Author: Festus Adeloye

Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has taken a swipe at coalition politicians, describing them as “desperados” who hijacked the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for personal benefit. Onanuga said this in a Facebook post late Wednesday, hours after the opposition figures officially unveiled the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their new political platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. The presidential aide said the coalition politicians “hijacked” the ADC because they are hungry for power to benefit themselves and not Nigerians. He predicted the disintegration of the group…

Liverpool Football Club has reacted to the loss of striker Diogo Jota. The Premier League winners expressed their sadness on the Portuguese’s death in a tweet posted on their official X account on Thursday. “Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota,” Liverpool tweeted. Jota and his brother Andre died after car accident in the province of Zamora in Spain, on Thursday. The sad news is coming less than two weeks after he got married to Rute Cardoso, in Porto, Portugal. Jota, 28, had won the English Premier League title with Liverpool last season.

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died at 28 in a tragic road accident in Spain. The car crash occurred on the A-52 motorway, at kilometre 65, near the municipality of Palacios de Sanabria in the province of Zamora. Spanish sports outlet MARCA reported the incident on Thursday, confirming that Jota died at the scene of the accident. “Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota dies in a traffic accident in the province of Zamora,” the newspaper wrote in a brief statement this morning. It was also reported that he died with his 26-year-old brother Andre in a tragic car accident, after their vehicle…

Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami said he has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Malami disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. This comes as the opposition coalition against President Bola Tinubu officially unveiled the ADC as its new political platform ahead of the 2027 general election in Abuja. He explained that the decision to quit the ruling party was not borne out of anger but love for the nation and solidarity with hapless Nigerians. “After wide consultations and deep personal reflection, I hereby…

Israel has agreed to the necessary conditions for a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza war and it is now up to Hamas to accept the deal, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. During the two-month period, the United States will work with all parties to end the conflict, Trump wrote on his platform, Truth Social. Representatives from Qatar and Egypt, who have been heavily involved in peace efforts, will deliver this latest proposal to the Palestinian extremist organisation, Hamas. “I hope, for the good of the Middle East, that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better…

Former Senate President David Mark has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mark, who is one of the party’s founding members, tendered his resignation after he was appointed as one of the interim leaders of the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking on his resignation in a statement, he said his decision was a result of the leadership crisis in the PDP. Mark added that the PDP has been subjected to public ridicule and is now a shadow of its former self. “I bring warm greetings to you and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Otukpo Ward 1,…

Prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a former Senate President David Mark, a former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and others were in a closed-door critical meeting in Abuja on Tuesday evening. Although the agenda of the meeting being held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, was yet to be disclosed, it comes barely 24 hours after the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) members met and endorsed the return of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary of the party. However, there were insinuations that the ongoing consultations may be connected to the budding coalition movement…

Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia eliminated English heavyweights Manchester City from the Club World Cup on Monday, winning 4-3 in extra time in the tournament’s greatest upset to date. The game ended 2-2 at full time, but Marcos Leonardo scored the winning goal in extra time, securing one of the biggest victories in Middle Eastern football. The Saudi club advances to the quarterfinals, where they will meet Brazilian club Fluminense, guaranteeing that a non-European team makes the last four. Bernardo Silva finished off Rayan Ait-Nouri’s cross in the ninth minute, giving City the lead in a controversial way. City had…

Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said former presidential candidate, Peter Obi is equating constant criticism with effective opposition. Onanuga said this in an X post on Sunday after Obi faulted President Bola Tinubu’s recent trip to Saint Lucia. In a Saturday statement, Obi had said Tinubu should not be holidaying, noting that Nigeria under his watch has “lost more people to all sorts of criminality than a country that is officially at war”. In a counter-statement, Onanuga denied that the president was vacationing in Saint Lucia. Onanuga explained that the visit by the…

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has resigned as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing health concerns. The former Kano State governor stated on Friday that he is stepping down to focus on his health. Following his resignation, the APC’s National Vice Chairman is anticipated to take interim leadership until the party’s national conference in December.