Author: Rashaad Harris

A teenager was pursued driving over 100mph before he fatally crashed. Police in homicide England released video of a high-speed chase through the East Yorkshire countryside. The police said a 19-year-old took a joy ride in a Ford Fiesta that could have resulted in the death of many. The driver swerved so many times between lanes until a swerve at the wrong time sent the small car ramming into a 29 tonne truck. The police car which was in pursuit also hit the Fiesta as it ricocheted back towards the police car. Emergency services soon got to the scene and…

Incumbent Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa says he has no regret in establishing three universities in the state. Okowa stated this on Monday in Asaba while replying to his critic, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege on the establishment of the universities.He said, “I do not regret establishing three new universities. As of today, four universities are functional in Delta State.“Those criticising me because they want to be governor of this state and telling Deltans lies over the new three universities are doing so for selfish reasons.“The new three universities have done first and second intake of students…

The Gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Party in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on Monday in Asaba promised to be fair, just and equitable in the management of the state’s resources if elected. Omo-Agege made the promise during an interactive session with the state’s civil servants.He said: “I will be fair; I will be just and I will be equitable in the management of the resources of the state.“No senatorial district, no ethnic nationality would be marginalised on account of ethnic nationality. We are all equal and we are all people of Delta.“We will all receive our fair, just…

According to Governor Nassir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, he has never had to steal government money, and he has challenged his predecessors in the State to come out and swear that they have never touched the state’s treasury too. El-Rufai said this in an interview in Hausa monitored on a local TV and Radio station that his philosophy in governance was not to steal as he. was aware there would be a day of reckoning. In his words, the governor said: “I’m happy that we constructed qualitative roads that would last for years. Not those kinds of roads they’ve constructed…

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu today assured the Labour Party’s Legal Team that the Commission will provide all the documents it requested for to prosecute its case. He said: “INEC has nothing to hide. Documents available at the HQ will be given immediately. We are meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners today and we will discuss how other documents at the state level could also be made available to you speedily. He added, “The Labour Party’s Legal Team was at the INEC HQ to discuss modalities for obtaining the documents.” The Appeal Court had issued an order to INEC to allow…

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi has revealed why he’s in court. Speaking on Arise TV on Monday, Mr. Obi who lost the February 25th presidential election to APC’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said the process that led to Tinubu’s emergence is questionable. Obi later reiterated “Following my response to a question while appearing on Arise TV earlier today, I want to state categorically that at the Presidential Elections Tribunal(PET), I am challenging the INEC electoral process that led to the declaration of Tinubu as president-elect as well as the declaration itself.”

According to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, the old naira notes remains legal tender in the state. In a statement issued by the Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, Sanwo-Olu urged business owners, particularly merchants, to accept the old N500 and N1,000 notes in accordance with the Supreme Court’s ruling that the currency is still valid through December 31, 2023.Recall that the Federal Government’s policy to redesign the naira was overturned by the Supreme Court because it was not carried out in accordance with constitutional rules and without proper consultation.The Apex court consequently decreed that the old and…

Legendary head coach of Nigeria’s women’s senior national team, the Super Falcons; Ismaila Mabo has passed on according to reports from his family.Mabo, 80, passed on in the early hours of Monday, 13th March, 2023 after a protracted illness, a family source told the Blueprint Newspapers.Ismaila Mabo was head coach of the Super Falcons when they won the first ever African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) on home soil in 1998 with the team scoring twenty-eight (28) goals and conceding none. Mabo would then lead the team to the quarter finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in the USA…

The Kano State Anthem Bill 2023 has been approved by the Kano State Executive Council, and it has been sent to the State House of Assembly for consideration of becoming law. The State Rural Access Roads Establishment Bill 2022 and the State Roads Funding 2022 Bill were also approved by the KSEC.These were said on Sunday by Mallam Muhammad Garba, the state’s commissioner of information and internal affairs.He said, “The Anthem, which has features for which Kano is renowned, that included among other things, inspire and instill deep sense of patriotism, pride and conscious reawakening of virtuous qualities of the…

Moshood Mustapha, a former member of the House of Representatives, has counselled old politicians over the age of 65 to refrain from political positions. At a special prayer service held on Saturday to celebrate his 60th birthday, Mustapha responded to inquiries from reporters by saying that the older generation of politicians should step down and make room for the younger ones.Mustapha served the Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency of Kwara State in the House of Representatives between 2011 and 2015 as an APC candidate for governor in the state’s 2019 election.When questioned about his next goal, he stated that once he…