WELCOME TO NEWSEXPRESS: I have no governorship ambition

Lawal told newsmen in Yola on Saturday that the speculation was baseless, adding that at his age and position as SGF, it was not proper for him to think of serving as state governor in the future.
“At over 60 years of age and my position as SGF, I should not be thinking of being a governor; governorship should be left for younger people.”
Lawal also said he was not planning to sponsor a candidate for governorship of the state.

Lawal said, “The whole thing is funny; they are even saying that I favour my own tribe of Kilba in federal appointments because Boss Mustafa was recently appointed the Managing Director of Nigeria Inland Waterways Agency.

“People need to know that Mustafa is not only well qualified for the job but also a chieftain of the party who actively participated as an official in Buhari Campaign Organisation.
“Buhari knows Mustafa’s capacity and Buhari’s appointments are always based on merit.
“If they said I engineered the appointment of Mustafa because he is a Kilba man like me, how about other appointments of Adamawa indigenes that are not Kilba.
“Another funny thing is that in Abuja, some people are accusing me of favoring Adamawa.”
He urged Nigerians to shun rumours and politics of sentiments, adding that Buhari has good plans for Nigerian and was committed to positive transformation of the country.
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World champions Germany play Italy in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 on Saturday. The Germans have never beaten Italy in eight attempts at a major tournament. Here AFP Sports looks at their previous meetings:

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/previous-records-germany-play-italy-major-finals-today/

1962 World Cup West Germany 0 Italy 0 West Germany faced Italy for the first time at a major finals in Chile. Their opening group game of the tournament finished goalless against an Italy side featuring the late Cesare Maldini. 1970 World Cup West Germany 3 Italy 4 aet Karl-Heinz Schnellinger’s late equaliser forced the semi-final into extra time. West Germany then went 2-1 ahead through Gerd Mueller, although goals from Tarcisio Burgnich and Luigi Riva put Italy back on top. Mueller struck again to level, but Gianni Rivera grabbed Italy’s winner after 111 minutes to settle the ‘Game of the Century’. 1978 World Cup West Germany 0 Italy 0 Neither team was able to find a way past iconic German goalkeeper Sepp Maier or Italy legend Dino Zoff as the second-round group stage match finished goalless in Buenos Aires. 1982 World Cup West Germany 1 Italy 3 Goals from Paolo Rossi, Marco Tardelli and Alessandro Altobelli powered Italy to a third World Cup title in Madrid, with Paul Breitner netting a late consolation for the West Germans. 1988 European Championship West Germany 1 Italy 1 Andreas Brehme cancelled out Roberto Mancini’s opening goal as hosts West Germany fought back for a point to kick off the tournament in Duesseldorf. 1996 European Championship Germany 0 Italy 0 Germany held on to claim a point despite the second-half dismissal of Thomas Strunz to finish top of their group, with Italy crashing out after Vladimir Smicer netted a late equaliser for the Czech Republic against Russia. 2006 World Cup Germany 0 Italy 2 aet Germany’s hopes of lifting the World Cup on home soil were dashed in the semi-finals when extra-time goals in Dortmund from Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero sent Italy through to the final. 2012 European Championship Germany 1 Italy 2 An inspired Mario Balotelli consigned Joachim Loew’s side to a semi-final exit in Warsaw. The mercurial Italy striker netted twice in the first half with Mesut Ozil’s stoppage-time penalty not enough for Germany.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/previous-records-germany-play-italy-major-finals-today/

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Saturday, 2 July 2016

I have no governorship ambition – SGF

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