Singer Inetimi Alfred Odom, popularly known as Timaya, has opened up about how his decision to use controversy as a strategy backfired. Speaking in a recent interview with Channels TV, the ‘Dem Mama’ crooner said being controversial was a strategy, but the media overstretched it, which proved costly. “My being controversial was a strategy but the press took it too far; they wanted to kill me. And back then, it wasn’t the internet; it was newspapers. When they publish it [controversial story], it goes on the street for one week before they publish another one. For that one week, you…
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Former Chelsea star, Emmanuel Petit, has urged Arsenal to sign Rodrygo Goes from Real Madrid. The Frenchman is of the opinion that the Brazilian is being underrated at Real Madrid and does not get the limelight he deserves at Santiago Bernabeu. According to him, the Brazil International is being overshadowed by the other top players at the club. He believes Mikel Arteta’s side can lure the attacker to the Emirates he because he does not get the credit due to Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. “He has so much quality and I have always said he will be such a…
The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy, and Development (FENRAD) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing economic disruption caused by the sit-at-home order in the Southeast zone. The group said the situation, initiated by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) following the detention of their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has spiraled into a severe economic crisis for millions of citizens across the region. It stated that the Southeast, once a vibrant economic hub known for its entrepreneurial spirit, trade, and commerce, has been severely crippled by the continued enforcement of the sit-at-home orders. The directive, originally intended as a peaceful…
The Federal High Court, Gusau division, Zamfara State, has refused to stop the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from postponing its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 24, at Wadata House in Abuja. The court specifically declined to grant the request to bar the party from shifting the NEC parley billed to hold at its Abuja National Secretariat, where the leadership feud rocking the party is expected to be resolved. Ruling on an ex-parte application filed by a chieftain of the party in Zamfara State, Mr Imam Auwal, Justice Salim Olasupo Ibrahim refused to issue an order of…
Former Arsenal star, Emmanuel Petit, has agreed with the referee’s decision to send off William Saliba during their 2-0 Premier League defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday. He said the defender deserved the red card adding that Saliba was at fault. Petit, a former Chelsea star, added that his former side need to do better with the suspensions. “Arsenal’s red cards are worrying as they can’t handle suspensions. When I look at Saliba’s red card, he totally deserved the red card,” he told Genting Casino. “It’s something that could be very damaging but when you look at their squad, they don’t…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting from October 24 to November 28. The Chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi disclosed while reading a communique issued by the Forum at the end of it enlarged meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that rising from the consultative meeting of the various organs of the party, the PDP resolved that the NEC meeting originally slated for October 24 has been rescheduled to November 28. According to him, the postponement was to ensure that the party goes into the forthcoming Ondo gubernatorial elections…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested four persons in connection with the sudden disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. A corps member serving in Ikuru Town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers, Yahaya Faruq, mysteriously went missing after reporting for work at his part-time job at LDM Chinese Mining Company in the area. The State Police Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the corps member’s disappearance in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. “Yes, I am aware of it (Faruq’s disappearance). “No fewer than four persons have been arrested and transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for…
Ikorodu City interim head coach Nurudeen Aweroro says with the right mentality the team can achieve their target for the season. The Oga Boys are unbeaten in their last three games in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). Ikorodu City currently occupy 17th position on the NPFL table with eight points. Aweroro said his team will keep fighting to maintain their top-flight status. “I feel very happy and excited for the victory over Lobi Stars, the match is one of the toughest we ever had in the NPFL,” Aweroro told Ikorodu City media. “I don’t want to be too happy…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the principle of regionalism has continued to plague the country, describing it as the root of Nigeria’s problems. Obasanjo stated this on Tuesday in Abeokuta when the League of Northern Democrats paid him a courtesy visit. He noted that the principle of regionalism, which was adopted at Nigeria’s independence in 1960, is still being craved today. Speaking to the group led by former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, the ex-president said where a leader hails from does not matter, but what he brings to the table in terms of development and governance. Obasanjo, who faulted…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distributed the 55,859 permanent voter cards ahead of next month’s governorship election in Ondo State. National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Olumekun revealed that the collection of the PVCs will not be shifted to local government offices of the commission. According to the statement, for five days, the commission made the PVCs from the last Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Ondo State available for collection in all 203 wards across the state. The commission, therefore, appealed to the remaining…