Author: Rashaad Harris

The Nigerian Police has released an official statement saying the 2023 general elections were peaceful. According to the statement, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, chaired the review session that was held in Abuja. The IGP lauded the polls that were marred by gross malpractices, including some officers of the NPF playing active roles in some of the irregularities. The Police Statement which was titled “NPF REVIEWS 2023 ELECTORAL PROCESS AS IGP COMMENDS OFFICERS, COMMANDERS FOR PEACEFUL POLLS,” read in part: The IGP “Assures Effective Collaboration with INEC for Expeditious, Transparent Prosecution of Electoral Offenders. “The Inspector-General of…

Actor Yul Edochie has advised guys to always maintain a high confidence level when approaching ladies for a relationship. Building one’s confidence as a guy while approaching a lady, according to the well-known actor, helps one make the best decision, according to his Instagram advice.He asserts that it’s not a good idea to be intimidated by a woman’s success and that some women are more interested in a man’s traits, reasoning, personality, and looks than they are in his financial worth.His words reads: “If she is rich and you, shishi no dey your side, but you like her, tell her…

After five years on the council, Senator Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment, has withdrawn from the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Governing Council. While Senator Ngige still has one year left to finish his second three-year term, the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is set to conclude on May 29 of this year when the minister’s tenure as a member of the cabinet expires.A statement issued by Olajide Oshundun, Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, quoted the ILO DG saying: “I have to note particularly, the renewed passion and commitment which the Nigerian…

Ben Llewellyn-Jones, the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, has come under fire from the Nigeria’s former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, for threatening to impose a visa ban on him. This is because he also stated that a “British civil servant” would not be allowed to dictate how he would speak or handle matters relating to Nigeria in Nigeria.Ten persons were on the UK’s watchlist for visa bans, the envoy said in an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Sunday.He stated that those on the list were allegedly responsible for undermining Nigerian democracy. Also, he criticized Fani-Kayode’s recent remarks as…

With increasing accusations aimed at Labour Party and the OBIdient Movement from the APC, labelling them divisive, religiocentric and ethnocentric, Peter Obi has said there’s nothing of such. The likes of Festus Keyamo and Femi Fani-Kayode have been spewing rumours that Labour Party and Peter Obi are trying to incite violence in the country. Keyamo, a State Minister for Labour, has petitioned the Department of State Services to have Obi and his running mate, Prof. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed arrested. But Obi said, “My aspiration is for a new Nigeria, where the children of a nobody will become somebody. A nation…

English Premier League Club Tottenham Hotspur have sacked it’s manager Antonio Conte after a tumultuous season in North London, with his extraordinary post-match press conference at Southampton the final straw. The Italian Manager was expected to leave the Londoners when his £15million-a-year contract ended in June, but he has left ahead of that date after Spurs chairman Daniel Levy decided his position was untenable. This came after his remarkable post-match press conference following the 3-3 draw with Southampton last weekend. confirming the news, Tottenham statement reads; “We can announce that Head Coach Antonio Conte has left the Club by mutual…

Super Eagles and Italian Serie A top scorer, Victor Osimhen and FC Barcelona Femeni’s top finisher, Asisat Oshoala, were named the King and Queen of the Pitch respectively at the 9th Award Ceremony of the Nigeria Pitch Awards held at the Johnwood Hotel, Abuja on Friday.Award organisers insisted on staging the colourful ceremony despite the Super Eagles’ shock loss to the national team of Guinea-Bissau at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium earlier.Speaking at the well-attended ceremony, Shina Philips, President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, stated that one shock loss by the team should not obliterate the exploits and achievements of…

After a 32-day Mid-season break, the second stanza of the Nigeria premier football league (NPFL) resumed a with a fixture in Uyo on Saturday as Dakkada FC lost 1-2 to Niger Tonardoes. Other action continued on Sundays as Akwa United confirmed their superiority over the Shooting stars of Ibadan with another comfortable 2-0 win in Uyo.Two quick-fire goals from Ubong Friday and Muritala ensured a victory for the host.Abia Warrior did enough to hold the league champions Rivers United to a 1-1 draw.Nweke Kalu opened the scoring for Abia warrior in the 48th minute before the host levelled to end…

Boredom makes people keen to engage in activities that they think are more meaningful than those at hand. But in the end, as u keep chasing after a new thrill, novel experience, u soon find that even that new experience eventually gets boring. We find people, life, things unremarkable because we fail keenly observe them. There is a lot to explore in life, than just been fixated on the little routines we occupy ourselves with. Why are we more bored today, when we have 100 inch TV’s, phones, theme parks, and high-speed Internet with which to communicate? Why were our…

The Department of State Services has once more issued a warning to certain individuals planning to stir up trouble in the nation. The security outfit issued a strong caution against instigating remarks and hate speech directed towards the current administration and elected officials at all levels. In a statement released on Saturday, the group’s spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, urged lawmakers to refrain from inflaming the political climate despite their plans to seek restitution in court.The statement partly read: “The Department of State Services again alerts the public of plans to violently disrupt peace in the country. The Service hereby warns those…