Author: Rashaad Harris

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has written to the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London pleading for leniency for the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice, who were convicted of organ trafficking. Recall that Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu were on March 28 convicted by the UK court after their trial on the allegation that they lured a young man from Nigeria to the UK to harvest his kidney for their daughter, Sonia, who needed a kidney transplant.The UK court consequently found them guilty, and although they haven’t been sentenced yet, the Ekweremadus are said to be at…

Manchester United returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Brentford at Old Trafford.Erik ten Hag’s side had dropped points in each of their past three League matches, their last victory coming on February 19 against Leicester, and it has seen them dragged back into the top-four race having been outside title contenders. But United were dominant from the first whistle against Brentford, and took a deserved lead before half-time. Marcel Sabitzer nodded a cross into the path of Marcus Rashford, and he fired home past David Raya from close range for his 28th goal…

Peter Obi has finally commented on the viral audio call which the APC have insinuated that it was meant to start a religious war. In a long Twitter thread, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party said the audio call is fake and doctored, and has warned the APC to keep from their propaganda. Read the full statement below: “I continue to thank all Nigerians, especially the youths and the Obidients, as they have remained focused on the core mission of a New Nigeria that is POssible even after the February 25, 2023 presidential election. Before, during, and after the…

Angry youths In Delta state on Wednesday, April 5, stormed the state police command headquarters in Asaba with the corpse of a young man allegedly shot dead over a N100 bribe by some police officers along Ugbolu-Asaba road. The angry youths blocked a major road in Asaba to protest the alleged killing before carrying the corpse of the yet-to-be-identified young man to the police headquarters in Asaba, to protest the killing. The state police command is yet to comment on this development. [wpvideo 1O9Rok5T]

Aleksander Ceferin was re-elected unopposed for a third term as president of UEFA at a meeting of European football’s governing body in Lisbon on Wednesday.The 55-year-old Slovenian lawyer, first elected in 2016 following the downfall of Frenchman Michel Platini, will remain in the role until 2027.Ceferin’s re-election by acclamation comes after he fought off the breakaway European Super League project during his second term and he will now oversee the introduction of a new format for the Champions League starting next year. He will also be able to focus on pursuing the planned introduction of new Financial Fair Play rules,…

In anticipation of the 2023 Easter celebration, the federal government has declared Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10 as public holidays. This was said in a statement made on Wednesday in Abuja by Dr Shuaib Belgore, Permanent Secretary of the Interior Ministry.According to Mr Belgore, the federal government’s proclamation was issued on behalf of Rauf Aregbesola, the interior minister.Mr Aregbesola advised Christians to imitate Jesus Christ’s traits and behaviours, which included selflessness, unity, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace, and patience, as shown by His earthly ministry.He added that everyone should be concerned about security and urged Nigerians to embrace the…

Former senator who represented Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has said Peter Obi supporters are far more peaceful than Muhammad Buhari’s supporters back in 2011. Sani, who is also a human rights activist, made this known in a tweet on Wednesday. He said, “NO patriot should trigger or encourage anarchy; but we shouldn’t also ‘shorten our memories’; what Peter’s supporters are doing in 2023 is more peaceful than what Buhari’s supporters did in 2011. You only need to recall the past in order appreciate the present.”

Literal icon, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said he advised the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to step down for the younger generation. Soyinka said this during an interview on Arise Television morning show on Wednesday, April 5. Soyinka said: “When Atiku came to my office in Ikeja, he came with Gbenga Daniel, my former governor. I said to him listen is about the time you people left the stage. Why don’t you just go away? We need an infusion of fresh blood into the…

Artificial intelligence is making the waves at the moment. Last month, a picture of Pope Francis was seen online in which the head of the Roman Catholic Church was seen wearing a puffer coat. That image was AI generated. On Friday (March 31), Young Guru jumped on his Instagram account and posted a snippet of a song featuring a deep-fake of Jay-Z’s vocals. Even the recent telephone call between Peter Obi and Bishop David Oyedepo that went viral was said to be AI generated by Obidients and some supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate. AI deepfakes are commonly used…

The Federal Government through the Minister of Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola said the second Niger bridge will be fully open to vehicular movement on May 15. The minister revealed this on Tuesday while inspecting and confirming the completion of the Loko-Oweto Bridge and link roads between Benue and Nasarawa States.While also fielding questions from journalists, he said: “Yesterday (Monday), we had a periodic meeting in the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President where the contractors, and our team, all reviewed the challenges (on the second Niger bridge) and how to solve them.“The link road (of…