Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

Farah Dagogo, a former federal lawmaker and 2023 governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, has expressed serious concerns about how the 13 percent derivation funds are being managed by the governors of the nine Niger Delta states. These funds are intended for the development of oil-producing communities in the region. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt, Dagogo criticized the governors for failing to use the funds effectively, despite the region receiving trillions of naira over the past 23 years. He noted that more than N600 billion of this amount was received in the first half of 2024 alone.…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said he has been threatened many times by unknown persons who are against the reforms in the country’s power sector. Adelabu, a former Oyo State governorship candidate, said he would not be bullied and intimidated by those against the progress and success recorded in the sector. Speaking during an interview on Fresh FM’s ‘Political Circuit’ programme, the former minister asserted that all problems in the power sector are surmountable. The minister also claimed that cabals and cartels are behind the blowing up of power transmission substations with dynamites and the pulling down of…

Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN, yesterday, emerged the 14th Asagba designate of Asaba Kingdom, Delta State. Azinge, a Professor of Law, was pronounced 14th Asagba of Asaba designate by the Ochendu Asagba, Prof. Anthony Edozien, at an enlarged meeting of Asagba-in-Council and members of the kingdom after a selection process by the five quarters of the kingdom held at the palace of Asagba of Asaba. He was among nine other candidates for the Asagba stool presented for selection to the Asagba-in-Council by the Okpala-Ukwu Uggbomata. Pronouncing Azinge as the Asagba designate, the Ochendu Asagba of the kingdom, Edozien, said the selection…

Former Sweden manager Janne Andersson is reportedly the leading candidate for the vacant Super Eagles coaching role. Although the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has not yet made an official announcement, Score Nigeria sources suggest that the 61-year-old is poised to take over the reins of Nigeria’s national team. Andersson, who concluded his tenure with Sweden in November 2023 after a seven-year stint, previously turned down an offer from Latvia. His potential appointment would make him the second Swedish coach to manage the Super Eagles, following in the footsteps of Lars Lagerbäck, who guided Nigeria during the 2010 FIFA World Cup…

A former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, has recommended that for Nigeria’s electoral process to be strengthened and improved, all petitions arising from elections should be resolved before the swearing-in of elected officials. He stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics where the off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states were reviewed. “All petitions must end before swearing in,” he said. “We must make sure that nobody takes advantage of the lacuna in the election. We should scan the results – all the paper ballots, they should appoint election auditors should scan the results.” “INEC has the power to…

A Tokyo shrine seen as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism reported on Monday a second case of graffiti in three months. The Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo honours 2.5 million mostly Japanese killed in wars since the late 19th century, including convicted war criminals. Officials regularly pay homage at Yasukuni, as did three government ministers and scores of other lawmakers on the 79th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II on Thursday. Such visits have angered some of Japan’s Asian neighbours and former victims of its imperialism, especially China and South Korea. A Yasukuni shrine official confirmed the new…

Economist Pat Utomi has alleged that a former governor of Ogun State Ibikunle Amosun violated a contract he entered with his government. Utomi’s comment was in reaction to Amosun’s admission that he cancelled a deal with Chinese firm Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited. He said the firm presented false documents and described them as “impostors”. A court in France later ruled in favour of the company and ordered the seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets. In a tweet on his X handle on Sunday, Utomi claimed that like the Chinese company, he also faced a similar fate. “So, it…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, held a Thanksgiving service in memory of his late mother, Nnena Adeleke, at the Cherubim and Seraphim headquarters in Lagos State on Sunday. The governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The statement read, “In memory of his late mother, Nnena Esther Adeleke and in appreciation of God’s blessings in his life, Governor Ademola Adeleke today attended the much-delayed Thanksgiving service at the headquarters of the Cherubim and Seraphim, Lagos, praising divine grace in the making of his governorship of Osun State. “The Governor’s mother, late Esther Adeleke, was a Senior…

The candidate of the Labour Party in the Edo governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has said that September 21, 2024, is a freedom day for the Edo people. In a statement on Sunday by the Publicity Secretary of Edo LP, Sam Uroupa, Olumide said the people would finally break free from the shackles of the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party’s leadership failures. The statement read, “I declare September 21 as freedom day for the people of Edo State. This historic declaration marks a turning point in Edo State’s trajectory, as the people will finally break free from the shackles…

Nigerian socialite and businessman, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has revealed that some people alleged he had used his wife for money ritual when she developed a strange illness. The socialite added that his wife fell sick after the February 14 Valentine’s Day, adding that she assured him she’d give birth to their baby and get back on her feet. Cubana, while speaking during an interview with Chude Jideonwo, said, “So, my wife, after she gave birth on Valentine’s Day, developed a strange illness. “Someone called me and said, ‘See what they are hearing—that I went to use…