Author: Rashaad Harris

Peter Obi has maintained his lead over the other two major contestants and Rabiu Kwankwaso, in a fresh poll conducted by Bloomberg. The former Anambra State Governor steered clear of the others in the poll result released on Friday, 15 days to the presidential election. The polls show Obi of Labour Party is the preferred candidate over Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. “Two-thirds of respondents said they intend to vote for Obi, a third-party candidate, in elections scheduled for later this month. The results of the survey conducted for Bloomberg News by Premise Data…

The spokesperson for the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign committee and former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani Kayode has accused Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of People’s Democratic Party(PDP) of holding clandestine meetings with the military too brass in order to scuttle the 2023 election and transition. “There are reports that @atiku had a secret meeting with serving military Generals in Abuja on Thursday. If true, it is troubling & has implications. What was the purpose? Why would a presidential candidate be having secret meetings with soldiers 14 days before the election?” He wrote. https://twitter.com/realFFK/status/1624320670468304899?t=jF-SRPLtgXN_3hABkZpUGA&s=19 The former minister questioned if the…

Five days after having her share the in the 65th Grammy Awards, Nigerian musician — Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems, has disclosed what attending the ceremony and eventually winning the accolade actually means to her. Tems who won her first Grammy via her contribution on “Wait For U,” has taken to Twitter a few days to express her appreciation to everyone who has been a part of her success story. However, in her recent interview with Vogue, the singer said: “I’ve never been in the same place with so many artists in one space before. The awards ceremony afforded…

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has called up 21 players to D’Tigers’ camp ahead of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers billed for Luanda, Angola.The NBBF unveiled the names of the invited players on their Twitter handle. Nineteen home-based players and two foreign-based pros make up the list of invitees for the qualifiers. They are expected to be in Abuja for the World Cup qualifiers, which holds from February 24 to 26, 2023.And the camp will run from February 12 to 21 at the indoor sports hall of the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja. D’Tigers will take on Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and…

Popular South African rapper Kiernan Forbes but popularly known as AKA has be confirmed dead by his family. Reports says the light skinned rapper was shot dead on Friday while standing in front of a restaurant in Durban, South Africa. His bodyguard, as well as some other person are said to have also been injured in the drive-by shooting, which occured around 10pm local time. “On arrival, paramedics met total chaos and a scene where two men, believed to be in their late 30s, sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics assisted the men and unfortunately the first male had sustained multiple…

According to Prince Uche Secondus, a former national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, the push for the delay of the deadline for the spending of old naira notes is being driven by corrupt politicians and vote-buyers. Additionally, he said that some politicians may have kept millions of old naira notes in their residences to use as bribes to influence votes during the election.Secondus, who spoke over the phone with Punch newspaper cautioned Nigerians about those who claimed to be fighting for the common good.His words: “If there is any policy of President Buhari that deserves to be supported, it…

Popular Nigerian actor and comedian, John Okafor, famously known as Mr Ibu, has spoken to The Punch about his family crisis, career, and other issues. Mr Ibu spoke at length about his marriage, and how extremely difficult it has been.When asked about the state of his current marriage, Mr Ibu said: “This is my final marriage. If this one falls apart, I won’t marry again. This is my fifth and worst marriage because my wife adopted what is not obtainable. “This feels like punishment; not marriage. I doubt if I am still in the marriage, because it seems she has…

Nigerian Super Eagles technical Adviser Coach Jose Peseiro has been given a honorary coaching diploma in line with his exceptional contributions in improving Nigerian football from the home scene Head of Nigerian coaches association Coach Ladan Bosso deemed it fit to recognize the portuguese tactician who has been supportive in the build up of the flying eagles preparing for the U-20 FIFA world cup qualifiers Jose Peseiro expressed optimism on the potentials of the team and extolled the vibrant tactical knowledge of Coach Ladan BossoTechnically, with ninety percent (90% ) of the U 20 team made of players based in…

Chelsea defender, Thiago Silva has said he is ‘so happy’ after extending his Blues contract until the summer of 2024. Silva, who turns 39 in September, has made 106 appearances for Chelsea since he arrived at the club in 2020 from Paris Saint-Germain. The Brazilian defender who joined Chelsea three years ago, put to pen a new deal until June 2024 on a year contract.The Brazilian centre-back, who has 113 caps, has appeared in 19 of Chelsea’s 21 Premier League games so far this season. “I am honestly so happy to continue my career with the Blues,” Silva told Chelsea’s…

Across 10 stadia, the 2022/23 abridged Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) will experience fireworks as MatchDay 7 fixtures hold this weekend.Today in Group A, it will be the winless Nasarawa United against Kwara United while in Group B, one of the privately owned clubs in the league, Doma United of Gombe will be punching above their weight as they visit one of the traditional clubs, Enugu Rangers at the Awka City stadium. Wikki Tourists who recorded their first win of the season when they defeated Enugu Rangers 1-0 in the Week 6 match played last Sunday in Bauchi will be…