Author: Rashaad Harris

Former House of Representatives speaker Honourable Yakubu Dogara has chided the Minister of State for Labour Festus Keyamo for calling him a “political prostitute” and a backstabber. The former speaker was reacting to an earlier tweet by the activist turned politician, who was in turn reacting to an earlier tweet by the speaker, wherein he mocked the appeal of President Buhari to Nigerians to vote for All Peoples Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “I know that PMB loves to crack jokes but I didn’t know he will escalate it to the level of satire. Asiwaju ‘ll give his…

According to Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Labour Party’s Presidential candidate — Peter Obi, is the light that has come to shine over Nigeria. Lawal, who opposed the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), respectively said he has repented because he has “seen the light.”Lawal made this shocking revelation while fielding questions on Channels Television’s “The Verdict 2023”, on Friday.He said: “I’ve seen the light; you can repent when you see the light. I’ve seen the light, I saw the light and I repented, I’m sorry. I did that before.“The…

According to the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization, the APC’s presidential candidate — Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, is to be blamed for Nigeria’s current economic problems. This was said in a statement released on Saturday in Abuja and signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, the spokesperson for the Atiku-Okowa presidential campaign.Ologbondiyan said, “The Atiku/Okowa campaign recalls how Tinubu led a vicious anti-people campaign against the introduction of gradual removal of fuel subsidy which had accompanying palliatives that were cushioning the effects of subsidy on Nigerians.“The Campaign also recalls how Tinubu reportedly engineered and masterminded the reckless and shady increase in the subsidy payment by…

Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, was the star for Leicester as he bagged two assists and also scored in their 4-2 away win against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.It was Iheanacho’s second goal in the Premier League and his fourth in all competitions for Leicester this season. It is a return to winning ways for Leicester in the Premier League after losing one and drawing one of their last two fixtures. Leicester equalised in the 12th minute after Iheanacho set up James Maddison who made a simple finish.Iheanacho then made it 2-2 on 41 minutes as he…

The Teranga Lions of Senegal defeated the Foxes of Algeria 5-4 after penalty shootouts in the final of the 2022 CAF Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) to emerge champions. Senegalese made history as they became the first ever West African country to win the prestigious trophy since it was introduced in 2009. Both teams started the game on blisteringpace with excellent passes from both sets of players to make the match a highly-competitive Algeria, the host nation were a bit stronger in the opening minutes of the match and created a lot of half chances but the defense of Senegal remained…

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has come under fire from the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) for equating the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party — Peter Obi, with a Nollywood actor. The Guild portrays El-Rufai as not only disparaging to the acting profession but also humiliating to the actors in Nollywood in a sharply worded statement signed by the organization’s Director of Communications, Kate Henshaw.Recall that El Rufai in an interview with TVC a few days ago likened Peter Obi to a joke, saying: “Peter Obi is a Nollywood actor, and that is all he will speak about.…

Prior to the February 25th elections, President Muhammadu Buhari stated on Saturday in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, that he would continue to back Bola Tinubu’s bid for the nation’s next president. Buhari told party supporters at the presidential campaign rally in Lafia square, where he endorsed the candidature of Tinubu, his running mate, Kashim Shettima and the second-term bid of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa: “I’m very pleased today to be part of this campaign for Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “I have known him for more than 20 years…

According to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission — Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines have never failed and won’t fail Nigerians in the general election of 2023. Yakubu made this statement on Saturday in Abuja while reviewing activities at polling places in the Federal Capital Territory where a simulated voter accreditation exercise using BVAS machines was taking place.He said: “In the two polling units we have visited so far, there is no report of failure; the machines have performed optimally and this is the report we are getting so far nationwide.“We have also made…

Bendel Insurance’s winning start came to an end with a goalless draw against Gombe United in NPFL Matchday six fixture in Benin City. The Benin based club despite their brilliant form failed to go past a stubborn Gombe United who picked their first victory of the season against shooting stars last Matchday. Before kickoff, a minute of silence was observed in honor of late Referee Kingsley. Bendel Insurance who are the joint top scorers in the league with the league’s top scorer in Imade Osarenkhoe who featured for the full 90 couldn’t break a solid Gombe United defense at the…

Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.United progressed to the final of the League Cup in midweek after comfortably defeating Nottingham Forest across two legs in the semi-final of that competition, but Erik ten Hag’s attention turned back to the league campaign this weekend. The Reds lost 3-2 against Arsenal last time out in the Premier League and they were able to return to winning ways against Palace thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, which was enough to ensure the three points. Casemiro was sent off in the…