Reno Omokri, a former PDP presidential spokesman, has declared that he will vote for President Bola Tinubu over former Vice President Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Peter Obi (LP) in the 2027 election. Omokri, who fought for Atiku in the last election and was a staunch PDP supporter, took to X to explain why he switched ways. "If there are three names on the ballot in 2027 and they are as follows: Waziri Atiku Abubakar,...
Following games, Sir Alex Ferguson and the Manchester United football board are not permitted to enter the Old Trafford locker room. It comes after the club's new part-owner, INEOS, stripped Ferguson of his multi-million-pound ambassadorial role as part of a comprehensive cost-cutting initiative. Since resigning from his management position eleven years ago, the renowned Scot has served as United's global ambassador. However, as part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe'scost-cutting measures, he will no longer get his high pay after the current season ends. Ferguson will no longer be permitted to visit the Manchester United dressing room at Old Trafford following games, it has also been revealed,the Daily Mail claims that as part of a policy change, he has been advised to refrain from entering the United dressing room. United claims that there is now a "collective understanding" about who is allowed inside thechanging room, but they deny that they have explicitly barred Ferguson from it. Dressing room visits have been a part of United's culture for decades, and this is the end of a long-standing tradition. Sir Bobby Charlton, Mike Edelson, and David Gill were all welcome to visit and talk to the players in the past. According to reports, Ferguson was advised of the changes in a face-to-face meeting with Ratcliffe, who also informed him that United was no longer able to guarantee his yearly compensation.
The Plateau State Local Council elections have finished, with Austin Nwachukwu and Okoro Uzoma Anthony, two Igbo candidates for councillorship, emerging victorious. 304 councillors-elect around the state, including Nwachukwu and Uzoma, received certificates of return from the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission on Monday. Abia State native Nwachukwu was chosen to represent Tafawa Bela Ward in the Jos North Local Government Area, while Imo State native Okoro was chosen to serve as a council member for Vanderpuye Ward in the same local government area. On the People's Democratic Party program, both were firmly established. As he presented the certificates at PLASIEC headquarters in Jos, the state capital, Plangji Cishak, the chairman of the commission, congratulated the newly elected council members on their success in last Wednesday's council elections. Nevertheless, the 21 ward elections yielded no clear winner, hence the council members representing those districts were not granted certificates of return. The PLASIEC chairman affirmed that on Saturday, October 19, a new election will be held in the impacted wards.
At 6:45 p.m. on Monday, October 14, 2024, while the "Prime Time" program was in progress, EFCC agents raided Urban Radio 94.5fm in Enugu State and arrested presenter Favour Ekoh. The station confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday and apologised to its listeners for the disruption of the program. Urban Radio said that the agents allegedly "abducted presenters and seized communication equipment" without explaining their actions.“ The Board and Management of Urban Radio 94.5FM, Enugu regrets the abrupt halting and disruption...
Following a violent altercation between the two relatives on Monday, October 14, 2024, in Lagos State, a man known as Ganiyu Ibrahim fatally stabbed his cousin Afeez Akeem. The suspect remains at large, according to State Police Command spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to Punch. The PPRO stated that the police received a report from a woman stating that her nephew, Afeez Akeem, and her son, Ganiyu Ibrahim, got into a violent altercation due to a miscommunication. At approximately seven in the morning, Ganiyu and his cousin Afeez reportedly got into a heated debate that turned violent. As a result, Ganiyu broke a bottle and stabbed Afeez on the left side...
The governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared the beginning of commercial service on the red line rail.On February 29,...
The Tunisian pilot who flew the Super Eagles to Libya has said, he was order to land the airplane in...
Israel has made it known that it will consider the United States opinion but their decision will be made based...
At the close of workday on Monday October 14, Naira Appreciated from N1,690 to N1,680. The Naira also appreciated to...
The CEO of NNPCL has taken to social media to morn the death of his daughter Fatima, who passed away...
