Swift News Nigeria: 2015-12-27

Saturday 2 January 2016

Rooney climb premier league goal list

Wayne Rooney scored his 188th Premier League goal in Manchester United's 2-1 win over Swansea City

Leicester lost ground at the top of the Barclays Premier League as they began the new year with a goalless draw against 10-man Bournemouth at the King Power Stadium, with Riyad Mahrez missing from the penalty spot.

Wayne Rooney scored a superb backheel to ease the pressure on Louis van Gaal and end Manchester United's eight-match winless run.

Arsenal laboured to victory over Newcastle to start 2016 with a win and move two points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League.

46-year-old actress and singer Jennifer Lopez will not only reprise her role as a judge on American Idol's 15th and final season, but she also stars in a new cop show she is executive-producing, Shades of Blue and perform 20 concerts as part of her All I Have Las Vegas residency.

Former Enyimba and Kaduna United goalkeeper, Chinedu Agwu,is dead.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday stated that the trial of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, for alleged corruption indicates that the All Progressives Congress (APC) are afraid that he may be harbouring a presidential ambition.

YBNL boss, Olamide has unwittingly gifted the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA a branding gift.

Andy Carroll came back to haunt his former club as West Ham kicked off their final year at the Boleyn Ground by comprehensively beating Liverpool.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sympathised with President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over their inability to accept, with equanimity, constructive criticisms of their administration.

Manchester United have cut short Will Keane's loan at Preston as they "needed an extra body" to bolster their goal-shy attack.

King of the Streets, Olamide and Mavin Boss, Don Jazzy got into a row on Friday night at the Headies 2015 Awards.

Suspected cultists have stabbed a middle-aged man identified as John Mobor to death in Warri, Delta State.

Phil Jones insists Manchester United can still win the league even though they are currently on their worst run of form in 26 years.

The Bishop of Orlu Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Augustine Ukwuoma on Friday unveiled the African tallest statue of Jesus Christ weighing 8.5 metres (28 ft) at St. Aloysius Catholic Parish, Abajah, Imo.

Cash-strapped Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF), has revealed that it has abolished match bonuses for all of the nation’s male and female cadet teams, including the recently victorious U-17 side who clinched the World U-17 championship for a record fifth time.

Most petrol stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had complied with Federal Government’s directive to sell petrol at N86 per litre for NNPC retail stations and N86.50k for other marketers.

Telly comic Rowan Atkinson is bankrolling his daughter’s bid to become a pop star.

DAILY POST

*Oil cartels resisting change are blackmailing Buhari – Oyegun

*How we lived like prisoners under El-Zakzaky, Shiite boys – Residents

*There are plans to assassinate President Buhari – Fr. Mbaka

*New Year: Fun seekers express disappointment at National Arts Theatre

*New petrol pump price: Most FCT filling stations comply with FG directives

Dija is currently trending on Twitter, thanks to the camera man that took this photo of her and her neck,Olamide and Don Jazzy Clash.

Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink has told his attacking players that the goalscoring burden does not fall on Diego Costa alone.

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has unveiled the new U-Mobile, a more advanced and user-friendly mobile banking platform than the previous one.

The Headies award show took place yesterday night and there it was quite ‘interesting.’

Dubai probes cause of massive New Year’s eve hotel fire

Smoke was still rising from a 63-storey luxury hotel in Dubai Friday as authorities worked to determine the cause of a spectacular fire that engulfed the building on New Year’s Eve.

Watford will be without Nathan Ake through suspension for Saturday's Premier League clash with Manchester City.

Manchester City will make a bid for £32 million-rated Schalke forward Leroy Sane(Guardian) but could face stiff competition from Liverpool(Mirror)

Two people were killed and five others injured when an armed attacker fired shots at a pub in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Theodore Orji, has awarded at least 60 members of his district with tertiary education scholarships.

Immediate-past President Goodluck Jonathan has, in his New Year message, urged Nigerians to work as a team to develop the country.

Popular yoruba Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu has issued a warning to her fans on Instagram saying anyone who talks about her marriage in the coming year will get blocked.

The newly crowned Olu of Warri Has reconfirmed the title of the Akulagba of Warri on Chief Ayiri Emami.

Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal, has insisted they had a very good 2015 until December and is hoping to win the Premier League in 2016.

PM NEWS

*Chibok schoolgirls still alive ' Salkida

*NCC expecting MTN's $3.9b cheque, minutes to deadline

*Darius Ishaku: Quiet in Jalingo, jubilation in Takum

*Taraba: Aisha Al-Hassan heads to Supreme Court

*Sacked Gov. Ikpeazu presents N96.7bn 2016 budget

*Buhari exposed weakness at media chat, says PDP

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri says Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez are committed to staying with the Foxes this month.

According to a statement signed by the media adviser to the President of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, Nigeria will witness many heart rending political developments this year

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hailed Mesut Ozil as the "complete athlete" and praised the German's new-found leadership qualities.

As many across the world said welcome to the New Year, they wanted to share their joy with family and friends, and WhatsApp was one of the means of choice.

Vintage Press Limited has returned the N9 million it received as compensation for the seizure of copies The Nation and SportingLife in June, 2014.

The Lagos State Government said it would provide free bus rides for residents of the state in its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses, for the New Year celebration

Cristiano Ronaldo believes he was "born to be the best" and accepts his own vanity and arrogance have been the driving force behind his success.

Fellow citizens,

Welcome to the beginning of a New Year of the continuation of CHANGE in our beloved nation.

My prayer for you...
May each day of the New Year bring you pleasant surprises like the curled petals of a flower that spread sweet fragrance slowly as it unfolds layer by layer.

Dubai fire: Major fire engulfs skyscraper

A huge fire has broken out at a hotel in Dubai - one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world - ahead of New Year celebrations in the city.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has felicitated with the people of Delta State, as they mark the New Year, with a call for all to remain united to the course of developing the state- irrespective of ethnic or party differences.

Finally it’s a wrap. It’s the last day of the year 2015.

Bill Cosby was charged yesterday with aggravated indecent assault stemming from an incident that allegedly took place in Pennsylvania more than a decade ago between the comedian and his accuser Andrea Constand.

There seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel regarding the financial crisis rocking Nigeria’s CAF Champions League campaigners, Warri Wolves and their players.

Lagosians who residents on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway have appealed to the Lagos State Government to beef up security around pedestrian bridges to check robbery attacks on them.

The abductors of a consultant neurologist, Dr. Obiabo Yahaya, with the Delta State Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, Oghara, have demanded N15million ransom for his release, Vanguard reports.

After the war of words between Ovation Boss Dele Momodu and OBO Boss, Davido, the artiste has taken to Twitter to issue a public apology to the media guru.

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