Following the directive of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State insisting that all ongoing urban road projects must be completed immediately, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Gerald Otiji, has read the riot act to all the construction firms, warning that failure to meet the deadline given to them would attract sanctions in…
BY CLAIRE SAVAGE A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. No injuries were reported, both planes were of Boeing design, and the FAA says it will investigate the incident. The left wing tip of Flight 11 from All Nippon Airways,…
By Taiwo Okanlawon Former Los Angeles-area gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis, suspected to have killed the late US rapper, Tupac Shakur, has been granted a $750,000 bail. Keffe D was arrested in September last year and was charged with murder with the use of a deadly weapon. Davis’ arrest came two months after Las…
By Adejayan Gbenga Gsong John Mikel Obi has hit out at former Super Eagles Captain, Sunday Oliseh, labeling him as the worst coach in history. During a recent installment of his Obi-One-Podcast, the 36-year-old retired football icon discussed his encounters with the former Nigerian national team. He vehemently expressed discontent with Oliseh’s managerial abilities. “He…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he regrets pleading with the former Chairman of the PDP in Rivers State, Felix Obuah and other governorship aspirants of the party to step down for Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Thisday reports that the former governor, who made this disclosure at a thanksgiving service organized…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Owerri, Imo State capital during the second-term inauguration of the state governor, Hope Uzodimma. Tinubu and Obasanjo were invited to grace the inauguration which was held at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri. That was the first public meeting of the two leaders after…
Aisha Tamba, the 18-year-old wife of Senegalese footballer, Sadio Mane has stated that his money and fame will not change her because she is not interested in it. The former Liverpool star married Aisha Tamba in an Islamic ceremony on January 7 in Keur Massar, a suburb in the capital city of Dakar, Senegal. 31-year-old…
BY JONATHAN JOSHUA Clemens Westerhof asked more questions in his comments shortly after Nigeria’s match with Equatorial Guinea on Sunday afternoon. He was disappointed that Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw in their opening match. Clemens Westerhof tenure in Nigeria arguably remains the best. After qualifying the Eagles to their first World Cup…
The affected persons include two former Ekiti State governors, Kayode Fayemi and Ayo Fayose; former Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle; two former Enugu State governors, Chimaroke Nnamani and Sullivan Chime; former Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Adamu; former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Others are former Rivers State governor, Peter Odili; former Abia State governor, Theodore…
By Jake Clifford Led by Nyesom Wike, who is now the FCT Minister, the G5 had previously supported Tinubu’s candidacy in the 2023 election. G5 regroup in Port Harcourt, unveils plan to throw PDP under the bus again. The G5 group, a group of rebellious former governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has once…
