Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

The Presidency has defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s $100,000 financial reward to the victorious Super Falcons, stressing that excellence, hard work, and national pride deserve recognition. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the remarks on his X handle, responding to critics who questioned the size of the reward package announced for the 10-time Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions. Onanuga noted that it was ironic for some Nigerians to celebrate the ₦150 million grand prize offered to the winner of the Big Brother Naija reality show by organisers, Multichoice, yet turn around to fault…

Former Delta state governor, Chief James Ibori has congratulated the Super Falcons of Nigeria on their 10th Women African Cup of Nations, (WAFCON) title, saying they demonstrated true resilience which Nigerians are known for. The Nigerian ladies fought back from two goals down to defeat host country, Morocco 3-2 victory at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Saturday. In a statement on Sunday, Ibori said through their victory, the Falcons have wiped away the tears of disappointment which Nigerians experienced when the male team, Super Eagles lost the final of the 2023 AFCON to Ivory Coast in February…

WWE legend Hulk Hogan has died at age 71, according to reports. Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, was found dead in his Clearwater, Florida, home on Thursday morning. First responders responded to the home after receiving a call about a “cardiac arrest,” according to TMZ. Paramedics and police patrol were reportedly parked outside of Hogan’s home on Thursday morning. Hogan was wheeled out of his home on a stretcher and into an ambulance, TMZ reported. Clearwater police did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The U.S. Sun. The wrestling icon’s cause of death has not been disclosed.

Former Governor of Jigawa State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Sule Lamido has decried the rising wave of intimidation, harassment and blackmail of political opponents by the Tinubu administration. Speaking to journalists in Kano, Wednesday, Lamido also accused President Tinubu of engaging in divisive conducts for personal political gains, adding that these actions have led to distrust and disunity among Nigerians. According to the former Foreign Affairs Minister, “The Federal Government, the Presidency and the APC are using the state institutions to destroy democracy, they are using them to quash the opposition, they are making use of blackmail,…

The presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore and other activists are leading retired police officers in a protest in Abuja. The protest is based on the poor welfare and pension conditions of police personnel. Chanting “Pay police a living wage and proper pensions,” the group bore placards showing their demands for both serving and retired police officers. One of the placards titled #Police Protest” reads: “Decent Salaries Now”; “End Police Slavery,” “Pensions for Police Officers” and “Dignity for Those in Uniform.” Sowore said: “No policeman should earn less than N500,000 monthly. That’s about…

Former presidential candidate Dele Momodu has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He has also officially decamped to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Momodu communicated his resignation via a letter dated July 17, 2025, and addressed to the PDP Chairman, Ward 4, Ihievbe, Owan East Local Government Area, Edo State. Momodu hinged his resignation on the hijacking of the party by anti-democratic forces. He said, “I wish to inform you of my decision to resign from our political party, PDP, with immediate effect. “My reason is simple and straightforward. Our party has been unarguably hijacked by antidemocratic forces, from within…

Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has clarified that his meeting with former Head of State, Sani Abacha, was borne out of civic duty and not political ambition. Setting the record straight in a social media post on Wednesday morning, Obi presented evidence to back his words after being called out for allegedly working with Abacha’s military junta. According to the former Anambra governor, the prolonged delay in clearing goods at the ports necessitated his meeting with Abacha. In the statement titled ‘Our Engagement with General Abacha: Setting the Record Straight’, Obi added that he did…

Former Arsenal footballer, Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The offences are reported to have taken place between 2021-2022, the Metropolitan Police said. The charges involve three women, with two counts of rape relating to one woman, three counts of rape in connection to a second woman and one count of sexual assault linked to a third woman. The Ghanaian international denies the charges and “welcomes the opportunity to finally clear his name”, his lawyer said. The charges follow an investigation by detectives, which started in February 2022 after police…

Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan have trooped out en mass to protest the decision of Governor Seyi Makinde to rename the institution after one of his predecessors, late Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo. Hundreds of commuters plying the ever-busy Sango-Eleyele Road in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, were stranded as a result of the protest. Makinde has few days ago renamed The Polytechnic Ibadan Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan. Olunloyo who was the first Ibadan person to serve as the Governor of old Oyo State, served between October and December 1983. The students in the early hours of Tuesday blocked the entrance…

The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has reiterated to his numerous supporters at home and abroad that he will be on the ballot for the presidency in 2027 and is willing to serve a single term in office. “I have not joined in any form of discussion on joint tickets, including with Atiku. If there is any form of agreement that will restrict me to four years in office, I will comply with the agreement and be ready to leave office by 28th May, 2031,” Obi said. Speaking on Sunday night, June 29, 2025,…