Former sports minister, Solomon Dalung, has dismissed reports associating him with the interim leadership of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), describing the reports as “fake news”. Dalung also denied his membership of the third force, a political movement led by former Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso which recently moved to the NNPP. Dalung, Senator…
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, flagged off his campaign on Tuesday in Jos, Plateau state, declaring that the 2023 presidential election is a fight to define the soul of the nation. In a statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, Tinubu said if elected president, his administration hopes…
By Joseph Kwewum Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe found himself at the centre of controversy during the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations after prematurely blowing the full-time whistle five minutes before the end of regulation time. After being persuaded to resume the match, Sikazwe then ended the game again in the 89th minute, effectively concluding the…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed allegation by a former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. John Campbell, that the 2011 presidential election won by him was rigged.Jonathan in a statement issued on Sunday by Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, his spokesman said “Campbell styles himself as a ‘Nigeria expert’ at the Council for Foreign Relations, but…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have asked the federal government to apologise to Nigerians for its ineptitude and failure to address the security and economic challenges facing the country. In a statement on Saturday in Kaduna, the religious body said, “Rather than trying…
The National Coordinator of Igede Progressives Forum (NAIPF), Elder Sunday Oibe, has asked Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state to sack political leaders in Oju and Konshisha Local Government Areas of state, if the bloody communal clashes in the areas persists. Speaking with journalists on Saturday in Kaduna, Oibe condemned the bloody clashes between Bonita…
