By Jide Ajani Between his moustache and his hair,  I never knew which he paid more attention to in those days.  However, his well-cultivated moustache made me admire him from a distance.In fact, the first day I saw him at his Festac residence, my gaze was fixed on his moustache as he entered the living room […]

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that defender Gabriel Magalhães volunteered to take the decisive penalty during the Gunners’ UEFA Champions League final clash against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, Dr. Adebowale A. Adedokun, weekend briefed President Bola Tinubu on the ongoing procurement reform in the agency. He gave the briefing while paying Sallah homage to the President at his Lagos residence, as part of activities marking the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Speaking after […]

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has said his administration would make the office of the Vice President an active partner in governance and not a ceremonial position.

By Efe Onodjae  A political group in Bariga, Somolu Constituency II of Lagos State has called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to restore what it described as the mandate of the incumbent lawmaker representing the constituency, Hon. Samuel Olufemi Apata, following the party’s recently concluded primary election. In a press statement […]

Clashes between football fans and security forces across France led to the arrest of 416 people following Paris Saint-Germain’s, PSG, UEFA Champions League triumph over Arsenal.

By Mohammed Aina Last Saturday was supposed to be a day of triumph for Governor Seyi Makinde. The hall in Ibadan was filled with party colours and political symbolism. Delegates rose to their feet. A new political movement announced itself. The Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) handed its presidential flag to the governor of Oyo State […]

.says they won’t be cowed or intimidated By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Cross River State, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, has condemned Governor Bassey Otu for allegedly threatening to “crush opposition politicians in the State ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a press release, Sunday , the PDP […]

•The election that could kill Nigeria’s old political formula By Luminous Janamike As zoning, ethnicity and religious balancing come under pressure, presidential hopefuls increasingly search for competence over vote-delivering power brokers For months, Nigeria’s opposition politicians have spoken the language of coalition, unity and rescue. They gathered in Ibadan and issued declarations. They warned against the emergence […]

Call it another ‘Battle of Musanga’, the 1996 Nollywood epic that depicted clashes between indigenous kingdoms and early European colonizers east of the Niger Delta. This time, the battle won’t play out on screen. It’s moving to the political arena.