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Brazil Vs Argentina to replay World Cup qualifier after FIFA ruling
The FIFA Appeal Committee ruled on Monday that the abandoned World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina must be replayed after considering the appeals filed by the countries’ football associations. The qualifier in September was suspended just minutes after kickoff when Brazilian health officials invaded the pitch to stop Argentina’s England-based players from playing, saying they had breached the country’s COVID-19 quarantine rules. Both teams have already qualified for the World Cup in Qatar later this year, with Brazil topping the…
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Senior Lawyer, Robert Clarke, seeks extension of President Buhari’s tenure
Elder statesman, Chief Robert Clarke, has called for the extension of President Buhari’s tenure. DailyTrust reports that the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), made the call when he appeared on AriseTV. Clarke argued that the months preceding the 2023 elections are not sufficient to put an end to the insecurity, making the conduct of an election possible. The elder statesman maintained that the constitution provides that the President can extend his tenure by six months, in…
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Trump wanted to shut down all U.S embassies in Africa – Former US Defense Secretary, Mark Esper says
Former US president, Donald Trump wanted to shut down all American embassies in Africa, former US defence secretary, Mark Esper has claimed in his new book. In excerpts of Esper’s memoir, A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times, published on Monday, May 9, the former Pentagon chief details a number of ‘outlandish’ proposals his old boss was prepared to undertake, including pulling the US military out of South Korea, withdrawing…
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Nigerians react as Peter Obi says his son is almost 30 but doesn’t have a car (video)
Nigerians have taken to Twitter to react after presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, mentioned that his son is almost 30 and has no car of his own. The former Anambra state governor explained that his son has to buy his own car and not rely on him. “I have a son that is going to be 29, 30 soon. He doesn’t own a car, because he has to buy his own car,” the presidential aspirant said.…
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I NEVER authorized the purchase of APC Presidential forms by any group – Goodluck Jonathan
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has denied authorising the purchase of presidential forms for him. A Northern group on Monday, May 9, purchased the form for Jonathan, insisting he must run for president in 2023. According to the group, Jonathan is the only Nigerian leader who has taken interest in Almajiris as he built schools for them during his tenure. In a statement signed by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze, the former President said he was not…
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Her blood will seek vengeance against all of us…killing a woman is sacrilege in Igboland – Osita Chidoka calls on Igbos to speak up after watching video of Military couple killed in Imo
Former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, has called on all Igbos to speak up against the wanton killings recorded in different parts of the South East. Chidoka made the call after watching the video of the gruesome murder of the military couple beheaded by unknown gunmen in Imo state. In his post shared on his Facebook page, Osita stated that the blood of the woman who is also an Igbo woman will cry for justice from…
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My number one priority is to unify the people of this country – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed that his number one priority when he becomes President is to unify the country He promised to give every part of the country a sense of belonging. The PDP presidential hopeful spoke on Sunday night in Akure during a consultation meeting with delegates and leaders of the party.He stated that he will recruit more men and women into the nation’s security agencies as part of efforts at fighting…
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Breaking: Northern group purchases APC nomination form for Goodluck Jonathan
A coalition of Northern groups have purchased the N100m All Progressives Congress, APC expression of interest and Nomination form for Former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest for president in the forthcoming elections This is coming following speculations that the Former President will be contesting in the 2023 Elections.
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Singer, Stephanie Otobo rolls out receipts following relationship claims with Apostle Johnson Suleiman
The drama between Canadian-based singer Stephanie Otobo and her alleged estranged lover Apostle Johnson Suleman just got even more interesting as the singer rolls out receipts over her claim.Otobo and Suleman’s sex scandal first made the headlines in 2017.The singer released a set of damaging Snapchat shots on the internet allegedly of herself and the pastor, whom, she claimed, impregnated and dumped her.Taking to her Twitter handle, in the early hours of Monday, May 9,…
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Court declines Emefiele’s request to restrain INEC, AGF from stopping his presidential aspiration
A Federal High Court in Abuja led by Justice Mohammed has declined the request by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from taking any steps to prevent him from participating in the APC presidential primaries this month. In a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/610/2022 and filed by his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, Emefiele challenged the legality of Section 84(12) of…
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2023: What is your track record – Asari Dokubo slams Osinbajo over Presidential ambition
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has slammed APC Presidential hopeful, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over his presidential ambition. He questioned the Vice President’s track record In a Facebook live post, Dokubo stressed that if President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was disastrous, the Vice President failed too. He said: “The Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, wants to be president. I dared him the other time. What is he going to tell us (Nigerians)?“Tinubu took you from your…
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Students protest as ASUU extends Strike (Photos)
Some Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have staged a protest to demand an end to the prolonged crisis between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Nigerian government.They marched on the streets with placards chanting and demanding that the government resolve the strike and let them go back to school.Some of the placards had inscriptions such as ‘Strike has killed our educational sector, we need to go back to school’, ‘We…
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