Rinaldo is likely to sit out of saturday clash with Rayo Vallaceno

An MRI scan has confirmed that the 31-year-old is suffering from muscle fatigue and is likely to sit out of Saturday's clash with Rayo Vallecano Cristiano Ronaldois set to miss out on another record by sitting out of Real Madrid’s La Liga clash with Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.The Portugal international limped out of Madrid’s 3-0 victory over Villarreal on Wednesday and a subsequent MRI scan has confirmed that the 31-year-old is suffering from muscle fatigue.Ronaldo has not missed a game in La Liga this term and the forward, who has 31 goals in 34 appearances so far, was on course to be only the second outfield player to have played every minute of an entire season.Other than goalkeepers, Fabricio Coloccini is currently the only outfield player to achieve this after he played in all of Deportivo La Coruna’s 38 games in the 2007-08 campaign.Madrid travel to Vallecano a point behind


La Liga leaders Barcelona, who host Sporting Gijon on Saturday evening.

Realmadrid confirms Ronaldo's injury

Tests have confirmed that the Portuguese star picked up an injury during his side's 3-0 win over Villarreal, but Los Blancos are unsure how long he will be out for Real Madrid have confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo has suffered a thigh strain injury, meaning he is now a doubt for their trip to Manchester Cityin the Champions League next week.The Portugal star took himself off the pitchtowards the end of the 3-0 win over Villarreal on Wednesday, clutching the back of his right leg.Head coach Zinedine Zidane said he had no concerns that the injury could be a serious one, while Ronaldo himself took toInstagram to announce he was "all good" after the incident.Madrid have now said that medical tests conducted this week have identified muscle damage, though they are unsure how long Ronaldo will be out of action for."After the medical examinations conducted today [Friday] on our player, Cristiano Ronaldo, a the Hospital Universitario Sanitas La Moraleja, he has been diagnosed with a muscle strain in hisright thigh," a club statement read.

Saraki's trial: Drama as judge loses temper in court room

Saraki's trial: Drama as judge

loses temper in court room

– One of Bukola Saraki’s lawyer, Raphael
Oluyede got Danladi Umar, the presiding
judge at the CCT, angry
– Oluyede brought up an application by
Saraki asking Umar to withdraw from his
trial
– The CCT chairman asked that the lawyer
be arrested
Justice Danladi Umar, the presiding judge at
the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on
Thursday, April 21, lost his temper at the
court.
This happened after one of the lawyers on
the Bukola Saraki’s trial, Raphael Oluyede,
announced the motion he filed against the
judge through the Senate president.
The application filed on Wednesday, April 20,
seeks for Umar to withdraw from the case
based on his alleged cases with the
Economic Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC).
When Oloyede was about to commence the
body of the motion, Rotimi Jacobs, the
counsel to the federal government said the
business of the day is to cross examine the
witness, Michael Wetkas, therefore the
motion should not be presented.
“ He was never in this case and the time he
filed this motion he had never appeared on
this case,” he said.
He quoted section 349 of the constitution
which states that a legal practitioner under a
matter is bound to engage in any case
unless he is allowed to by the lead counsel.
Jacobs said because he is not a counsel on
the matter, he will not accept the motion.
He said it’s not ripe for hearing but an
affidavit needs to be filed for it.
But Umar while addressing the issue
dismissed the motion.
“ This motion being filed by a mere busy body
legal practitioner cannot be accepted. He was
the lawyer who sued the judge that he has not
been cleared by the EFCC.
“You are supposed to be leading by example.
How can you allow such rubbish thing to
happen.
“You are granting him an opportunity to
address the tribunal not as a counsel to the
defendant.
“That motion as far as the court is concerned,
that file is thrown away. It is so shameful and
unfortunate,” he said.
Adebayo Adelodun, one of the counsels who
stood up in defense of Oloyede said that it
was the right of the lawyer to file a motion
no matter how unserious it seems and it is
in his power to dismiss it.

Saraki receives heroic welcome in Ilorin

The embattled Senate president Bukola
Saraki has arrived at Ilorin International
Airport on April 22, Friday.

Saraki receives heroic welcome in Ilorin
He was welcomed by the locals, despite
allegations that he looted the state dry.
Saraki landed at the airport to cheers from a
large crowd who waited for his arrival.
The Senate president who is now undergoing
trial at the Code of Conduct tribunal – is in
Kwara state for the weekend. He also visited
the Emir’s palace.
CCT Chairman, Justice Danladi Umar has on
April 18 directed that Saraki’s corruption
trial will hold from 10am to 6pm daily until
its conclusion.
He is facing charges of asset declaration
fraud before the tribunal and is alleged to
have committed the offence during his
tenure as the governor of Kwara state.
The Senate president was the Governor of
Kwara state from 2003 to 2011.
Saraki receives heroic welcome in Ilorin
Bukola-Saraki-receives-heros-welcome-in illorin

Woman gives birth to Siamese twins in Ibadan

Woman gives birth to Siamese
twins in Ibadan

According to report, a set of conjoined twins
were recently born in Ibadan.
The conjoined twins
The Siamese twins were delivered at
Amuloko City Hospital in Ibadan on April 19
via caesarean section. They are said to be
both girls.

