The Special Assistant to former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on Digital Media Strategy, Demola Olarewaju, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Bianca Ojukwu as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in his midterm cabinet reshuffle. Olarenwaju warned that Bianca won’t help Tinubu get votes from the Southeast in 2027 because she has zero electoral value. He described Bianca’s ministerial appointment as a political gambit to soften the ground amidst other moves to be made by Tinubu ahead of elections. In a statement in his X page, Olarenwaju said: “Bianca Ojukwu has zero electoral value and…
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Sevilla manager, Garcia Pimienta, has assured Kelechi Iheanacho will get more opportunities in subsequent games. Iheanacho has made just five league appearances since linking up with former UEFA Europa League champions on a free transfer in the summer. The Nigerian was an unused substitute in the Rojiblancos last two games against Real Betis and Barcelona. Pimienta has however promised the forward will get more game time. “I’m happy, the other day he (Iheanacho) was going to come on to the pitch. But Suso’s injury happened and that was a huge impact on us because he’s training well. The lad deserves…
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has published the list of nominees for the 2024 awards. The event will be held December 16, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco. In a statement from CAF, the period under review is January 2024 and October 2024. There are 10 players nominated in each category. South Africa goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams is nominated in all three categories: Player of the Year, CAF Goalkeeper of the Year and CAF Interclub Player of the Year. The winners will be determined through votes from a diverse panel, which includes the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, and the Head Coaches…
PGMOL chief, Howard Webb, has named Michael Oliver as the best player among the Premier League’s referees. One of the criticisms that have been targeted at match officials, is that they lack understanding of the game, because they have never played it at a high level. But Webb insists there is plenty of talent among the referees. “I can tell you it’s not John Brooks,” Webb told Malaysian outlet Stadium Astro when asked who the best player was among referees. “All of them are kind of frustrated footballers to a certain extent. And I’m sure if they see this back…
The Forum of Former Deputies Governors in Nigeria has said that entrenching good governance is key to ending economic hardship and food insecurity in the country. This was disclosed on Thursday in a communiqué signed by the National Chairman of FFDGN, Chris Akomas, after a two-day annual conference in Abuja. In a 16-point communiqué from the convention held Tuesday and Wednesday, the former governors noted that improving good governance and sustainable economic growth should be the pillars of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The former governors urged that all external borrowing by the Federal Government…
The Defence Headquarters has announced that its troops of Operation Udoka in the South-East have arrested a suspected “founding father” of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN. The DHQ made the announcement during the biweekly press briefing on Thursday, disclosing that the arrests were made in Orsu, Imo State, Amaruku, and Arochukwu in Abia State. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major Gen Edward Buba, who addressed the press, gave the name of the alleged terrorist as Pius Iguh. “In the South-East, the troops of Operation Udoka, Forward Operational Base (FOB), Orsu, in a…
Abia South Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has accused President Bola Tinubu of showing the Southeast “renewed shege.” Abaribe faulted the cabinet reshuffling, which saw the appointment of Bianca Ojukwu as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Tinubu had removed five ministers while appointing seven and reassigning 10 to new portfolios. The president relieved Uju-Ken Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, from her duties. Reacting, Abaribe said relieving a Southeast Minister and replacing with another “doesn’t feel like progress.” Speaking with Arise TV, Abaribe said, “For my constituents, nothing has changed. They don’t refer to it as ‘Renewed Hope’ but rather…
The Osun State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has vowed that it will vote out Governor Ademola Adeleke in 2026. This decision was taken by the leadership of the Osun NURTW at a meeting in Ilesa on Wednesday. Addressing journalists on behalf of the Osun NURTW Central Working Committee (CWC), the Acting Chairman, Kazeem Oyewale, said their decision was based on the fact that Governor Adeleke, on assumption of office, sacked members from operating and replaced them with the Park Manager system. Oyewale, who decried the maltreatment meted out to the members of the Union…
There was panic on Thursday as the Five-Star foot pedestrian bridge on the ever-busy Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos collapsed on Thursday. It was gathered that the bridge partially collapsed around 6:30 a.m., blocking a part of the road. Fortunately, no lives were lost in the incident. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said preliminary investigations revealed that an articulated truck carrying heavy equipment collided with the bridge earlier in the day, causing cracks and subsequent collapse. LASEMA cordoned off the entire bridge and initiated decommissioning efforts to remove remaining concrete members to ensure public safety. LASEMA’s heavy-duty equipment was…
Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged the Nigerian government to demand an investigation and explanation from its United States counterpart over an incident at JFK Airport in New York affecting Vice President Kashim Shettima’s plane. DAILY POST reports that a statement issued on Thursday by a presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, said the VP’s plane was hit by a “foreign object” at the airport. The incident led to the cancellation of Shettima’s planned trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa. Reacting, Shehu Sani, in a post on his official X handle on Friday morning,…