To borrow the words of colourful First Republic politician, Chief Ozumba Mbadiwe, “come has finally come to become” for President Muhammadu Buhari, as he has won election to serve a second term in office, after a pulsating contest. The country, nay, Africa, and the world look forward to the inauguration on May 29, 2019. What…
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Killings: Reps urge Buhari to address the House, nation within 48hrs
Disturbed by the resurgence of killings by alleged herdsmen and bandits across the country, the House of Representatives requests President Muhamnadu Buhari to address the House and the nation within 48 hours. This followed a motion under matters of public importance by Rep Mark Gbillah (PDP-Benue) at Thursday plenary presided over by Speaker Yakubu Dogara…
Chelsea lose 2-0 to Everton, top four hope dashed
Chelsea’s hope of top four bracket in the English Premier League has been dashed with their 2-0 defeat by Everton. However, Antonio Rudiger has described Chelsea’s second-half display in defeat to Everton as “unacceptable” as the Blues crashed to a damaging defeat at Stamford Bridge, reports Goal.com. Richarlison’s header and Gylfi Sigurdsson’s rebound finish after…
Buhari wins second term, defeats Atiku
The Independent a National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Preesident Muhammadu Buhari, winner of the presidential election held nationwide on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Buhari polled a total of 15,041,137 votes to defeat his main challenger, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former Vice…
You should have learnt from 2011, 2015 election logistics challenges, CDD tells INEC
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Saturday, said it was shocked by the postponement of the 2019 General Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying it expected that the commission would have learnt from the 2011, 2019 election experiences. The CDD, in a statement from its Election Analysis Centre (EAC) in…
Why Imo police ban siren, tinted glass
The Imo Police Command has given seven days to vehicle owners to remove unauthorised tinted glasses, revolving lights, sirens, and plate numbers from their vehicles. It also advised government officials, who use government plate numbers on their personal vehicles, to remove them without further delay. This, the command said was to check peoples activities before,…
Obi, Agbaje locked out of Trade Fair
…AGBAJE PROMISES FIRE FOR FIRE It took the intervention of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edgal Imohinmi, on Monday, to allow the campaign team of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and Lagos Governorship Candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, into the Trade Fair complex. The management of the sprawling business…
Army disagrees with Amnesty Int’l over killing of 60 persons by insurgents
The Nigerian Army on Saturday dismissed as misleading reports by the Amnesty International, AI, alleging that 60 displaced persons were killed by the Boko Haram insurgents at Rann community in Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the clarification in a statement in Maiduguri….
Relegation: Monaco coach Thierry Henry suspended
Former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry has been suspended from his role as coach of Monaco with his team second bottom of Ligue 1, the Ligue 1 club announced on Thursday. “Henry has been suspended until a definitive decision is made,” the club said in a statement, adding that assistant coach Franck Passi would oversee training on Friday…
Atiku’s US visit injured his person, political campaign
The Director of Strategic Communication of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said the visit of the Presopled Democratic Party; PDP, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, had done a disservice to his political campaigns. Keyamo said it was surprising that the the visit was shrouded in secrecy as his aides denied that…