The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has given its own reasons why Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo is against the reelection of Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, in the upcoming September 19 gubernatorial election in the state. In an interview widely reported on Monday, Captain Okunbo had accused the Governor of poor performance in his first term in office as well as fighting imaginary enemies. But in an exclusive chat with Vanguard, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the governor’s resolve to be his own man and make Edo State the pride of the people brought him on a collision…
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Terry Waya, father to Kiddwaya, housemate in the Season 5 Big Brother Naija lockdown reality TV show, has said if his son emerges winner, he will ensure he gives half of the prize money is given to Erica, his co-housemate who was recently disqualified from the competition, and the other half to charity. Waya made this disclosure during an Instagram live interview with Dele Momodu, CEO Ovation Magazine, on Tuesday night. The billionaire businessman expressed his unhappiness over the exit of Erica who had shared intimacy with Kiddwaya, from the house following her disqualification for gross misconduct, while also appreciating…
The Federal Government is no more going to be releasing guiding price bands for the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at filling stations, the Punch reports. It disclosed this in Abuja through the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, adding that based on this, the downstream arm of the oil and gas sector had been fully deregulated. Responding to questions from journalists during a briefing at the headquarters of PPPRA, the agency’s Executive Secretary, Abdulkadir Saidu, stated that going forward, PMS price would be determined by the forces of demand and supply and the international cost of crude…
After months of closure, the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) has announced it will reopen theatres across the nation on Friday September 11. The association disclosed this via its Instagram page on Monday. “Hip! Hip! Hurray! WE ARE BACK! Visit any Cinema near you from September 11th! We cannot contain our excitement,” the association noted.
After month of controversy over his future at the club, Lionel Messi has finally returned to training with Spanish football club, Barcelona for the first time. A picture of the 33-year-old Argentine forward posing in a pink shirt of their third kit for 2020-21 was shared by the Catalan club via its official Twitter handle on Monday. ESPN reports Messi will train individually for the next few days, per La Liga’s strict coronavirus protocols, before reintegrating with his teammates at a later date. Recall the record-breaking footballer last month informed Barcelona he wanted to depart this summer and intended to…
162 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, taking the total to 54,905 in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the disclosure via its verified Twitter handle on Saturday. According to the update by NCDC, Lagos topped the list of new cases with 53 infections, followed by Gombe-21. Others are Oyo-19, Delta-12, Ondo-11, Plateau-10, Ebonyi-9, FCT-6, Kwara-6, Kaduna-5, Rivers-3, Ogun-2, Anambra-2, Imo-2 and Ekiti-1. Total recoveries and fatalities in the country rose to 42,922 and 1,054 respectively. A breakdown of the cases as reported by NCDC reads below: https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1302372404430278657?s=20
Some supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have asked Nigerians not to blame President Muhammadu Buhari for the current economic difficulties being experienced in the country. They claim that the situation in the country was a direct punishment from God to the people of Nigeria for their various sinful acts. According to Sahara Reporters, the President’s supporters chants this in a widely circulated Hausa song titled “Babu ruwan Buhari” meaning ‘It has nothing to do with Buhari’. “People should stop blaming Buhari for current hardship. It is our sins and disobedience to Allah that put us in difficulties,” the…
Barcelona football star, Lionel Messi has confirmed he will remain at the Spanish club. More details soon.
The Peoples Democratic Party National Youth Frontiers has threatened to mobilise its members for a nationwide protests if Federal Government fail to reverse the recent increase in both electricity tariff and fuel price hike. Just as Nigerians were trying to come to terms with the new electricity tariff increase, the Federal Government Wednesday, announced the upward review of the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) from N145 to N161 per litre. Usman Austin Okai, National Coordinator of the PDP youth group, after an emergency meeting with members on Thursday said the new price was targeted at shortchanging the poor…
The Buhari administration has ruptured the ceiling of liberties it enjoys. Like King Solomon in his last uneventful years, the government has compounded the yoke of the people with the rocketing of the prices of essential commodities. It appears the administration has lost its sensory organ and has become insentient to the ‘’wailing’’ of citizens. And like the Israelites in the twilight of a failing Solomon rule, Nigerians are seeking another ‘’messiah’’. Just five years ago, President Muhammadu Buhari made overtures of blunting the economic perils Nigerians endure. He seduced citizens with the promise of humbling the dollar and arresting…
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Yahaya Bello as the Governor of Kogi State. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi Governorship Election, Musa Wada had challenged the election victory of Governor Bello at the apex court on five grounds. Wada claimed that the election held on November 16, 2019, was riddled with serious electoral infractions; rigging and over-voting, and that Governor Bello didn’t secure the highest vote. The supreme court, however, disagreed with the appeal filed by the PDP governorship candidate, in its judgement delivered on Monday. More details soon.
Kano State Government has reacted to the concern raised by Kano elders under the Kano Unity Forum (KUF) headed by the former presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC) Alhaji Bashir Tofa, on plans to secure N300 billion loan from China for the construction of light rail in the state. “The exact amount being borrowed is shrouded in secrecy: Is it 684 million euros equivalent to over N300 billion alluded by Vanguard 27/7/2020 or N828 billion imputed by a Kano political opposition movement? The nature of the loan portfolio is equally suspicious: Is The loan to be repaid…