daughter faults Ezekwesili over franchise

 

Hadiza Buhari-Bello, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari, has faulted a statement credited to a former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, that she is using her Africa Support and Empowerment Initiative to infringe on the franchise of the Bring Back Our Girls group.

Buhari-Bello,  in a statement she jointly signed with AFRISEI Secretary, Don Uche, on Friday, said her organisation was a responsible body that would never engage in illegal activities by stealing someone else’s franchise.