March 9, 2020

Your Call For Restructuring Is Too Late - FFK To Obasanjo

Your Call For Restructuring Is Too Late – FFK To Obasanjo

March 9, 2020 5:43 am
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has told former President Olusegun Obasanjo, ex-Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd), and erstwhile military commander, Theophilus Danjuma, to shun the idea of restructuring, adding that nothing will stop self-determination.

Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said the call coming from the elder statesmen, is rather too late now.

He said that the trio had rejected restructuring in 1967 at Aburi and instead, decided to fight Igbos, wondering why the call is coming now when self determination has taken over.

 

He said, “I believe that a lot of

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Reno Omokri Queries Lagos Govt On Coronavirus

Reno Omokri Queries Lagos Govt On Coronavirus

March 9, 2020 5:38 am

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has queried the Lagos State Government for keeping the identity of the coronavirus patient away from the public.

Since the first case of the Coronavirus was confirmed in Nigeria, many have pushed for the identity of the Italian to be revealed.

The clergyman to his social media platforms to point out that in 2014, the identity of the index case of Ebola virus in Nigeria, Patrick Sawyer, was made public and nobody saw anything wrong with that.

Read Also: Oshiomhole Unstable, Out To Destroy Nigeria – Omokri

He wonders why …

Ronaldo Calms Virus Fears, Plays Match In Fanless Pitch

Ronaldo Calms Virus Fears, Plays Match In Fanless Pitch

March 9, 2020 5:37 am

There is no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the finest and funniest players in the world of football – and he showed it once again Sunday before Juventus took on Inter Milan in an empty stadium.

The game was played without fans present after the Italian government ordered that all matches are held behind closed doors until April 3rd as a precautionary measure in the fight against the deadly coronavirus.

The number of people to have died from the coronavirus in Italy has shot up by 133 in a day to 366, officials say.

The total number of …

Oshiohmole Omo-Agege, South South Leaders Stand Behind Oshiomhole

Omo-Agege, South South Leaders Stand Behind Oshiomhole

March 9, 2020 5:35 am

The Southsouth chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown its weight behind the embattled National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiohmole.

The Southsouth chapter of the party also re-stated Oshiomhole’s claim that those behind the crisis rocking the ruling party are the people nursing political ambitions in 2023.

The chapter also dissociated itself from what it called “a brigandage” sponsored by mischief makers who plan to destabilize the party for their selfish political motives.

The Southsouth chapter’s position was contained in a statement signed by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo Agege, who is the party’s Southsouth Leader; Southsouth …

Lawyers Battle For Ronaldinho Over Fake Passport Arrest

Lawyers Battle For Ronaldinho Over Fake Passport Arrest

March 9, 2020 5:35 am

Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho did not deliberately use a fake passport and should be released by authorities in Paraguay, his lawyer said.

The two-time world player of the year and his brother Roberto, who was detained with him, spent their third night behind bars in the capital Asuncion on Sunday after using forged travel documents to enter the country.

Their Brazilian lawyer Sergio Queiroz said he would ask for the pair to be released and allowed to return to their home country when they next appear before a judge on Monday.

“Ronaldinho did not commit a crime because he did …

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