Year: 2025

Oshoala arrives Saudi for Al Hilal medicals

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The move of Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala from Bay FC to Al Hilal of the Saudi Women’s League is reportedly imminent. One and a half years after joining Bay FC, Oshoala arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for medical exams in preparation for the transfer, according to The Athletic. She was also not part of Bay FC’s squad for their 2-1 defeat over Angel City on Monday night. Before the transfer window closed, Al Hilal finalised the deal for the Nigerian international striker, according to The Athletic. According to…

Obasanjo: Committed Leaders Are Africa’s Greatest Need

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Obasanjo Never Wanted Any State-owned Refinery To Work – Group Asserts

Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president, stated Wednesday that African nations have the potential to gain from effective transformative leadership. Obasanjo underlined the significance of transformative leadership for the advancement and development of the African continent when speaking on the visit of Dr. Greg Mills, a fellow at the University of Navarra. Mills made this statement at the Executive Syndicate Class for Top CEOs, which was hosted at the Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute, OOLI, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Mills served as the National Director of the South Africa Institute of International Affairs…

Akpabio, Okpebholo, Makinde, PSC, others mourn Arase

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Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, the late former Inspector-General of Police and immediate past Chairman of the Police Service Commission, or PSC, died on Sunday in Abuja following a brief illness, and tributes to him have been coming in droves. Arase was a thoroughbred professional—Akpabio Nigeria lost “a gentleman, fine officer, and consummate security expert,” according to a statement released by Senate President Godswill Akpabio through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh. He recounted how Arase changed the Nigerian Police during his time as IGP by implementing changes…

Why Wike is yet to face sanction — PDP

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Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and a former governor of Rivers State, has been exonerated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for his alleged anti-party actions. The party claims that without a proper, fact-based petition, no action can be taken against him or any of the other members. In Abuja, PDP Deputy National Legal Adviser Barrister Okechukwu Osuoha revealed this, pointing out that despite the party’s disciplinary committee being in place, no member has been charged or disciplined as of yet because no official petitions…

Goodluck Jonathan Tells Keyamo and Odinkalu: ‘Keep Off My Political Journey’

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$49 Billion Didnt Go Missing Under My Watch - Ex-President Jonathan Speaks

Yesterday, the unofficial 2027 presidential election continued with former President Goodluck Jonathan scolding Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, and law professor Professor Chidi Odinkalu for opposing his candidature and warning them to stay out of his political path. The Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, had been cautioned by Messrs. Keyamo and Odinkalu not to award Jonathan the party’s presidential ticket in order to carry out his alleged 2027 comeback plan. In separate media posts, Keyamo and Odinkalu contended that Jonathan’s attempt to contest the 2027 presidential…

IPoB Lawyer: Ekpa’s Conviction is a ‘Historic Lesson’ Against Inciting Violence

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The conviction of Simon Ekpa by a Finnish District Court today does not surprise him, according to Ifeanyi Ejiofor Esq. KSC, lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, who has long recognised the gravity of his offences, the frailty of his defence, and the impending fall of the fraudulent empire he established on violence, deception, and exploitation. He argued that Ekpa’s goal was always clear, even as he started his scheming attempt to seize the Directorate of State’s (DOS) power within the IPOB. He received both overt and…

North-East APC lobbies Shettima, Ribadu for ministerial slot

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North-eastern All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders urged Vice President Kashim Shettima and National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu on Monday to assist in filling the vacancy of the region’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management position. Nentawe Yilwatda, the recently elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, had previously held the post. In order to force former Tinubu-Shettima Campaign Organisation coordinator Haruna Sardauna to succeed Yilwatda as minister, a delegation of the APC Youth Stakeholders Forum, led by its Executive Secretary, Abdulkareem Jimeta, stormed the APC National Secretariat in…

2027 Elections: Wike Warns PDP Against Aligning with Obi

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FCT Minister, Wike Vows To Review, Upgrade Abuja Master Plan

In a media chat on Monday, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, warned that the Peoples Democratic Party faces self-destruction if it tries to re-enter the race for president by bringing Peter Obi, a former candidate for the position of the Labour Party. Wike recalled that he and other party leaders had warned repeatedly against allowing both the national chairman and the presidential candidate to come from the North, arguing that this was an unfair and politically damaging move. The former governor of Rivers State claimed that…

Dangote Group mourns Phyna’s sister

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Ruth Otabor, the sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Phyna, passed away weeks after a collision involving one of the company’s vehicles at Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State. The Dangote Group has expressed its sorrow over her passing. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Ruth Otabor, who was injured in the recent road incident involving one of our trucks in Auchi, Edo State,” the firm said in a statement released soon after her passing was announced. The Dangote Group stated that all of Ruth’s family’s financial…

Lagos police ban street procession by Egungun

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The current Egungun festival is subject to limitations imposed by the Lagos State Police Command, which confine all associated activities to specified celebration locations and outing points. According to the police, the instruction aims to protect property and lives while upholding the rights of all state-wide religious and cultural groups. CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the state Police Command, made this announcement on Sunday. The Lagos State Police Command officially declares that all Egungun masquerade festival activities will only be permitted at approved masquerade outing locations and celebration sites.…