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Atletico Blasted By Spain PM Over Vinicius Racism Incident

Atletico Blasted By Spain PM Over Vinicius Racism Incident

September 20, 2022 8:36 pm

Pedro Sanchez who is the Spanish prime minister has openly condemned and berated Atletico Madrid on Tuesday for not taking a full stand against some of the racist chants which had emanated from their supporters aimed at Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior.

Some sectors of the crowd chanted “You are a monkey, Vinicius, you are a monkey,” before and during Real Madrid’s 2-1 win at Atletico’s Metropolitano stadium on Sunday, while some of the missiles which had also included lighters had been thrown at him and Brazilian compatriot Rodrygo as they celebrated a goal.

 

Liga will report the events …

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Nigeria’s Biggest Challenge Is National Unity – VP Osinbajo

September 20, 2022 8:29 pm

The Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has on Tuesday revealed that one of the biggest challenges that the country is facing today is on national unity and other dividend factors.

Osinbajo had also made this statement at the one-day National Unity Conference which had been organised by the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (AANI) in Abuja.

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And the Vice President who had been represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed had also commended the alumni for always coming in …

2023 Stop Using Obi To Seek Relevance, Oshiomhole Warned

2023: Stop Using Obi To Seek Relevance, Oshiomhole Warned

September 20, 2022 7:05 am

A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has been heavily criticised over his latest criticism of the Labour Party (LP), presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Oshiomhole was lambasted for allegedly trying to leverage on Obi’s popularity to seek relevance.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the former APC National Chairman had berated Obi for failing to tackle insecurity while he was the Governor of Anambra State.

Addressing a youth conference in Abuja, Oshiomhole said the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, took some major steps towards tackling insecurity because Obi failed during …

2023 Corruption Is Ruining Nigeria, I Will End It – Obi

2023: Corruption Is Ruining Nigeria, I Will End It – Obi

September 20, 2022 6:55 am

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has asserted that fiscal recklessness, inability to tackle insecurity and corruption have been primarily responsible for Nigeria’s failing economy.

Obi also said that domestic problems, caused by leadership failure, have damaged the unity and cohesiveness of the country.

The former Anambra State governor, made this known while speaking at the Private Sector Economic Forum organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, said the government that would succeed the Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari regime in 2023 would be confronted by an array of daunting challenges, both …

2023 I’m PDP Member But ‘Obidient’ – Ex-Reps Member, Isibor

2023: I’m PDP Member But ‘Obidient’ – Ex-Reps Member, Isibor

September 20, 2022 6:29 am

A former member of the House of Representatives and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ogbeide Ifaluyi-Isibor, has declared support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, over his PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar.

Ifaluyi-Isibor said though he supported former Vice-President Atiku in the 2019 presidential election, he has switched to support Obi for the 2023 presidency because of his track records.

Ifaluyi-Isibor, also the Director of Mobilisation, Nigeria Diaspora Youth Coalition for Peter Obi, disclosed this on Monday while fielding questions on a Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily program which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New …

Disgraced Ex-King Of Spain Pays Last Respects To Queen Elizabeth

Disgraced Ex-King Of Spain Pays Last Respects To Queen Elizabeth

September 19, 2022 7:20 pm

Juan Carlos I who is Spain’s disgraced former king and his successor have also been counted among those who had attended the final funeral rites of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, in a sign of public rapprochement.

Juan Carlos who had abdicated while still in power with his tenure mired in scandal in 2014 had also gone into self-imposed exile in the United Arab Emirates in 2020 against a background of numerous investigations into his fortune.

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But the former king and his estranged wife Queen Sofia …

Nigerian Youths Will Work With Tinubu’s Govt - Yahaya Bello

Nigerian Youths Will Work With Tinubu’s Govt – Yahaya Bello

September 19, 2022 7:15 pm

The Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello has come out to reiterate his earlier statement that the Nigerian youths will be determining the intricacies of how the government of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who is candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC would be run if he is elected president in 2023. 

Governor Bello who has just been appointed as the National Youth Coordinator for the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council had made this revealations today.

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According to Tinubu, Bello had also deserved the appointment considering his impressive political …

2023 Retaining Power In The North Wrong, Obasanjo Bombs PDP

Queen Elizabeth Had Great Human Relations – Obasanjo

September 19, 2022 7:03 pm

As the final burial rites and the remains of the late Queen Elizabeth II were on Monday interred in the United Kingdom (UK), one of the former Nigerian Presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has made an open disclosure that he had tremendous respect for the dead Head of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Obasanjo had also described her as a personality who has some great human relations, whom he equally had a perfect relationship with while she had been alive.

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Obasanjo had made this speech on Monday, when he had …

'You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourself' LP Lambastes Oshiomhole

‘You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourself’ LP Lambastes Oshiomhole

September 19, 2022 6:06 am

The Labour Party has claimed former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole should be ashamed of himself over his attempt to use insecurity to measure the performance of Peter Obi, while in office as Anambra State Governor years ago.

National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Comrade Arabambi Abayomi, said this in response to claims by Oshiomhole that Obi was incapable of solving Nigeria’s insecurity because he failed to tackle insecurity in Anambra State while he served as Governor.

In an interview with newsmen on Sunday, Arabambi said, ‘I’m aware that Oshimohole was governor of …

Over 500 World Leaders Set To Grace Queen’s Funeral Today

September 19, 2022 5:50 am

No fewer than 500 world leaders, made up of heads of state and government will grace the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II today (Monday).

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the guests and dignitaries have already started to arrive in London for the final rites of the UK monarch, who had earlier passed away last Thursday, September 8 at the age of 96.

The Queen’s death has literally brought the UK to a standstill as the funeral rites have dominated activities in the country and beyond in honour of the Queen, who reigned for 70 years, the longest so …

2023 Sanwo-Olu Declared Winner Of Lagos APC Guber Ticket

Ibeju Community Begs Gov Sanwo-Olu To Approve Oba-Elect

September 18, 2022 8:54 pm

The indgenes of Ibeju in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State have made an open appealed to the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to make sure that he approves the monarch recommendation which had been made to him regarding the choice of the next Onibeju, who is the traditional ruler of the town.

According to the indiegenes who voiced out to newsmen, the delay in appointing the next traditional ruler of the town has also led to a terrible situation where some of the people were now claiming to be the Oba-elect, a development that said can breach peace …

Gov Emmanuel Extends Curfew As Protest Turns Violent

Gov Udom Directs Full Investigation Into Uyo Building Collapse

September 18, 2022 8:52 pm

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has finally announced some new directives which details a panel of inquiry to be set up to investigate cause of the collapse of a Four-storey building that had been under construction at Iman Street, off Aka Road Uyo last Saturday.

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy Mr. Ini Ememobong had also made this known in a statement which had been made available to newsmen on Sunday in Uyo.

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According to Ememobong, the governor commiserated with the families of the victims of the building …

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