Mikel Obi, former Super Eagles captain, on Sunday, visited Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi states at the Government House, Lokoja. The governor disclosed this on Facebook page on Sunday. “Earlier today, I received in audience my dear brother and friend, Mikel John Obi, Ex super Eagles International player, UEFA Champions League winner, English Premier League…
Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his 12-year hold on power in Israel after its parliament voted in a new coalition government. The BBC reports that Right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennett has been sworn in as prime minister, leading a “government of change”. He will lead an unprecedented coalition of parties which was approved with a razor-thin majority…
The Tangale Intelligentsia Movement (TIM), has alleged that the Gombe state governor, Mohammed Yahaya is not a true democrat. In a message to the governor, marking Democracy Day, the group maintained that Gombe state has not made progress since the governor came to power in 2019. The statement signed by Benjamin Tanglang on behalf of…
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, has said that Christians cannot be relevant in the scheme of things by sitting in their comfort zones. Speaking at a “Political and Economic Summit,” organised by the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (Youth CAN), which held at ECWA Goodnews, Minna,…
Yesterday marked exactly 28 years to the day, when the freest, most credible and most transparent presidential election ever, took place in Nigeria. It was on Saturday, June 12 1993, that two Muslims, Moshood Kashimawo Olanbiwonnu, Abiola, (MKO Abiola for short) and , running as President and Vice President on a joint ticket, defied primordial…
Chairman of the Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab, has that there is no sense in celebrating June 12 when the leaders are undemocratic. According to him, Nigerians cannot be governed by intimidation and still celebrate June 12 as Democracy Day. In an interview on Saturday, Hayab said,…
