Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

All Progressives Congress Campaign Council has called on Asue Ighodalo to join it in its campaign to the people of the state while the former deputy governor, Rt Hon Philip Shaibu said he has been vindicated having maintained from day one that the PDP did not conduct a proper primary election. Vanguard reported that A court sitting in Abuja voided the party’s governorship primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the governorship candidate of the party. A statement released by Aziegbemi said the misinformation about the removal of its candidate was to deceive the party’s teeming members. He said “The…

Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met with President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo on the setting up of Agritech Hub in Ghana. Announcing the meeting on his official Facebook page, Osinbajo wrote “It was really great to spend time with my brother and friend, His Excellency President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana. On the menu? Not Jollof wars (sorry, everyone). Instead, we served up the proposed Agritech Hub in Ghana, part of the Timbuktoo Africa Innovation Fund—the world’s largest initiative to support the African innovation ecosystem”. “President Akufo-Addo has been a committed champion of the fund since its…

On Thursday, a Federal High Court Abuja invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the PDP’s primary held on Feb. 22 failed to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022; the guidelines for the conduct of the poll and the party’s constitution. Justice Ekwo, who said that Exhibit PDP 1 tendered by the party was bereft of evidence, held that the plaintiffs, through the exhibits tendered, were able to establish their case against the…

Erik ten Hag has signed a contract extension that keeps him at Old Trafford until 2026, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. There had been intense speculation over the Dutchman’s future after a poor 2023/24 Premier League campaign but he guided the club to FA Cup success against Manchester City. It was widely leaked in the British media last month that after a review by the club’s new part-owner, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, Ten Hag would be staying at the club. “Erik ten Hag has extended his contract as Manchester United men’s first-team manager until June 2026,” United said…

The authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely. The university, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, attributed the decision to the refusal of the students to shift grounds on their demands. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the students on Wednesday took to the streets, blocking the ever-busy Benin-Ore Highway, to protest weeks of power outages on campus. The students, who had two weeks until their first semester examination, said the situation was severely affecting their preparation. The students also called for a…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has uncovered 3,000 fake graduates who never set foot within the four walls of a classroom. The board also decried the issue of illegal admissions by some institutions which, it said, had remained a source of embarrassment to the country. The Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in a report published in the board’s bulletin, which was obtained by our correspondent in Abuja. According to the bulletin, Oloyede disclosed this during a meeting with the leadership of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State Universities. “Some ‘graduates’ had never entered the four walls of…

LeBron James will return to the Los Angeles Lakers next season after agreeing a new two-year $104 million deal with the club, multiple US reports said Wednesday. James, who will turn 40 in December, opted out of his existing deal with the club last week in a move analysts said would free up more money to recruit new players. The NBA superstar had been widely expected to re-sign with the Lakers particularly after the team drafted his eldest son, Bronny James, last week. James has long spoken of his desire to play in the NBA alongside his son. ESPN and…

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has delivered food to the residents as part of last-minute efforts to woo voters in the national elections scheduled for Thursday, July 4. A UK citizen, Katherine Forster expressed surprise to receive her egg muffin order delivered by Sunak. The UK Prime Minister could be seen beaming with a wide smile at 6:20 a.m. on Tuesday. Forster posted her brief encounter with the British PM on X where Sunak was criticised for using devious methods to sway voters less than 48 hours before election day. “Had probably hundreds of McDonalds breakfasts in my life….not usually…

The Senate has begun probe into the continued importation of hazardous petroleum products and dumping of substandard diesel into Nigeria and the activities of the Petroleum Equalisation Fund, including payments made to transporters in the last 10 years. The Senate has therefore set up a 15- Member Ad- hoc Committee to carry out a holistic investigation into the pre-shipment and pre-discharge standard test parameters, adopted by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Regulatory Authority, with a view to uncovering loopholes, if any, exploited to get toxic cargoes into the country. Setting up the Committee yesterday in Abuja, the President of the…

The National Labour Congress, NLC, the governors’ interference in the national minimum wage negotiation is unconstitutional. The head of information and public affairs for the National Labour Congress (NLC), Benson Upah, stated this in an interview on Arise Television on Monday. Upah addressed the NLC’s staunch refusal to allow governors to influence the determination of the minimum wage. He said, “The process for arriving at a national minimum wage comprises three parties, which is labour, employers, and government. The government is currently playing a dual role of being the employer as well. “Governors have been part of this process, and…