Indications emerged recently that former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, may be considering a return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. There are fears that Obi’s defection to the PDP could destabilize the emerging opposition coalition, which is gaining momentum under the African Democratic Congress, ADC’s platform. Some watchers now believe that…
The Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has strongly denied a widely circulated report alleging the suspension of the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun. In a swift rebuttal issued on Thursday, Rt. Hon. Ogundoyin described the report, originally published…
The leadership crisis plaguing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken a new twist as the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe, declared himself the Interim National Chairman. Gombe made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, describing the ongoing turmoil as an “unprecedented assault on democracy” allegedly orchestrated by…
Despite suffering a 1–3 defeat in a friendly against Viking FC, Norwegian first division side Bryne still crowned a Man of the Match and gave him a prize to remember. The honour went to 21-year-old left-back Lasse Qvigstad, who scored Bryne’s only goal of the game. Miu Global In recognition of his performance, the club…
Former Kogi West senator and 2023 governorship candidate, Dino Melaye has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), just hours after announcing his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Kogi State chapter of the ADC presented Melaye with a party membership card on Wednesday, confirming his new affiliation and stating that he had…
An Akwa Ibom-based cleric, Francis Udo, has predicted that former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will become Nigeria’s next president after Bola Tinubu’s tenure ends in 2031. Kwankwaso contested for the presidency in 2023 under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (PDP). According to Udo, God revealed in a vision that power will return…
Former Barcelona midfielder, Carles Perez has been hospitalised in Greece after being bitten on the genitals by a dog while walking his own dog in Thermi, a suburb of Thessaloniki, on Tuesday. The 27-year-old was reportedly trying to separate his dog from another during an attack when he sustained the injury. He was taken to…
The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, on Thursday morning, convicted and sentenced an Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Mohad (also known as Mohammed A. Bello), to death for the ritual killing of Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, a final-year student at the Kwara State College of Education. Justice Hannah Ajayi delivered the ruling, which found Mohad guilty of…
The Presidency has announced the tenure extension of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, by one year. Prior to the extension, Adeniyi’s tenure was scheduled to end on August 31, 2025. According to a statement on Thursday by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the extension, approved by President Bola Tinubu will enable…
Bashir El-Rufai, one of the sons of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday again derided President Bola Tinubu as ‘Pablo’, mocking the first lady, Remi Tinubu, and praised Peter Obi, as a potential presidential candidate for the 2027 election. Mr El-Rufai, in a post, derided Mr Tinubu, calling the president by the first name of…