Do you believe it? Could the analysis be right? Is it not debatable? Could it be a case of analyst being entitled to their opinions? Well, the story is that Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa has been named among 50 Worst players of in premier league history. The report dished out on Wednesday on Fourfourtwo.com simply titled “Fourfourtwo: 50 ... Read More »
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Ramaphosa to step in as Zuma resigns South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma last night resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation. Earlier, Mr Zuma’s governing African National Congress (ANC) told him to resign or face a vote of no confidence in parliament today. The 75-year-old has been under increasing ... Read More »
BREAKING: Ramaphosa elected as South African president
South African lawmakers on Thursday elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s new president after scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma resigned under pressure from his own ANC ruling party. Ramaphosa was elected without a vote after being the only candidate nominated in the parliament in Cape Town, chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng told assembled lawmakers. Read More »
DPR seal off six fuel stations in Cross River for diversion, price hike
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed six fuel station in Cross River State over diversion of the product and price hike. Operations Controller in charge of Cross River, Mr Bassey Nkanga, told reporters in Calabar that the stations were sealed in the last one week. According to him, intensified surveillance was carried out to ensure that the product ... Read More »
Senate splits over passage of 2019 elections order bill
In what order should the 2019 elections be conducted? This was the bone of contention among senators at plenary yesterday during debate on the report of the conference committee which harmonised the grey areas to the amendments to the Electoral Act. The House of Representatives passed the bill without hitch. Some members of both chambers of the National Assembly ... Read More »
Pro-Buhari senators walk out over election sequence reordering report
About 10 members of the Senate have staged a walk-out in protest against the adoption of the report by the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee on the Amendment to the Electoral Act. The protesters say despite the adoption of the report by the Senate, they would insist on its reversal. They alleged that the amendment was targeted ... Read More »
Separate us, I’m pregnant for another man, woman tells court
An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court has dissolved the 12-year marriage between Mrs Toyin Adaraloye, and her husband, Ifeoluwa Adaraloye, over lack of adequate care for their children and constant fighting. The marriage produced three children, namely: Opeyemi, 11, Joy, 8, and Posi,6. Toyin, 34, a hairdresser, who resides at No. 5, Acuna St., Ekute Quarters, Ado-Ekiti, in her petition, said after ... Read More »
Why we recalled five rusticated students, UNIBEN VC
-denies ban on campus fellowship Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Faraday Orumwense, yesterday explained why the institution recalled five students who were rusticated for protesting against increment of various fees. Prof. Orumwense said the students were not rusticated for protesting but for attempting to disrupt the University’s 47th Founder’s Day and 43rd Convocation ceremonies. Orumwense who denied ... Read More »
Shekau On The Run Dressed As A Woman In Hijab, Nigerian Army Claims
The Nigerian Army has claimed that factional leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, is on the run and dressed as a hijab-wearing woman. The claim was made in a statement signed by Brigadier-General SK Usman, Army Director of Public Relations. According to the Army, credible information from arrested and surrendered insurgents indicated that Shekau could no longer bear the heat ... Read More »
Tinubu to Obasanjo, IBB: let Nigeria move forward
All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday enjoined former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military president Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to retire and “allow us to move our country forward”. Obasanjo, in a “special press statement” last month, slammed the Muhammadu Buhari administration and “advised the President not to seek reelection”. Babangida followed it up with a ... Read More »