Lekan Emmanuel Blog

German Chancellor Angela Merkel today met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria. President Buhari received Merkel who was accompanied by a German business delegation.

After successfully hosting two august visitors in the month of August,President Muhammadu Buhari Buhari departs Abuja for China ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Corporation (FOCAC) Summit in Beijing.

Supporters of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar purchased expression of interest and nomination forms of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for him in Abuja on Friday. The nation’s former number two citizen could not fight back tears as he collected the forms from Adekemi Adesanya, a member of the Atiku Support Groups (ASG). Abubakar said the act was significant because young people pooled resources to purchase the forms for him. “The event today is significant and historic because this is the only time in my political career that young men and women in this country have come together without my knowledge or even consent to contribute their own hard-earned money to buy me an expression of interest and nomination forms,” he said. “You could have seen that one of the ladies who spoke virtually succeeded in getting me to weep. This is because she aptly described the challenges every Nigerian is facing in this country today and she believed honestly and sin...

“We hereby wish to appeal to Chief Segun Oni and his group to withdraw the case from the Federal High Court, Abuja as to facilitate an out-of-court settlement in the interest of the APC Family in Ekiti State, in particular, and Nigeria in general.” The Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders’ Forum on Friday appealed to former Gov. Segun Oni to withdraw the suit challenging the eligibility of the governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, for the July 14 governorship election. The  News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the APC elders came out with the position at the end of a marathon meeting held in Igbara Odo, in Ekiti South West Local Government Area of the state. The meeting which was presided over by its Chairman, Chief George Akosile asked Oni to withdraw the case against the governor-elect in the interest of the party. According to a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the APC elders said ...

Luka Modric is only the 3rd player not named Messi or Ronaldo to win UEFA's POTY award since its inception.

Sergio Ramos strokes Mo Salah’s shoulder after winning UEFA defender of the year.

Cristiano Ronaldo can look forward to a return to Old Trafford in the Champions League this season after his new team Juventus came out in the same group as Manchester United in Thursday’s draw in Monaco. Ronaldo spent six years at United, winning the Champions League in 2008, before moving to Real Madrid in 2009. He will come up against his compatriot Jose Mourinho, under whom he played during his time at Real, while United midfielder Paul Pogba can also look forward to facing his old team. While those sides will be favourites to progress to the last 16 from Group H, they will have to be wary of Valencia, with the Spaniards returning to the group stage for the first time in three years. Swiss champions Young Boys, group-stage debutants, look to be the makeweights in the section. Tough for Liverpool Thursday’s draw ceremony at Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum, a stone’s throw from the Mediterranean Sea, threw up several other fascinating groups, with last season...

Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Kano governor, has been informed that he cannot use Eagle Square and the Abuja International Conference for his presidential declaration. According to a statement by the Kwankwaso Campaign Organisation, the senator’s request was rejected in a letter signed by Usman Mukhtar Raji for the facility manager of Integrated Facility Management Services Ltd. The company manages both the Abuja International Conference and Eagle Square. Kwankwaso Campaign Organisation said the reason given for the decision was “flimsy,” describing it as the “handiwork of the government in power”. The campaign organisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant said the approval for the use of the Eagle Square has been sought and paid for. The statement read: “Kwankwaso Declaration: FG Turns Down Request to Use Eagle Square Just 24 hours to the highly publicized presidential declaration of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso due to...

Popular Nigerian music artiste David ‘Davido’ Adeleke has begun the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). In a post on his Instagram page, captioned “Otondo OBO …  .. tying up every loose end!”, it appears the musician is doing all within his power to secure a possible political future and to avoid unforeseen scandals. Davido is part of a family well schooled in politics. One of his uncles, Isiaka Adeleke, was a one-time governor of Osun (January 1992 – November 1993) and a two-time senator representing Osun West (May 2007 – May 2011, May 2015 – April 2017) until his death. His other uncle, Ademola Adeleke is the PDP gubernatorial candidate for the forthcoming Osun governorship election. The younger Adeleke took over from his brother in the Senate after winning the Osun West bye-election following Isiaka’s demise. Recently,Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun got embroiled in an NYSC certificate scandal following reports by an online news medium,Prem...

Jose Mourinho's woes continue as Spurs thump United at Old Trafford to make it three wins from three.