Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

Award-winning artiste, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has hinted at his intention to leave his first child, Imade, in custody of her mother, Sophia Momodu. This follows a recent counter-affidavit filed by Momodu, claiming that Davido is unfit to raise their daughter. In her response, she alleged that his home is an unsafe environment for a young girl, referencing the tragic death of Davido’s son, Ifeanyi, in 2022 as evidence of her claim. The document, which is now circulating on social media, read in part, “The applicant cannot take proper care of our daughter because he lives a controversial…

A Mikel Merino goal in extra time gave Spain a dramatic 2-1 win over Germany in an enthralling quarter-final clash on Friday between the two most successful European Championship nations. The game was into the 119th minute and looked set for a penalty shootout before substitute Merino rose to head home the winning goal from Dani Olmo’s cross and break the hearts of the majority of the crowd inside the Stuttgart Arena. After a scoreless first half, Olmo put Spain ahead six minutes after the break, drilling home a first-time shot into the bottom corner, but Germany forced extra time…

Former US president Donald Trump celebrated the election of fellow populist Nigel Farage to Britain’s parliament on Friday, neglecting to mention the new prime minister, Keir Starmer. Farage’s anti-immigration Reform UK party won the third largest vote haul, but under Britain’s electoral system it took just five seats while Starmer’s Labour party swept into office with a landslide. “Congratulations to Nigel Farage on his big WIN of a Parliament Seat Amid Reform UK Election Success. Nigel is a man who truly loves his Country!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Farage is a long-standing ally of Trump, who has…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, slated September 18 to deliver its judgement on a suit that is seeking to remove the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, from office. The court, presided by Justice Inyang Ekwo, fixed the date after all the parties adopted their final briefs of argument. The suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/599/2024, was brought before the court by aggrieved members of the party under the platform of North Central APC Forum. The plaintiffs, led by one Saleh Zazzaga, are querying the propriety of Ganduje’s appointment as the Chairman of the APC.…

Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, in Ondo state, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, has denied collapsing his campaign structure for governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ahead of the November 16 election. A statement issued by the Director of Media and Publicity, Akingboye campaign Organisation, Femi Arowolo, described the report as baseless and spurious. Arowolo said that “The campaign office of Otunba Bamidele Akingboye (OBA), the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) gubernatorial candidate for Ondo State, alongside his running mate, Erelu Gbemisola Susan Alabi categorically refutes the baseless rumors and fabricated reports circulating about our candidates’ alleged support for other parties’ nominees. “We condemn…

Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday appointed Rachel Reeves as finance minister, the first woman to hold the position in the country’s history, following Labour’s landslide election victory. Reeves, 45, becomes chancellor of the exchequer having begun her career in banking. Reeves, 45, becomes chancellor of the exchequer after her centre-left Labour party won Thursday’s UK general election by a landslide, ending 14 years of rule by the right-wing Conservatives. “It is the honour of my life to have been appointed chancellor of the exchequer,” Reeves wrote on social media platform X after her appointment by new Prime…

Afrobeats singer Ayra Starr recently discussed cultural similarities and her experiences in the music industry during an interview with Capital Xtra in London. When asked about her observations on cultural differences, she noted that Nigeria and the UK are remarkably similar, describing Nigerian and British cultures as “very similar.” “I feel like the UK is very similar to Nigeria. The culture is not much different, but I think it’s the food. The UK food, not Chinese, Nigerian, or Italian food, is British food. There was one food that I had that was jellied.” She also reflected on her recent tour…

Turkey’s sports minister on Friday condemned UEFA’s “unfair” two-match ban for Merih Demiral for making an ultra-nationalist gesture at Euro 2024 that rules him out of their quarter-final against the Netherlands. “We condemn UEFA’s unfair and biased decision, which has no legal basis and that we consider to be purely political,” Osman Askin Bak wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

The Acting State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emperor Jarret Tenebe has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to arrest and prosecute the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo for allegedly forging his voter’s card. In the letter dated July 3rd and sighted by Vanguard on Friday, Tenebe said he was petitioning in his capacity as a voter and a law-abiding citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria “whose interest would be affected if a non-qualified person is allowed to participate/elected.” He alleged that Ighodalo allegedly presented forged documents to INEC and…

NNPC Limited, in collaboration with NIPCO Plc, has opened 12 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Abuja and Lagos as the Federal Government’s push for CNG adoption as alternative fuel to petrol gathered momentum. Speaking at the commissioning of the stations, which took place simultaneously across the two cities, the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo, said that with Nigeria’s abundant gas resources, CNG would become the fuel for motorists in the country. Ekpo said the various ongoing infrastructure projects in the gas sector would ensure adequate supply across the country, bringing cheap fuel to Nigerians.…