Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said he did not grant any approval for the construction of an armoury to former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, or any governor during his presidential term between 2010 and 2015. “I am not aware of any approval (to build an armoury to stockpile weapons),” Mr Jonathan told Press men Thursday afternoon through a close associate, who was a minister in his administration. He advised this newspaper to further confirm from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, that no such approval was granted. Mr Dasuki has in the past four years been in the…
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A fast-rising Nollywood screenwriter, actor and director, Kagho Akpor, reportedly drowned in a swimming pool at a popular hotel in Asaba, Delta State, on Tuesday. His older brother, Idhebor, also a popular Lagos-based filmmaker, broke the news on Facebook on Wednesday. Both brothers co-owned a film production company called ‘BCBLUNT Films’. The deceased was one of the sons of a veteran journalist, Caesar Kagho. Although the circumstances surrounding his death remain sketchy, multiple reports by his friends on Facebook claim the deceased was at a movie location with other crew members when he fell into the pool. They said the…
The Ondo State Police Command wishes to allay the fear of the general public as a result of the news making the rounds on the Social media that an eighteen seater bus conveying some passengers from ikere to Akure was blocked and ten passengers kidnapped…
On the day a faction of Afenifere met with President Muhammadu Buhari, another faction strongly criticised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The faction of the Yoruba socio-political group that met with Mr Buhari was led by Ayo Fasanmi and included Tajudeen Olusi, Segun Osoba and Bola Tinubu. A separate faction, led by Reuben Fasoranti, met in Akure after which it criticised Mr Osinbajo for his comments on the security situation in Nigeria while speaking in New York, on Sunday. The Fasoranti-led faction has been critical of the Buhari administration and supported Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election, while the Fasanmi…
The All Progressives Congress in Ogun State on Tuesday called on federal authorities to promptly arrest the state’s immediate-past governor, Ibikunle Amosun, warning that failure to do so would constitute a mockery of the country’s rule of law. Mr Amosun is a member of the APC, although he supported another party’s candidate for the Ogun governorship election in March. “The handover of such huge arms and ammunition is a confirmation of our pre-election outcry that the state was unsafe and that the governor was stockpiling arms and ammunitions for the purpose of wrecking havoc,” spokesperson Tunde Oladunjoye said in a…
AFENIFERE, the Yoruba Socio- Political group Tuesday lambast the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over his comment that the kidnapping stories in the country are not true but fueled by politics. The group describe him as a disgrace to the Yoruba race by his “opportunistic and provocative utterances” Rising from its monthly meeting at Akure, ondo state, the country home of its national leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the group lamented that the region is still under siege and “overwhelmed by reports of traumatization of our people by Fulani herdsmen/kidnappers/militia all across the Six states in the zone as well as Kwara…
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has made up his mind on his next move.The Senegalese international made it known on quote when interviewed on monday saying “I think, I’ll stay in Napoli. Being one of the world’s most coveted defender, the Napolitano has been rumored to have attracted a huge some of €150million.Reports suggested Napoli owner Oscar De Luarentis is only willing to part away with his dynamo for such a huge amount.Manchester United, PSG, Barcelona, Chelsea, to mention a few have been rumored to be on the trail of koulibaly with no official bid yet to be launched.
Olu Onemola, who was appointed Special Assistant on New Media by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has rejected the appointment. He announced his decision in a statement on Sunday. Mr Onemola’s appointment was announced in a letter from the Senate President to the Clerk to the National Assembly on Monday. Mr Lawan wants the former aide to serve in the same capacity he did with former Senate President, Bukola Saraki. However, the appointment has generated rife criticisms. Nigerians loyal to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) criticised Mr Lawan for making such appointment outside the circle of party loyalists. A similar controversy…
Chelsea have appointed former goalkeeper Petr Cech as their new technical and performance advisor. The 37-year-old’s role will be to provide advice on all football and performance matters, as well as developing stronger links between the academy and first team. Cech will be based at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground and will work closely with director Marina Granovskaia and the coaching staff. He will also travel with the team home and away. After confirming his return to Stamford Bridge, Cech told the club’s website: “I feel very privileged to have this opportunity to join Chelsea again and help create the best…
The Nigerian government has placed a ban on the manufacturing of small bottles of ‘Sniper’, an agro-chemical that has increasingly become a choice killer for persons contemplating suicide. The Punch Newspaper reported that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said the ban became necessary because of the recent wave of suicide cases across the country has been linked to the intake of Sniper. This is coming days after the agency said it may direct a change in the packaging of sniper as part of plans to discourage the use of agro-chemical as a tool for suicide. Many Nigerians have been…