12-year-old Nigerian rapper challenges Olamide to a contest

12-year-old Nigerian rapper
challenges Olamide to a
contest

Some people discover their talents at a very
unfortunate period of their lives; when they
are in hardship. But the same cannot be
said of Oluwatobi Akanbi, a 12-year-old
rapper who boasts the courage of an adult.
National Drums Festival, when this young
chap was made to perform on stage.
With the traditional Adire outfit on a pair of
jeans trousers, the youngster whose stage
name is T-rapper, not just dazzled the
teeming audience, but was also spontaneous
in some of his remarks.
After the performance, our correspondent
caught up with him and had a brief interview
with him. He was also asked to do a
freestyle on the spot.

CACOL blasts Senators for sharing 108 Land Cruiser jeeps

CACOL blasts Senators for
sharing 108 Land Cruiser jeeps


– The executive chairman of CACOL, Debo
Adeniran has said the Senate is hell-bent on
achieving a record-breaking feat in the
human history of corruption
– Says the head of the Senate has too much
corrupt baggage that would inadvertently
impact corruptly on every approval and
decision to that comes out from that
Chamber
– Adeniran says the issue of corruption is
why CACOL has been insisting on the
resignation of Bukola Saraki as president of
the Senate on moral and ethical grounds
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leader,
(CACOL) has blasted the Senate for
distributing 108 land cruiser jeeps to its
members.
The executive chairman of CACOL, Debo
Adeniran said the Senate appeared
apparently hell-bent on achieving a record-
breaking feat in the human history of
corruption.
Adeniran, who spoke in Lagos said the
Nigerian Senate has severally demonstrated
their greed and shamelessness via their lust
for luxurious frivolities and insensitiveness to
what the scale of preference should be at
this trying time for Nigerians and Nigeria.
“Through immoral and bared-faced unethical
means, the Senate, have cleverly legitimized
their ineptitude in parliamentarianism by
infecting the process with their vagaries,
avarice and innate corrupt tendencies; this
informs why at this point the Senate can
contrive the idea of purchasing exotic jeeps
when basic needs of the vast majority are not
been paid any attention.
“We have in Nigeria today, some Civil servants
both at the State and Federal levels that have
not been paid salaries for months now, there
are doctors, lecturers and teachers threatening
to embark on strike actions if their allowances
are not paid and demands not met.
“The flipside and bad side of the story is that
how come so-called representatives of people
prioritize frivolities over very basic needs of
the people they are supposed to be
representing?”, asked Mr. Debo Adeniran, as
he continued to lampoon the Senate in his
reaction to the unwarranted purchase of 108
exotic jeeps by the body,” he said.
Adeniran added that “ when the head of an
institution is rotten, the whole body gets
infected, the Head of the Senate has too much
corrupt baggage that would inadvertently
impact corruptly on every approval and
decision to that comes out from that already
desecrated Chambers.
And this is why CACOL has been and is still
insisting on the resignation of Dr. Bukola
Saraki as President of the Senate on moral
and ethical grounds. Nigerians need to insist
on that necessity, and be pro-active about
rejecting the toga of shame being foisted on
Nigeria as a country within the comity of
nations. That is the patriotic duty and a clarion
call to all Nigerians to salvage our country. It
is our country, let us take it back.”

Buhari insists Nigeria shouldn’t devalue naira

Buhari insists Niger

ia shouldn’t
devalue naira


– President Buhari received retired
permanent secretaries at the State House in
Abuja
– He insisted that Nigeria derived no benefit
from previous devaluations of national
currency
President Muhammadu Buhari has received
council of retired permanent secretaries in
Aso Rock presidential villa on April 22.
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson
informed about this in a statement through
his official Facebook account.
Buhari restated that he was yet to be
persuaded that the majority of ordinary

Guru Maharaj Ji calls for Saraki's resignation

Guru Maharaj Ji calls for
Saraki's resignation

– Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, the founder and the
spiritual leader of One Love Family, should
avoid showing any form of solidarity with
the Senate president, Bukola Saraki
– According to him, Sarki is “ridiculing the
family’s name as well as battering the
image and reputation of the National
Assembly”
– Maharaj Ji called on the Senate president
to resign from his position
Satguru Maharaj Ji believes dialogue is the
best way to resolve the Biafran protests.
Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, the founder and the
spiritual leader of One Love Family, has
commented on the on-going trial of the
Senate president, Bukola Saraki, at the Code
of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
Maharaj Ji noted that any truly distinguished
senator that is worth his name and accolade
should avoid showing any form of solidarity
with the Senate president.
According to him, the most honourable thing
for Saraki to do now is to resign from his
position.