League title favourites Manchester City and Liverpool both registered emphatic victories to open their seasons overnight. Defending champions City netted two scintillating goals to spoil Unai Emery’s Arsenal debut, as Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva scored in a 2-0 win.…
President Buhari congratulates Oyegun at 79
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to John Odigie-Oyegun, the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the occasion of his 79th birthday on August 12, 2018. In a press release signed by…
Saraki vs Oshiomhole: 14 reasons why Saraki is winning the battle
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has lashed out at the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stating that Mr Oshiomhole’s effort to remove him from office will fail. The APC chairman had accused Mr Saraki of not acting…
New book examines ethnicity question, conspiracies, security and dynamics of restructuring in Nigeria
Abraham Jatto, a Nigerian-British author and scholar based in the UK, has published a new book that examines the complex interactions of ethnicity and how it defines the contemporary character of the Nigerian state. The book ‘Ethnicity Paradox: Conspiracies, Security…
Speaker Dogara commends INEC’s performance on Bauchi bye-election
Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker, Federal House of Representatives, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for conducting a peaceful senatorial bye-election on Saturday. Dogara said the election was peaceful and that is an indication that INEC would be capable of…
#AMVCA 2018: Africa Magic fetes Nollywood stars at exclusive sponsors cocktail
Africa Magic in association with MultiChoice has hosted the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2018 nominees and sponsors to an exclusive cocktail party at the Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos Friday. This is in preparation towards the 6th edition of…
#ManInTheBox: Where is the man in the box and the box too?
Ten weeks after the #ManInTheBox stunned Nigeria, everyone’s wondering where the box is. Hold on, for the benefit of people that don’t know #TheManInTheBox, here is a brief recap. In May, we all opened our mouths, stunned. Why? We watched…
Pogba inspires Man U, says “we just want to go up” no matter what’s going on
Paul Pogba said he will always give his best to the Manchester United fans and his team-mates “no matter what’s going on” in a curious Instagram post following Friday’s victory over Leicester City. Pogba wore the captain’s armband and scored…
Oshiomhole’s effort to unseat me is futile, Saraki boasts
Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s Senate president, has lashed out at the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stating that Oshiomhole’s effort to remove him from office will amount to nothing. Saraki said this in a statement, according to Premium…