The All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out an automatic ticket for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ahead of the November 16th, 2024 governorship poll in Ondo State. APC national spokesman, Felix Morka, made this known while speaking to newsmen on Thursday. According to him, the ruling party is democratic and everyone who desires nomination must earn it. Morka also said he can’t pre-empt whether the governorship ticket would be zoned in Ondo or not. Aiyedatiwa, formerly Ondo deputy governor, was sworn in as the substantive governor of the South-West state on December 27th, 2023, following the painful death of Governor Rotimi…
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Steven Gerrard has signed a two-year contract extension to stay as head coach of Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq until 2027. The former Aston Villa boss joined the club on a two-year deal last summer. Al-Ettifaq, who finished seventh last term, currently sit eighth in the table, 28 points behind leaders Al-Hilal. The announcement comes after England midfielder Jordan Henderson departed the club to join Dutch giants Ajax. In a statement Gerrard, who is reported to be one of the best-paid managers in the world on a salary of about 15 million pounds, said this is very pleasing for him…
Atletico Madrid avenged their Spanish Super Cup semi final loss to city rivals, Real Madrid by beating them 4-2 in the Copa Del Rey Roynd of 16 on Friday. Samuel Lino pounced from close range to put Atletico Madrid ahead in the 39th minute but goalkeeper Jan Oblak knocked Luka Modric’s free-kick into his own net to hand Real Madrid an equalizer in the 46th minute. Former Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata put Atleti ahead again in the 57th minute but Joselu headed in Jude Bellingham’s cross in the 82nd minute to take the game to extra time. Antoinne Griezmann…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria took a giant step towards qualifying for the round of 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over hosts, the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in the battle of the heavyweights in Group A on Thursday. Played at a jampacked Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, the Elephants cheered on by the partizan crowd were seeking to qualify for the knockout stages with a win following their 2-0 triumph over Guinea-Bissau in the opening game while the Eagles who drew with Equatorial Guinea had to avoid defeat to stay in contention. The…
The Oyo State Government has reported that the death toll resulting from the Tuesday explosion in Ibadan, the state capital, has increased to five. The explosion caused extensive damage to numerous houses within a 14-kilometre radius. On Tuesday night, Governor Seyi Makinde provided an update, stating that two deaths occurred on the day of the incident, with an additional victim succumbing to injuries in a hospital on Wednesday. Governor Makinde said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the blast was triggered by illegal miners occupying one of the houses in the Bodija area of the ancient city. In the…
Media personality and actor, Steve Harvey, has addressed rumours alleging that his wife Marjorie Bridges, 58, cheated on him with their bodyguard and chef. Harvey, 66, while speaking at Invest Fest 2023 in Atlanta on Sunday said, “Before I get started, just let me say, I’m fine. Marjorie’s fine. “I don’t know what y’all doing, but find something else to do ’cause we fine. Lord have mercy. Man. “I ain’t got no time for rumours and gossip. God’s been good to me, I’m still shining.” Harvey and Bridges first met in 1990. The couple got married…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has mocked President Bola Tinubu over the controversy surrounding his academic qualifications. Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, is seeking the credentials Tinubu submitted to Chicago State University (CSU) before being admitted to the school. He has asked the university to provide the credentials Tinubu used in gaining admission. However, the president, through his lawyers, asked a US court not to grant Abubakar’s prayer. In a post on X on Sunday, the former vice-president wondered how Tinubu obtained the university degree without primary or…
Popular Nigerian music producer and singer, Olumide Ogunade, professionally known as ID Cabasa, has said people saw arrogance in Nigerian singer, Abolore Akande, popularly known as 9ice, but they never saw his struggle. He made this known in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, which was shared on Saturday. He said in part, “People were seeing arrogance, but they never saw the struggle the man was going through with a lot of things that was going on in his head. “He (9ice) even did some songs and he was trying to tell people he is human.…
Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, won this week’s presidential election with 52.6% of the vote, the country’s electoral commission said on Saturday. Mnangagwa, who took over from longtime leader Robert Mugabe after a 2017 army coup, was widely expected to secure re-election for a second term. His main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, secured 44% of the presidential vote, according to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. Mnangagwa also narrowly defeated Chamisa at the last presidential election in 2018. REUTERS
Dear Gov. Adeleke Executive Governor of Osun state It is well about 9months in office, I believe it’s a convenient time to congratulate you on the birth of your new administration. I doubt it has been the easiest journey, but I hope our many feedbacks and constant scrutiny was perceived as necessary to bath a safe & healthy government. As another governorship candidate who conceived the same leadership intentions as you did, arguably the youngest governorship candidate Nigeria may have produced, I believed I bring to governance a perspective that mimics today’s reality and the desire of most…