Author: Rashaad Harris

A Chinese marathon runner chain-smoked for the duration of a race – and still finished in less than three and a half hours. Nicknamed “Uncle Chen”, the serial smoker leant on the old habit while completing the Xin’anjiang Marathon near Shanghai last week. Chen, 50, finished the arduous race in just 3hrs 28mins and placed 574th out of more than 1,500 competitors. After pictures of Chen went viral on social media site Weibo, race organisers shared his race certificate and confirmed the impressive finishing time. Chen has also been pictured chain-smoking while tackling other events, including the 2018 Guangzhou Marathon…

The presidential candidates of the PDP and Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi were present at the Lagos Business School on Tuesday as special guests. Again, APC’S presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu boycotted the event, this time, the flag-off of his campaign in Plateau, was the perfect excuse. Tinubu has boycotted several meetings where the top three President contestants have been called to speak. He also failed to show up at the NBA Conference, at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria(ICAN) and also at the recent Arise TV town hall meeting. Tinubu and his team have given series…

President Muhammadu Buhari accompanied Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the APC Presidential Candidate began his campaign in Plateau on Tuesday. Also present were all 22 APC governors. Massive crowds were present at the rally as Tinubu said, “Today I am in the historic city of Jos to flag off my presidential campaign. I have come, with my party to reaffirm our commitment to the ideals of progressive, democratic governance and to the fruits that only such governance can bring to our nation and its diverse people. “25th February 2023 is a contest to define the soul of the nation and to…

APC’S presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has continued to fumble his way through his presidential bid. Switch Nigeria has in recent times shown his inability to piece together cohesive words to make for good communication. In a recent meeting with private business owners in Lagos, Tinubu had his aides address the guests on his agenda for the country. He has spent a considerable amount of time in London for medical purposes, which his party denied. Today in Plateau, the former Lagos State Governor again made a mistake, referring to his party as PDP. Watch: [wpvideo GytpSVa3]

The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has gracefully answered Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State. The former CBN governor had in an interview said Peter Obi will not win next year’s polls. He further said that the road projects Peter Obi constructed during his term as governor of Anambra were substandard. However, at an event Obi attended on Tuesday, he said Soludo is a professor and his elder brother, so he should develop Anambra like a professor. Link to the video: https://youtu.be/Ku1FWoenBg4 “Governor Soludo remains my brother, we are very close. I remain prayerful for him. For…

No fewer than 159 Nigerians have been repatriated from Libya by the Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The 159 persons, who are irregular immigrants, have for long being stranded in the North African nation. This was made known in a statement released by Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’affaires en titre, of the Nigerian Mission to Libya, on Tuesday in Abuja. Musa said that the 159 evacuees, left Mitiga International Airport, Tripoli at 2.30 p.m and are expected to arrive the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos at 6.40 p.m Nigerian time. “We have again successfully…

Manchester United have released a statement explaining their stance on Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent outburst on Piers Morgan Uncensored show. Ronaldo had told the world that he is not wanted at United and that he has no respect for Erik ten Hag because he doesn’t respect him. “Manchester United notes the media coverage regarding an interview by Cristiano Ronaldo. The club will consider its response after the full facts have been established,” the statement read. It added, “Our focus remains on preparing for the second half of the season and continuing the momentum, belief and togetherness being built among the players,…

Popular skit maker, Mr. Macaroni has replied to a Twitter user who tackled him over his support for the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. Recall that Mr. Macaroni had recently declared his support for Obi and promised to vote for him in the 2023 presidential election. The Twitter user with the name, APC Violence Queen @MulbahLove had in the tweet, referred to the skit maker as a “bastard and a disgrace to Yoruba people.” The tweet reads, “Yoruba Bastard is who you are. Continue hailing the Igbo… They will still hate you… Only a fool point…

It is problem upon problem for APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. After the recent documents released by a United States Court, detailing the former Lagos State Governor’s involvement in drug dealing and money laundering. In his defence, the likes of Festus Keyamo and Femi Fani-Kayode, both of whom are APC spokesmen, came out guns blazing, dismissing the report as fake. However, independent journalist, David Hundeyin who first broke the news of Tinubu’s involvement in drug dealing in a feature-rich piece he titled “From Drug Lord to Presidential Candidate,” has again come out with proof that Mr. Tinubu never worked…

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria. Buhari left for the United Kingdom in the last week of October for a medical trip. READ MORE king Charles III meets Buhari at Buckingham Buhari goes on yet another medical tour While there he met with King Charles III at Buckingham. He spent 13 days in the UK, during which time he did not hand over power to his vice, Yemi Osinbajo.