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JUST IN: Seven presidential aspirants rejects govs’ list, back Adamu
Seven Presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have dismissed the names of five presidential aspirants purportedly sent to President Muhammadu Buhari to select a consensus candidate, stressing that they were not consulted before the governors arrived at the decision. The aggrieved aspirants in a terse statement issued in the
JUST IN: APC govs, party’s NWC reduce presidential contenders to five
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the party’s National Working Committee have recommended five aspirants for Tuesday’s presidential primary of the party while advising the remaining 17 contenders to step down. Those who got the nod of the governors and party leaders to remain in the race are former
2023: Ogun and Abiodun’s long walk to victory
Let me start this piece on a controversial note by declaring from the outset to the wailers that the resounding success recorded by the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in the just concluded governorship primary is not a pyrrhic victory. For well-known reasons, the road leading to his victory is long, bumpy and laced
EU blames Russia for food crisis sparking walk-out
Russia’s UN ambassador has stormed out of a UN Security Council meeting after the European Council president blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for causing a global food crisis. Charles Michel said Russia was using food supplies as a “stealth missile” against the developing world, forcing people into poverty, reports the BBC. The Russian envoy
Wealthy Gupta brothers arrested in UAE
Two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the South African government has announced. Atul and Rajesh Gupta are accused in South Africa of profiting from their close links with former president Jacob Zuma and exerting unfair influence, reports the BBC. Extradition talks are taking place with
Fallen football chiefs Blatter, Platini face fraud trial
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, face trial on Wednesday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and torpedoed their time at the top. Former FIFA president Blatter, 86, and Platini, 66, start a two-week trial at Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court in the southern city
Canada returns to practice after ‘strike’ over contract dispute
The Canadian men’s national soccer team said on Monday it will return to training after refusing to play a friendly against Panama over stalled contract negotiations with Canada Soccer. Just two hours prior to kickoff on Sunday in Vancouver the Canadian men informed Canada Soccer they would not play the friendly, demanding changes to
Nations League: Germany host England, Wales face Holland
A reunion of old rivals and an important step up for Wales are among the highlights in the second round of fixtures on Tuesday. Germany out to settle old scores with England The Three Lions’ 2-0 victory at Wembley Stadium in the round of 16 at Uefa EURO 2020 will be fresh in
For Osun, Ogunbiyi promises a better deal
Since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, the Osun state political landscape has been dominated by two major political parties. These mainstream political parties have jointly decided the state’s democratic fate in the 23 years of uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria. Subsequently, while Nigeria celebrates her longest democratic dispensation, the people of Osun
Atiku condemns APC Convention despite gunmen killing over 50
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 presidential poll Atiku Abubakar condemned the decision of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to go ahead with its National Convention a day after the killing of over 50 worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. In a statement by
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