The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, worsened late last week with suspension and counter-suspensions among members of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC. The NWC led by Umar Damagum had suspended the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, and the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade. A few hours after the announcement, the Ajibade faction suspended Damagum and the national secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, deepening the crisis that has been rocking the party since the 2023 general elections. The suspension and counter-suspension led to the emergence of a factional PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Yayari Mohammed. Mohammed emerged amid a ruling of…
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Football pundit, Bastien Cheval has slammed Arsenal and France defender, William Saliba for his below-par performance in his country’s 2-1 UEFA Nations League win over Belgium. Les Bleus defeated Belgium 2-1 on Monday, being their third win in the Group B of the Nations League. Randal Kolo Muani put France in front in the 35th minute before Lois Openda levelled things shortly before half-time . Kolo Muani came back from the break to score what turned out to be the winning goal in the 62nd minute. The 23-year-old Saliba produced a lacklustre outing against Belgium as he fouled Lois Openda…
Former England striker, Andy Carroll has slammed AC Milan legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic. This was after the Sweden legend shared pictures of a head injury he suffered on his Instagram account. DAILY POST reports that Ibrahimovic, known for his controversial statements, had recently said there was no way he would have join Chelsea, a he felt he was bigger than. After sharing the pictures on Tuesday, Cole shared a witty comment in the replies. In a recent post, the 43-year-old revealed a nasty cut on his head with the caption: “Part of the game.” Ibrahimovic, who is the current AC Milan…
Founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has challenged those criticizing the church’s decision over change of leadership to mind their business. Bishop Oyedepo said critics should refrain from questioning the decision to retire some of his assistant pastors. Nigerians have been criticizing Oyedepo over the retirement of his two Vice Presidents, Bishops Thomas Aremu and David Abioye. Both clergymen would be retiring after serving three and four decades in the ministry. Their retirement was said to be in line with the operational guidelines of the church. However, Oyedepo faulted the criticism that greeted the church’s decision. Delivering a…
Flamingos head coach, Bankole Olowookere has declared his team’s readiness for their opening fixture at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Nigeria will take on New Zealand at the CFC Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros on Wednesday night (today). The encounter will kick-off at 9pm Nigeria time. “I have confidence in the girls to deliver the goods at this competition. We have come well-prepared to do even better than we did in India,” Olowookere told thenff.com. The Flamingos will take on hosts Dominican Republic and Ecuador in Group A. The clash with Ecuador is on Saturday, 19th October…
A former member of the Abia State House of Assembly, Jerry Uzosike has advised the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu and his colleagues to sponsor a bill for the establishment of a conventional university in Abia State. Uzosike, who represented Umuahia South constituency in Abia parliament said that Abia is in need of a university that can offer professional courses like medicine, law, engineering, etc, and not the one that can offer only Nigerian languages as courses. Uzosike, who gave the advice on Monday in reaction to the recent bill before the Houses of Representatives for…
The Nigerian Naira is among the worst-performing currencies in sub-Sahara Africa at the end of August 2024. The World Bank disclosed this in its latest edition of Africa’s Pulse report. Report showed that the Naira is at par with the Ethiopian Birr, and South Sudanese Pound in terms of decline in the region. The report blamed the continued increase in the demand for dollars and limited dollar inflow for Naira depreciation in the last months. According to the report, the Naira lost about 43 percent as of August. “By August 2024, the Ethiopian birr, Nigerian naira, and South Sudanese pound…
Nigeria winger, Nathan Tella is not happy with his lack of playing time at Bundesliga champions, Bayer Leverkusen. Tella linked up with Die Werkself from Premier League club, Southampton last summer. The 25-year-old has, however, struggled to break into the first team. Last season, he featured in 24 league games, mostly as a substitute. The Nigerian has made three league appearances this term. Tella declared that he is frustrated with his situation at the club. “It’s frustrating, to be honest. But I spoke to the coach. He assured me that I will get opportunities and that I have to be…
The Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has appealed to the federal government to facilitate the removal of numerous charges imposed on players in the aviation sector. Onyema made this appeal while addressing state house correspondents after a meeting with Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday in Abuja. He expressed confidence that the present administration would listen to the stakeholders’ demands. According to him, since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the aviation sector has been a turbulent arena. “Aviation all over the world has been a turbulent arena after the COVID-19 pandemic because of…
Former France midfielder, Emmanuel Petit, has urged Manchester United’s controlling co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, to make a fresh move for Zinedine Zidane. Ratcliffe has decided to stick with Erik ten Hag as manager for now, despite the team’s poor start to this season. United have won only three of their opening 10 matches in all competitions. Ten Hag survived a meeting of United’s hierarchy last week. But if their poor form continues, Ratcliffe could be searching for a replacement. Zidane is still available, but his former team-mate Petit has said Ratcliffe will need to give the former Real Madrid boss…