Former England midfielder, Jamie Redknapp, has picked Brighton as the team to challenge Arsenal for the Premier League title this season. Redknapp, speaking on Sky Sports, claimed the Gunners will “run away” with the title. On Saturday, Arsenal opened a six-point gap at the top of the table, thanks to a 1-0 win over Hull…
Washington is offering a $20 million reward “and possible relocation” for information about Iran’s nuclear program, the US military said Friday, as President Donald Trump reiterated Tehran wants to make a deal to end the war. Read Also: Iran warns of wider war if US attacks after Trump election rout A State Department program, Rewards…
Donald Trump wanted the November 3 midterm elections to be about him. He said so repeatedly, urging Americans to vote as though his name were on the ballot. He wanted a Republican victory to demonstrate that his presidency still commanded popular support and that his influence over American politics remained firmly intact. Well, Americans took…
.What a 1960 inauguration says about fear in today’s corridors of power By Omeiza Ajayi Nearly 66 years after Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was sworn in as Nigeria’s first African Governor-General, the footage of that day – which has again recently gone viral – raises an uncomfortable question: why did a leader who held the highest…
By Clifford Ndujihe & Benjamin Njoku Chief John Odafe Asiemo, 57, popularly known as Daddy Showkey, is a household name in Nigerian music scene. He is the creator of ‘Galala’ music, which sound helped define Nigeria’s street music in the 90s. Read Also: Nostalgia, glitz as icons reunite for Daddy Showkey’s 50th anniversary celebration Daddy…
By Steve Oko UMUAHIA—The Abia State Police Command has arrested suspects linked to the October 17 attack on Uratta Divisional Police Headquarters, rescued 10 stolen children and recovered 15 firearms and 30 stolen vehicles in a major security crackdown across the state. The Command also disclosed that it arrested 109 suspects, comprising 89 males and…
The United States has sanctioned a Nigeria-based entity, Vanguard Tactical Supply Limited, for trying to facilitate Iran’s efforts to procure man-portable air-defense systems, MANPADS. The government also imposed sanctions on Mohammed Ali Tolibov (CEO of Belarus-based Armoury Alliance) and Alisher Domullodzhanov (based in Russia). The US linked the trio to the acquisition of Chinese-origin MANPADS,…
Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has clarified the selection process for the National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention, NERSI, an intervention programme meant to support vulnerable households amid rising living costs. In a statement signed on Friday by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Janet Mcdickson Noah,…
The 2027 presidential election campaign was thrown into fresh controversy, yesterday, as a Federal High Court in Abuja sacked the Senator David Mark-led National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, declared its emergence illegal and nullified all actions taken by the leadership, including the nomination of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s…
By John Alechenu ABUJA — High Chief Peter Ameh, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) senatorial candidate for Kogi East, has warned opposition parties against celebrating the court judgment that sacked the David Mark-led National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and nullified Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy. Ameh said the ruling should not be seen…
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