PDP Leadership Implodes As Rival Factions Suspend Each Other
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slipped into a full-blown leadership crisis as two rival factions of its National Working Committee (NWC) issued suspensions against each other on Saturday, throwing the party into confusion less than two years before the 2027 general election. The tension began after an emergency NWC meeting in Abuja, where one…
Tanzania President Wins 98% In Election As Opposition Says Hundreds Killed
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan condemned protests around the election in which she was declared winner on Saturday with almost 98 per cent of the vote, while the opposition said hundreds have been killed by security forces. The electoral commission said Hassan won 97.66 per cent of the vote, with turnout at 87 per cent,…
Trump Threatens Military Action In Nigeria Over ‘Killing Of Christians’
President Donald Trump has threatened to send US forces into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” if Africa’s most populous country does not stem what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamists. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may…
Man Remanded For Allegedly Killing Wife Over Refusal To Prepare Kuli-Kuli
The Kano State High Court sitting on Miller Road, presided over by Justice Musa Dahiru, has remanded a man in a correctional facility over allegations that he killed his wife after she refused to prepare kuli-kuli (groundnut cake) for him. The defendant, Idris Kurma, was arraigned on a culpable homicide charge, contrary to Section 221…
Court Judgment Won’t Stop National Convention – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the judgment of the Federal High Court will not halt its preparations for the forthcoming national convention scheduled to hold in November. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made this known in a statement on Thursday following the court’s ruling. Ologunagba described the judgment as an…
New Juve Manager Spalletti Eyes Scudetto
New Juventus manager Luciano Spalletti said on Friday that his seventh-placed team are capable of challenging for the Sere A title. “Of course, I hope this team can still get involved in the title race,” he said Friday, on the eve of Juve’s game at Cremonese. Spalletti, who succeeds the sacked Igor Tudor, added: “As…
Turkish Football Suspends 149 Referees Accused Of Betting
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Friday suspended 149 referees accused of betting on matches. The TFF said in a statement that its disciplinary committee had handed out suspensions ranging from eight to 12 months, the TFF said, adding that investigations are continuing into three other referees. An investigation by the federation into 571 referees…
Court Stops 2025 PDP’s National Convention
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the planned 2025 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) until the party complies with the statutory requirements of the party, the Constitution and the Electoral Act are met. Delivering judgement on Friday in a suit filed by three aggrieved members of…
Presidential Pardon: ‘Govt That Thinks After Acting’ – Atiku Blasts Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday lashed out at Bola Tinubu, saying Nigerians are witnessing a “government that thinks after it acts.” Atiku described Tinubu administration’s return on the list of presidential pardons which includes drug traffickers, kidnappers, and other hardened criminals as an act of shame and not wisdom. The presidency had released…
Drama As JAMB Officials Walk Out On House Committee
There was mild drama at the National Assembly on Wednesday when representatives of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) staged a walkout during a session with the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, was absent and sent a Director, Mufutau Bello, to represent him. Trouble…