Author: Rashaad Harris

Arsenal struck two late goals to rescue a point in a pulsating 3-3 home draw with bottom club Southampton but their Premier League title hopes suffered another blow on a night of frazzled nerves in north London on Friday.The Gunners trailed by two goals inside 15 minutes with Carlos Alcaraz and former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott silencing the Emirates crowd. Gabriel Martinelli struck back for the Gunners after 20 minutes and Arsenal were millimetres away from equalising in stoppage time at the end of a pulsating half as Ben White’s header was cleared off the line.Southampton might have wilted under…

Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians in the spirit of Ramadan to remain focused on peace and the rule of law and resist the temptation to be distracted. The ex-Anambra state Governor made the imploration in his Salah’s message to Muslims on the occasion of the celebration of this year’s Eid il fitr. He said: “We remain in prayers that these challenges will be overcome without adverse shock to the polity, nation & national interest.“The most egregious of these acts is the allegation of treason for speaking up and for following due…

The 2023 general election was cited by President Muhammadu Buhari as “one of the proudest achievements” of his administration on Thursday in Abuja. He continued by saying that all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, now compete on an even playing field thanks to the election reforms brought about by the passage of the 2022 Election Act.As a result, Buhari exhorted Muslims to practise tolerance moving ahead as one of the lessons acquired from the Ramadan fast.Buhari said this in a message to the Muslim Ummah across the country on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations to commemorate the conclusion of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed rumours that the commission met with Adamawa government officials to rig the supplementary governorship election in the state. The denial followed a claim that INEC officials assigned to oversee the Adamawa State supplemental governorship election paid a midnight visit to the state government house with the apparent intention of rigging the results in favour of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, denied it in a statement on Thursday.Okoye said: “The attention of the commission has been drawn to a press statement by a…

Senate President Ahmed Lawan has urged Nigerians to continue praying for wisdom for the nation’s leaders, for security, prosperity and a peaceful transition for the country, as he joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Lawan said this in his Sallah message signed by his Special Adviser, Media, Ola Awoniyi, where he also urged Muslims to have faith that Allah has accepted their prayers and supplications made before and during this period.The Senate President’s statement reads: “I congratulate fellow Nigerian Muslims on the glorious end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. “We thank Allah, the…

Governor Nassir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has called for an improved security architecture as the current regime of the President, Muhammadu Buhari would come to an end on May 29. The governor specifically requested that security forces conduct ongoing simultaneous ground and aerial kinetic operations across the seven border states of the North-West zone and Niger, which had continuous forest ranges and were most adversely affected by security challenges.The state’s commissioner of internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan, gave a security report, and the governor spoke about it. He highlighted that the report provided specific information on the state’s…

Lamidi Apapa, the acting national chairman of the Labour Party, claims that his suspension from the party is unconstitutional and that he is still the “legitimate acting chairman.” The factional leader, who acknowledged that receiving the notification was unexpected, claimed that the supposed meeting that was presided over yesterday lacked the right to suspend him.In addition, he said that despite numerous calls to Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in concluded elections had not returned any of them.“I have called Mr Peter Obi several times as the chairman but he didn’t pick up my calls,” he said.Apapa claimed this while…

In celebration of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration, the Federal Government has declared Friday 21 and Monday 24 public holidays. Dr Shuaib Belgore, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior conveyed this in a statement in Abuja yesterday.He also congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan, urging them to imbibe the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, self-denial and sacrifice as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad.He said: “The self-restraint, self-denial, sacrifice and deep spiritual consciousness that accompanied the fasting period should not end but be maintained and improved upon.“This is for you to be a better person and true…

Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has urged his supporters not to lose faith in the quest for a “new Nigeria,” as he goes through the process of challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu in the election. Obi said this via a series of signed tweets on Twitter, where he also said he never expected the journey to a new Nigeria to be an easy oneHis tweet reads: “I encourage Nigerians to remain calm and steadfast in the journey to reclaiming their mandate of a New Nigeria. I will never give up on this journey until victory is achieved.”I never…

The Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate in Kogi State, Dino Melaye claims that his flair for drama does not disqualify him from holding a government position. During an appearance with Channels TV on Tuesday night, Mr Melaye made this claim, denying accusations that he is unqualified for and incompetent for holding an executive role.The former lawmaker cited examples of a comedian and an actor who turned out to be president and governor in their respective countries. His words: “Today, I can decide to stay by the roadside, buy boli and laugh and dramatise. That has nothing to do with the…