APC chairmanship: Oyegun says endorsement of Oshiomhole is childish
John Odigie-Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described as “absolutely childish” the endorsement of Adams Oshiomhole, former Edo governor, by south-south stakeholders of the party. He made this known to journalists at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. “It was childish, absolutely childish. Voting is done at convention and […]
2019: Nigeria’s Emerging Political Leaders
A strong indication of both the quality and failure of politics in Nigeria, as the people look forward to the next general elections in 2019, is the manner in which virtually “every” Nigerian believes that he or she is good enough to be President of Nigeria. This may speak to a deepening of political consciousness, […]
PDP urges Nigerian youths to vote in 2019 like they voted in 2018 BBNaija
The Peoples Democratic Party has reacted to the just concluded Big Brother Naija show which saw Miracle emerging as the winner. Miracle, one of the 20 housemates who participated in the reality show emerged winner of the N25 million grand prize on Sunday, beating off challenges from Cee-c Tobi, Nina and Alex. Reacting, PDP in […]
Rapper Meek Mill Freed After Uproar Over Harsh Term
Rapper Meek Mill won freedom from prison on Tuesday after an unusually harsh sentence triggered protests that pointed to racial biases in United States probation laws. The 30-year-old Philadelphia rapper, who was jailed in November over a case from his teenage years, was ordered out on bail by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. As he walked at […]
Melaye Surrenders Self To Police
Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, is currently in police custody. Earlier today, the senator had announced on Twitter to surrender himself to the police on Tuesday morning. More to follow…
Miracle On Relationship With Nina: This Is The time To Make Money
Miracle Igbokwe, winner of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show, has spoken on his relationship status with fellow ex-housemate Nina. Miracle and Nina were initially partners in the show but later got romantically involved with each other despite Nina revealing she was in a committed relationship outside the house. The pilot admitted that he […]
EFCC Arrests PDP Senator on ‘Looters’ list Over N1.5 Billion Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Peter Nwaoboshi, one of the three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators on the list of alleged looters released by the federal government. Nwaoboshi, who represents Delta north senatorial district, was listed alongside Stella Oduah from Anambra and Jonah Jang from Plateau. According to SaharaReporters, the anti-graft […]
Unstoppable Ronaldo, Sole Survivor Of Real Madrid’s ‘BBC’
Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, and Karim Benzema were once the untouchable trio, but only one of Real Madrid’s feted “BBC” can be sure of their place against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Ronaldo has dragged Real into the Champions League semi-finals with, even by his standards, an astonishing goal glut that includes 22 in 12 games, […]
Salah To Make History At Liverpool – Henderson
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is confident Mohamed Salah will not be lured away from Anfield in the same manner the Egyptian was tempted from Roma last year. Salah has surpassed all expectations since his then-club record 42 million-euro (£37 million, $52 million) move back to the Premier League last June and will face his old […]
Police, Shiite Protesters Clash Again In Abuja
Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has again clashed with protesters of El-Zakzaky Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites. The protesters during the clash with the security agents threw stones and other objects, thereby causing damage to cars and buildings in the area. The police agents in return teargassed the protesters […]