Al Nassr striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, has asked the club to offer Kevin De Bruyne a big-money deal. De Bruyne’s current contract with Manchester City expires in June 2025. Ronaldo has identified the Belgium midfielder as a priority target for the Saudi Pro League next summer. De Bruyne had been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia this year, but opted to remain with the Premier League champions. However, with a contract extension unlikely, Mundo Deportivo believe Ronaldo wants Al-Nassr to swoop. Al-Nassr could reportedly offer De Bruyne up to $1million per week in an attempt to lure the assist king…
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The ongoing local government elections in Rivers State have turned violent with heavy gunshots in the Rumuepirikom community, the home of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. According to Vanguard, some unidentified persons had gained their ways into the community ahead of the election and announced that people should not come out. However, when the electoral officers were about to arrive at the ward in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, armed men suspected to be political thugs invaded the place. It was gathered that the unidentified gunmen who arrived in the area under heavy gunfire took…
The All Progressive Congress, APC, has hailed the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC, for the transparent conduct of the local government elections in the state. APC State Caretaker Chairman, Mr Benjamin Omale, told newsmen in Makurdi that the process is going smoothly. Omale expressed hope that APC would emerge victorious at the end of the exercise. “The assessment has been good. The governor has done one of the great things that has ever happened in Benue by enabling one of the best local government elections in the state. “This is the seventh polling unit that I have visited, and…
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has warned security agencies in Rivers State against any move that could lead to a breakdown of law and order in the state. The former President gave the warning in a statement on Saturday while reacting to the political crisis rocking the state. The crisis birthed by the face-off between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged godfather, Nyesom Wike, took a new turn recently over the conduct of the ongoing local government elections in the state. While Wike and his loyalists insisted that the election must not hold on Saturday, citing a judgement by the…
Bashir Ahmed, a former media aide to ex-President Muhammad Buhari, has said that Peter Obi is ‘politically bigger’ than Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Ahmad made the assertion in a post on X. He wrote: “Even though I have never been a Kwankwasiyya loyalist, but I have always admired and respected Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and see him as one of the progressive political figures we have in this country. “However, I do not agree with his recent statement during his interview in Kano, where he claimed to be politically bigger than Peter Obi. “Looking at the results from the 2023 presidential election,…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed the suspension of the South-East National vice chairman of the party, Chief Ali Odefa, from his ward. In a statement issued by the media director of the party in the zone, Richard Nwafor, the PDP noted that the ward executives that reportedly suspended Odefa were hired by an opposition party to cause disaffection and destabilise the party. “Our attention has been drawn to a media statement attributed to some faceless individuals, allegedly ward executives of our party in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. “These individuals, having failed in their attempts to…
Ahead of the burial of the late President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Senator Ben Obi, Head, burial Planning Committee, says prominent Nigerians have indicated interest to attend the ceremony. He said that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and the five South-East governors along with Yoruba leader, Ayo Adebanjo, among others, would be present during the event. The late entrepreneur and politician would be buried on November 1 at his country home at Attah, Imo State. Obi, while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Saturday, said governors from the five South-East states had also reaffirmed their support. Obi, who was represented at…
Following the death of his wife, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has named his daughter, Helen Eno-Obareki, as the Acting First Lady of the state. Eno disclosed this when Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, paid him a condolence visit in Uyo. The governor said his daughter would work closely with the state’s deputy governor to ensure the Office of the First Lady continues its duties. “To maintain the Office of the First Lady and carry forward my late wife’s work, I present our daughter, Helen, to continue the duties of the office. “She will work closely with the…
The Federal Government says it has begun preparations to evacuate Nigerians in Lebanon back to Nigeria. Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, Spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, in view of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. “Further to the deteriorating situation in Lebanon over the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, the government has commenced preparations for evacuation of Nigerians in Lebanon back to Nigeria. “The Government of Nigeria has taken measures to ensure the protection and safety of Nigerian nationals in the country. “The Embassy of Nigeria in Lebanon issued regular advisories to the Nigerian community with safety instructions and…
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed a fire incident at the office complex of the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Timfon John, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Saturday. She said that electoral materials meant for the election were not affected by the fire. John said that the Command had reinforced security at all the AKISIEC offices and other strategic locations in the state. “Some hoodlums partly touched the AKISIEC office in Ibiono Ibom, but election materials…