"I Prostrated For Amosun, Begged Him For Governorship Ambition" - Dapo Abiodun

Ogun State governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Prince Dapo Abiodun said he once prostrated to his estranged friend Governor Ibikunle Amosun to accept the governorship ambition of Senator Solomon Adeola, a son of Yewa from Ogun West. He made the disclosure at a meeting with Yewa Traditional Council in Ilaro, debunking rumours that he was aversed to the idea of having a governor from the area for Ogun. “Let nobody...

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2019: 2,000 APC, ADP members defect to PDP in Niger

No fewer than 2,000 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Advanced Democratic Party, ADP, have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Niger State. The decampees were received on Wednesday by the former governor of the state and leader of the party in the state, Muazu Babangida Aliyu at the PDP gubernatorial campaign flag-off in Bida, the headquarters of Bida local government area. Those from the APC were...

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Photo of the damages from the Abule egba fire disaster

Here are some of the damages caused by the fire outbreak at Abule egba on the 19th December, 2018 ...

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Hazard Can Be Chelsea’s All-Time Great, Says Zola

Chelsea assistant manager Gianfranco Zola has urged Eden Hazard to reject a potential offer from Real Madrid and focus on becoming the Blues’ all-time greatest player. Hazard has been strongly linked with Real for several months after the Belgium star refused to rule out a move to the Bernabeu and admitted playing for the Spanish giants would be a dream come true. The 27-year-old’s current contract with Chelsea expires in June 2020 and...

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Suspected Ritual Killers And Fraudsters Paraded By Police In Ogun

Punch Metro reports that the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force has paraded four suspected ritualists and four fraudsters, who allegedly pretended to be herbalists in Ogun state. The suspected ritualists and dealers in human parts are, Ajibola Mustapha, 30; Waheed Oyerinde, 32; Saheed Ashiru, 28; and Lateef Taoheed. The police said they were arrested on December 10 around 9.45pm. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone...

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26-Year-Old Assistant Pastor Brutally Murdered Inside Church In Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command has launched manhunt for the killers of a young pastor in Okpoko area of Onitsha. Spokesperson for the command, SP Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident said that a complaint at Okpoko division stated that on the December 18, at about 4am, three unknown men scaled the fence of Christ Holy church located at No 30 Orumba Street Okpoko and forcefully entered the room of the Assistant Pastor one Justice...

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Ogun APC Governorship Candidate, Dapo Abiodun, In Certificate Scandal

According to documents seen by TheCable, Abiodun declared only his West African School Certificate (1978) in the Form CF001 that he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on October 23, 2018, ahead of the 2019 general election. However, when he ran as the APC senatorial candidate (Ogun east) in 2015, he claimed to have attended the University of Ife, Ile-Ife (graduating in 1986) and Kennesaw State University,...

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Mohamed Salah Crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year 2018

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted BBC African Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row. The 26-year-old beat Medhi Benatia, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane and Thomas Partey to the prize. The Premier League’s player of the year scored 44 goals in 52 games for Liverpool last season.   “It’s a great feeling to win again. I’m happy and I would like to win it also next year!” said Salah. As well as...

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I can’t wait to debate Buhari — Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, said on Friday night that he was keenly looking forward to next month’s presidential debate, moments after watching the vice-presidential debate in Abuja. Mr Abubakar expressed satisfaction with the showing of his running mate, Peter Obi, at the vice-presidential debate at Transcorp Hilton Hotels. “I watched with pride as Peter Obi laid out our vision to...

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Jimi Agbaje reveals why he dumped Tinubu

Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos state, has given reason why he left the camp of the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement on Saturday, Agbaje said it was based on differences in principles, as he took exception to the rule of one man dictating how Lagos should be governed. It would be recalled that Agbaje parted ways with...

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2019: APC begs Buhari not to attend presidential debate, tells him what to do

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in the United Kingdom has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to attend the debate organised for candidates vying for the highest office in the land in 2019.Hide quoted text The party made the appeal yesterday in a post by its leader, Ade Omole, on the party’s verified Twitter handle. Recall that the Nigeria Election Debate Group, NEDG, had fixed January 19, 2019 for a debate among five selected...

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PDP Raises Alarm Over ‘Secret Agreement’ Between EFCC And APC.

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, on Wednesday alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the police had entered into a secret agreement with the All Progressives Congress to cripple  PDP states. Secondus added that the alleged move was aimed at  stopping  the PDP’s bid  to reclaim power and “rescue the country from the  inept rule of the APC”. However, ...

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Nigerian Man Kills Defenseless Man After Night Of Clubbing In UK

Two men including a Nigerian who killed a defenceless man in a Greenwich street, London have been jailed at the Old Bailey today. Ibrahim James, of Woolwich was jailed for 22 years and Andrew Adekoya, 22 of Greenwich was jailed for 16 years. Both were found guilty of the manslaughter of Jozef Boci at the same court on 18 October. The court heard how 30-year-old Jozef was targeted by a group of men following an incident at the South Pole...

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Mourinho names players to blame for 2-1 defeat to Valencia

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has blamed fringe players for their 2-1 loss to Valencia on Wednesday. The Red Devils missed a big chance to finish top of Group H in the Champions League, after Juventus also lost to Young Boys in Switzerland. Mourinho made eight changes for the game at the Mestalla, ahead of the trip to Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend, but the new faces failed to impress. Carlos Soler strike...

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Chelsea’s Morata in shock move to Barcelona

LaLiga giants, Barcelona have made a shock move to sign Alvaro Morata from Chelsea in January. Morata has struggled to command a regular spot in the first-team at Chelsea. The Spaniard arrived Stamford Bridge from Real Madrid in the summer of 2017. The Mirror reports that Morata’s agents have been in touch with Barcelona over a possible January deal for the Spanish international. The newspaper reports that a loan move until the end...

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Lamido welcomes 2000 APC defectors to Jigawa PDP

Citing inability of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to fulfill its electioneering promises, more than 2000 members of the party have defected en masse to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The mostly young poiliticians, who were led by an APC stalwart in Limawa ward, Alhaji Umaru Makama Galamawa, decried the ruling party’s resort to lies and propaganda to cover ineptitude and lack of focused leadership. Galamawa...

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2019 election : I won’t campaign for APC’s gov candidate in Oyo – SHITTU

Communications Minister, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, yesterday, swore not to campaign for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Oyo State. Shittu, a close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, was one of the contestants who vied for the governorship ticket of the APC in Oyo State. He became aggrieved after he lost the ticket in controversial circumstances to a protégé of Governor Abiola Ajimobi, his arch-political...

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Buhari Warns Amosun Over Anti-Party Activities

Details of President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State on Monday emerged on Wednesday as sources said the president gave the embattled governor a stern warning to desist from anti-party activity in the state, Daily Independent has learnt. It was gathered that the president, who frowned at the governor’s statement that while he will support him for the presidential election, he will not support the All...

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