Dr. John Kayode Fayemi appears to be on his way back to the Government House, Ado Ekiti, as governor. Fayemi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was, at press time, leading his closest rival, Professor Olusola Eleka of…
PDP stakeholders threaten fresh crisis over returnee govs, others (Nation)
There are strong indications that the suspected defection plan of some chieftains of the Reformed-All Progressives Congress (R-APC), into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may leave the opposition party factionalised again, if the leadership of the party fails to address mounting…
Africa’s Football Crisis? – Ikem Aginam
Many Africans follow football almost like a “religion”. It is the most popular sport played throughout the continent. For the fans, it is always a pleasure and delight to watch their country grace the biggest football event every four years…
Fans howl over taking down World Cup Twitter posts for copyright issues (Nbcnews)
Alex Conn, 7, a fan of England’s soccer team, had plenty to cheer about this summer as his heroes exceeded expectations in the World Cup. Every time star striker Harry Kane scored, Alex took to dancing for joy in front…
Observers commend Ekiti election (Nation)
Local observers monitoring the Ekiti election have expressed satisfaction in the way the election is going on. They said there was no cause to worry. They said INEC efforts so far were impressive. According to Mr. Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji there was…
Expensive darkness: Outrageous electricity bills leave consumers groaning with pains (Punch)
Mr. Damola Oyesiku watched keenly as the young technician battled frantically to fix his generator last Saturday morning at a corner of the compound he lives with his wife and three children in the Oshodi area of Lagos. A 48-year-old…
Donald Trump walking in front of the Queen will make you rage (Metro)
No one walks in front of the Queen. It’s just common sense and, actually, royal protocol. But Donald Trump clearly DGAF as he was seen walking directly in front of her as they inspected the guard at Windsor Castle. This…
2019: Secondus leads PDP team to meet Obasanjo (Punch)
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, is leading members of his party to Abekuota, Ogun State to meet with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Saturday Punch learnt on Friday. The meeting with the former President is billed to…
‘Dead’ man wakes up during Funeral, Opens eyes before being buried (Ibtimes)
In a miracle incident, a 34-year-old man came back from the dead during his funeral in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Eshwar Pavade’s body lay next to his freshly dug grave on Thursday ready to be interred when his…
#EkitiDecides2018: Large turnout of voters in Ado-Ekiti (Punch)
There was a large turnout of voters for the Ekiti State governorship election in many parts of Ado-Ekiti as hundreds of voters trooped to the polling units as early as 7 am. At ward 9, opposite Ekiti State University along…