“I actually got information that the governor was trying to prevent me from coming to Benin and that thugs were being mobilized to stop me. I called the Commissioner of Police about it and asked him to do something”. He said he was however surprised when on his way to the airport the Commissioner of Police called him to say “he doesn’t want me to come because the governor doesn’t want me to come. I asked him why? And he said because of the situation at the airport and the number of thugs that had converged there. Read Also: Just…
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A policeman was killed in New Delhi Monday in violent clashes over a contentious citizenship law, hours before US President Donald Trump was due in the Indian capital as part of a two-day visit. Protests have broken out across India since the law that critics say discriminates against Muslims came into force in December, with at least 30 people killed in clashes with police. The new law has raised worries abroad — including in Washington — that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to remould secular India into a Hindu nation while marginalising the country’s 200 million Muslims, a claim he…
The Director General of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Salihu Lukeman, has in a memo addressed to the Chief Bisi Akande-led All Progressives Congress (APC) National Reconciliation Committee fingered the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, as the source of the party’s woes. According to the document made available to press men in Abuja on Sunday, the PGFDG noted that when the APC came on board, it successfully minimised the problem of imposition of candidates, at least for the 2015 elections. He noted that it was sad that soon afterwards, old habits began to rear their heads. Lukeman said, “Inability to resolve problems…
The former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Thomas Okosun, has reacted to the ongoing rift between Adams Oshiomhole and Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Okosun alleged that Obaseki has issued orders for Oshiomhole to be killed. “Before this time, the governor has threatened that each time Comrade (Oshiomhole) comes to Edo State, he has given orders that he should be dealt with. What you saw yesterday was an attempt to actually implement that instruction for the governor…
Amid looming Nation wide Strike, Npower has commenced payment of January 2020 stipend. According to friend of ourworldgist, Mr Sanusi who is also a volunteer, he said he woke up from afternoon siesta a while ago to see alert of N30,000 from Npower. Confirmation of his alert is shown below: .Mr Sanusi however expressed his displeasure that the stipend is not reviewed as anticipated following the increment of Corps members allowance last month. Recall that Npower volunteers have on Saturday threatened to embark on Nation wide Strike as from Tuesday 25th February, if their January 2020 is not paid Read…
Ahead of Manchester United clash against Watford, old Trafford receive more football spectacle as two of their key players return from injury to be part of the squad that would square up against Wafford team at old Trafford in few hours from now. Scott international, McTominay and England young lad, Mason Greenwood are now ok as they join to the squad to play a part against Wafford this afternoon. Recall that, Scottish midfielder McTominay has been out of action since Boxing Day with knee ligament issues but is finally set to make his return. From performance rating, the 23-year-old was…
Intervention of Nigerian Army aided Adams Oshiomole to escape attack at Benin Airport on Saturday afternoon. What could have led to bloodbath at Benin Airport was averted by Nigerian Army personnel and other security agencies as youths stereotyped to be loyal to Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, booed national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The youths, numbering over 200 in number were said to have stationed themselves at the Airport waiting for Comrade Adams Oshiomhole whose arrival immediately stirred the already irked youths as they started chanting all sorts of anti-Oshiomhole’s songs. Read Also: Breaking: Edo State…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria ( SAN ) Femi Falana, has reacted to the judgment of the Supreme Court on the governorship election in Bayelsa State. In a hour interview on Channels Television, he said the apex court made a mistake when it treated a pre-election matter as a post-election case. “What their Lordships ought to have done was to ask the lawyers, ‘can you address us with respect to our jurisdiction?’ Read Also: Just In: INEC Rejects Adams Oshiomole’s Call For Fresh Election In Bayelsa “Because Section 133 of the Electoral Act stipulates that upon the conclusion of an…
Remo Stars Football Club (RSFC) Assistant Captain and Defender, Tiyamu Kazeem (Kaka) has been killed by a policeman from the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) from the Ogun State Command. The incident occurred this afternoon (Saturday) in Sagamu while he was driving along Sagamu area of Ogun State with one of his teammates, Sanni Abubakar. According to an eyewitness, he claimed that the SARS officer stopped the footballer to label him a Yahoo Boy and they insisted on taking him to the nearby police station. “The SARS officer stopped Tiyamiyu Kazeem insisting that he was a Yahoo Boy, he brought…
World heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, on Friday, posed with some of his fans in Nigeria. In a tweet on Friday evening, Anthony Joshua posted pictures of himself flanked by fans, including children, who displayed some of his belts. In the tweet, Joshua wrote, “I hail o!” adding a proudly displayed emoji of the Nigerian flag. Joshua had on Tuesday, visited Sagamu – his home town, where he received a hero’s welcome. During the visit, he met with the Akarigbo of Remo and other traditional rulers. Anthony Joshua is a British boxer of Nigerian descent. He was born in Watford…