Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Wazirin Fika, Alhaji Adamu Fika, has passed away at the age of 90. The elder statesman had been in the United Kingdom, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment before he was returned to Nigeria not long ago. The Danburan of Fika, Alhaji Idris Adamu Kukuri, who confirmed Fika’s death to journalists late Tuesday night, said the burial arrangements for the deceased would be announced after consulting with the Emir of Fika, Alhaji Muhammadu Abali. Daily Trust quoted family sources and acquaintances to have also confirmed Fika’s death in a telephone call. Hassan Gimba Ahmed, who is closely associated with…

INEC has officially taken down the name of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, from the list of qualified candidates for the upcoming Gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State. Rose Oriarian-Anthony, the Secretary of INEC, confirmed in a statement that the Commission had published the list of candidates for the Bayelsa State Governorship election on June 9, 2023, adhering to the provisions of Section 32 of the Electoral Act, 2022 (as amended). However, subsequent to this publication, INEC received a court order related to the nomination of the APC candidate for the 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa…

NNPCL has disclosed that crude oil thieves have resorted to a new tactic of installing CCTV on trees to evade security operatives. The company also revealed that 149 cases of oil theft were documented in the Niger Delta region in the last one week. The company made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday evening in Abuja. The statement partly read, “In Osuobodo, between two ANTAN flow stations south of Oguta naval base in Imo state, an oil bunkering site was uncovered. Far from the regular, these criminals have taken their activities a notch higher. “In this camp, CCTV…

A Harry Maguire goal and Andre Onana penalty save rescued Manchester United’s UEFA Champions League campaign as the Red Devils beat FC Copenhagen 1-0 in what manager Erik ten Hag had identified as a must-win game. Copenhagen started far better than the hosts and hit the post after just five minutes through Diogo Goncalves, while five minutes into the second half they came close again, only to be denied by a super Onana save. Half-time substitute Christian Eriksen forced an equally good save from Copenhagen’s goalkeeper soon after, and was then central to the goal. When Maguire headed an uninspired…

Jude Bellingham continued his brilliant start to the season with another goal to help Real Madrid claim a narrow Champions League win at Braga. After Rodrygo’s first-half opener, Bellingham found the bottom corner in the 61st-minute with a fine, curling finish. The England midfielder now has 12 goals in 15 matches for club and country this season. Alvaro Djalo pulled a goal back for Braga but Real held on in Group C. Vinicius Junior thought he had added a third late on for the visitors, but his strike was ruled out for offside. Rodrygo also had a first-half effort disallowed…

Manager Marco Silva has signed a new deal with Fulham that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2025-26 season. Silva was appointed head coach in July 2021 and his existing contract would have run out at the end of the season. The 46-year-old Portuguese guided Fulham to 10th place last season on their return to the Premier League – their first top-half finish since 2012. The west London club sit 13th in the Premier League after nine games. “I’m really pleased to sign a new contract as it was something we had been discussing for…

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, says Nigeria is now a top destination for tech startups. He disclosed this on Tuesday in his opening statement at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Digital Nigeria International Conference in Abuja. In his remark at the two-day event scheduled for 24-26 October, Tijanni stressed that Nigeria has become Africa’s top destination for technology startups. He lauded the efforts put underground by trailblazers such as NITDA, Galaxy Backbone and other innovative companies in the country that have set the baseline for technology development. According to him, of the $5 million…

The Kremlin has officially denied an internet report which claimed President Vladimir Putin suffered a heart attack. “There is nothing wrong with him. As usual, this is a hoax,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, according to local media reports. Earlier, a widely read Russian Telegram blog had claimed that Putin had suffered a heart attack in the past weekend and had been resuscitated by doctors. The Kremlin felt compelled to issue a denial even though the story lacked credibility. Peskov spoke of “false Western media reports.” The health of the 71-year-old Russian president has often been the cause of speculation, but there…

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a quick and immediate implementation of the recommendations made by the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee across ministries, agencies, and departments of the federal government. The President gave the order on Tuesday, October 24, after receiving the report on the quick-win achievements of the committee from its chairman, Taiwo Oyedele, at the State House, Abuja. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, told newsmen in Abuja that Tinubu also directed his Adviser on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, to liaise with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Oyedele to…

Southwest Governors have paid a courtesy visit on ailing Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu who has been recuperating in his Ibadan residence, Oyo State, since he returned to Nigeria from abroad where he had gone for medical treatment. While Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State was absent, the visiting governors are Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and Abiodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State who were hosted on Tuesday by Governor Makinde of Oyo State in his office at Agodi, Ibadan. After a private meeting at the Governor’s Office, they proceeded to the residence of Governor Akeredolu…

The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso has called for caution on the use of social media by Nigerians. He noted that, like every human creation, the innovation has its inherent dangers, which could be very toxic and perilous. The Commissioner made the call in his address titled: ‘Social Media: Hope or Hubris’, delivered at the Social Media Hangout 4.0 in Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja on Saturday. He explained that social media is a creation of science designed to give comfort but has inadvertently become an agent of discomfort due to non-regulation and abuse. Omotoso said,…

Ange Postecoglou has set a new record for the most points earned by a manager in their first nine Premier League matches (23) after his Tottenham Hotspur team won 2-0 against Fulham on Monday night. The Spurs boss’ tally surpassed the previous record of 22 points jointly held by Mike Walker and Guus Hiddink from their first nine matches in charge of Norwich City (1992-93 season) and Chelsea (2008-09 season), respectively. Goals from Son Heung-Min and James Maddison at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were enough to earn Spurs a comfortable victory over Fulham and send Postecoglou’s team two points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Asked how proud he was of…