Author: Rashaad Harris

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore has blasted Peter Obi, calling him clueless for accepting the honorary citizenship awarded him by the Mayor of Texas, Eric Johnson. Sowore who has not been seen conducting campaigns ahead of the 2023 presidential election said this on Wednesday. Known for his brash talks, aimed mainly at Peter Obi, Sowore said, “No wonder @PeterObi clearly stated he’s got no ideology different from @atiku and the rest, for him to be celebrating the conferment of “honorary citizenship” of Dallas show he’s got no clue that the award is not even worth…

German side, Bayer Leverkusen have sacked Gerardo Seoane after a bad start to the new campaign has seen them languishing in 17th place in the Bundesliga. In his stead, the have opted for former Bayern Munich midfielder, Xabi Alonso, as his replacement. Alonso who is now 40, currently manages Real Sociedad B, the reserve team in his home town in Spain. The former Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder said, “I know Leverkusen from my time in Germany as an excellent club. Bayer 04 have always had great players, and I see a lot of quality in the current squad too,”…

Former INEC boss, Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige has turned the over 8 months strike into a personal quarrel. Jega made this claim on Arise TV on Tuesday, maintained that the former Anambra state Governor, Ngige has turned the strike into a fight between himself, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu and ASUU. Jega made this claim late Tuesday night during an interview on Arise TV. “Unfortunately, right now, the minister of labour is not helping matters. He has turned this into a personal quarrel between him and the minister of education on one…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has she has had to deal with her husband’s post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) for a very long time. Aisha who said this on Tuesday, noted that her husband’s mental health was in disarray after the Civil War, and was made even worse by detention and the series of election defeats in the years that followed. Aisha who is now seen by many as the ‘Dubai First Lady,’ due to her spending more time in the Middle East than in Nigeria, said this while speaking at the Armed Forces Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Centre (AFPTSDC) on…

The United States City of Dallas in Texas, has awarded Labour Party’s Peter Obi an honorary citizenship. This was confirmed by Obi on his official Twitter handle on Tuesday night. “Today in Dallas Texas United States, I met with the Mayor of Dallas and his team. I had the privilege of being conferred with the honorary citizenship of Dallas. I also met with a select group of Texas Judges,” said Obi. On his part, the Mayor of Texas, Eric Johnson, who honored him said he looks forward to working with him in the future. Johnson said, “Today, I had the…

A much changed Liverpool side came out guns blazing on Tuesday night against Scottish side, Rangers in the UEFA Champions League group game. Jurgen Klopp tweaked the formation, going from his favored 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1 and it worked quite well for the Anfield side who drew 3:3 against Brighton during the weekend. Trent Alexander-Arnold got them going with a wonderful freekick into the corner of the net on the 7th minute mark. Rangers’ goalkeeper, McGregor was at the top of his game and was able to keep Nunez from getting a 1st half hatrick. Liverpool doubled their lead in the…

Nigerian gospel singer, Frank Edwards has said next year’s presidential polls are not about who is healthy or not. Edwards said this in a tweet on Tuesday. He said the polls are about who is a thief or not. https://twitter.com/FRANKRICHBOY/status/1577220741669715969?t=2EMuZpEfF3LqORxdg0qVHw&s=19 He said, “This election is not about who is healthy and who is not, anyone can get good medical attention , not about tribe , not about who’s turn it is !! WE JUST WANT WHO IS NOT A THIEF !! WE ARE IN A CRITICAL CONDITION.”

The Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) have formally submitted a document stating that Nigerian Senator, Chimaroke Nnamani embezzled $41.8 million while serving as Enugu State Governor. The document which was submitted as part of a forfeiture procedure alleged that Chimaroke Nnamani used the stolen funds to acquire luxury properties in the United States’ state of Florida. According to People’s Gazette, the document revealed that Chimaroke Nnamani conspired with his sister, Chinero Nwigwe and three others, whom the document named as Peter Mbah(who is currently running for Enugu State Governorship stool), Sam Ejiofor and Chika Ohaa, to siphon Enugu State funds during…

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested an Ekiti state-based Disc Jockey, Famotemi Toluwani Timothy for allegedly impersonating a hip-hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as “Portable.” He was arrested on Thursday, September 29, 2022. EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday evening. The statement said Timothy, a native of Igede-Ekiti in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, allegedly opened an Instagram account with the name “Zazoo Omolalomi Portable” where he claimed to be the singer. According to the statement, investigations showed that the suspect met one of his…

Nigerians on social media have labelled veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, a hypocrite for supporting APC’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential bid when she has allegedly stopped her sick husband from taking movie roles. Mrs. Jacobs came under heavy scrutiny after she appeared at the Women in Solidarity with Tinubu rally on Monday. APC had released a list last week, showing the list of women selected to be part of Tinubu’s campaign, and the actress’s name was on the list. It is now a common belief amongst Nigerians that the former Lagos State Governor is not healthy enough to be Nigeria’s…