Former governor of Lagos State and All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that direct primaries would be employed to pick candidates for several elective offices in the next year general election in the state. Addressing members…
I didn’t write new letter to Saraki, says Edwin Clark (Punch)
An elder statesman and convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has denied writing an open letter to the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, saying that the letter which is trending on the social media is the handwork…
Shiites allege fresh plot to kill El-Zakzaky (Guardian)
Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shiites, have alleged fresh plot to kill its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky A leader of the group, Abdullahi Musa, disclosed this yesterday. He said: “We received information that the life of El- Zakzaky…
2019: I’m not desperate to be president – Atiku (SUN)
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, said he is not desperate to be the nation’s president. He made the assertion while fielding questions from journalists shortly after his meeting with the Oba of Benin in his palace in Benin…
Saraki will be lawfully and democratically impeached – Oshiomhole (Punch)
The All Progressives Congress has resolved to explore every legal means to ensure that the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, is impeached and replaced with a loyal party member. This was part of the decisions taken at a meeting between…
Supplementary budget: Saraki, Dogara explain delay (Punch)
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday gave reasons why the National Assembly could not reconvene. They stated that before resumption, the joint Senate and House of Representatives committees on electoral…
Sunshine back for bank holiday as meteorologists predict return of ‘very warm’ conditions (Independent)
Britain is set to bask in glorious bank holiday sunshine with forecasters predicting a “very warm” end of August. But before then the country can expect changeable weather, showers, clouds and even thunder and hail in Scotland and the northwest…
U17 AFCON: 15 Nigerian players fail age test (DailyTrust)
The players have since been sent packing from the team’s training camp in Abuja. Another set of 15 players are now to undergo the MRI scan to replace those who failed. Last year, as many as 23 players failed the…
NFF crisis: Fifa set to ban Nigeria (DailyTrust)
The world football ruling body, FIFA has handed Nigeria a stern warning to fix its issues or risk being hit with suspensions from all football activities. The tussle for power in the Nigeria Football Federation is still ongoing with Chris…
Laverne Cox calls out ‘injustice’ of misgendering murder victims (CNN)
Laverne Cox says she “sobbed and wept” after reading a new report from ProPublica about multiple transgender murder victims who were repeatedly misgendered by the police departments and agencies charged with working the cases. Cox said the lack of policies…