Author: Festus Adeloye

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has alleged that the planned national confab to be set up by the Federal Government was to compensate the son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi and his friends. He stated that the confab would not yield any positive result. President Bola Tinubu had in his nationwide broadcast on October 1 said he would set up a 30-Day National Youth Confab for youths in the country to discuss and address challenges confronting them. “Considering this, I am pleased to announce the gathering of a National Youth Conference. This conference will be…

Netherlands and Barcelona football legend Patrick Kluivert was named the new coach of Indonesia on Wednesday. With the appointment, the 48-year-old former striker is tasked with leading Indonesia to its first World Cup since gaining independence. The Southeast Asian nation’s squad largely consists of players born in the Netherlands who have been naturalised to represent Indonesia. Announcing the appointment in a statement released on Wednesday, the Indonesian Football Association said, “The Dutch football legend has signed a two-year contract from 2025 to 2027, with an option for an extension.” Kluivert, whose managerial career has yet to match the heights of…

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the newly appointed Special Adviser on Works, Ahmad Bunkure, who died on Wednesday in Egypt. Bunkure’s death was announced in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi DawakinTofa, on Wednesday. In his condolence message, Yusuf described his death as a tragic and irreplaceable loss to the state, his family and the wider political community. He prayed for Allah’s mercy on the deceased and strength for his family to bear the painful loss. “This is a heartbreaking moment for us as a government. Bunkure was a dedicated…

The body of late US President Jimmy Carter was transferred Tuesday in a grand and solemn military ceremony to the US Capitol, where it will lie in state until a national funeral later this week. Members of the public pay their respects in front of the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC on January 7, 2025. – Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / AFP) Carter, who died on…

Barcelona winger Raphinha said Tuesday that potential future signings might be put off from joining the Catalan giants because of the Dani Olmo registration debacle. Financially-struggling Barca are frantically battling to get the Spanish playmaker licensed for the second half of the season after his registration ran out at the end of 2024 and earlier efforts were rebuffed twice in court. The Catalan club took their case to Spain’s top sports court on Tuesday but until there is a verdict or a temporary measure grants them new licences, are set to be without Olmo and striker Pau Victor. Both have…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission charged former Chief of Staff to Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Saidu with money laundering before the Federal High Court in the state on Tuesday. According to the charge sheet, Saidu, who also served as Commissioner of Finance in Kaduna State, allegedly accepted a cash payment of N155,000,000 from one Ibrahim Muktar, a public officer in the Ministry of Finance, exceeding the amount authorized by law. The ICPC alleged that the transaction took place in March 2022 and that Saidu received the cash through his Special Assistant,…

President Bola Tinubu, alongside former Nigerian leaders Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, joined a host of African dignitaries on Tuesday in Accra for the historic inauguration of Ghana’s new president, John Mahama. Mahama, who previously served as Ghana’s president, returned to office after succeeding Nana Akufo-Addo, his successor in 2017. The ceremony also marked a groundbreaking moment as Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang was sworn in as Ghana’s first female vice president. Addressing the audience, Tinubu reaffirmed Nigeria’s unwavering support for Ghana under Mahama’s leadership, describing him as a leader of “patriotic vision and substance.” He called for unity among African nations,…

Justice K. B. Olawoyin, presiding over Court 8 of the Oyo State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan, has fixed Tuesday, January 13, to deliver his ruling on the bail application filed by Ooni of Ife’s ex-queen, Naomi Silekunola, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, and Abdulahi Fasasi. Hamzat is the proprietor of Agidigbo FM, an Ibadan-based radio station; while Fasasi is the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan. They are currently standing trial over the stampede which occurred during a Christmas funfair at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, in December 2024. The incident claimed the lives of no fewer than 35 children.…

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the historic leader of France’s far-right, died on Tuesday aged 96, his family told AFP. Le Pen, who had been in a care home for several weeks, died at midday (1100 GMT) Tuesday “surrounded by his loved ones”, the family said in a statement. Le Pen, the co-founder of the National Front, sent shockwaves through France in 2002 when he made it to the second round of the presidential election on a staunch anti-immigration platform. He was often accused of racism and anti-Semitism and infamously dismissed the Holocaust as a detail of history. His daughter Marine Le…

The Ondo State Police Command has disclosed that a total of 19 people have been arrested in connection with the cult clash which occurred on Monday, in Owo town, the Owo Local Government Area of the state. No fewer than four persons were killed during the clash which ensued between two rival cult groups in the community. As a result, the state government imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the community as part of efforts to douse the tension. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, who visited the community on Tuesday disclosed that 19 people have been apprehended in connection with the incident,…