Author: Festus Adeloye

Senator Ede Dafinone (Delta Central) has described the Delta local council elections on Saturday, July 13 as a complete sham and a mockery of democratic ideals and standard. Dafinone spoke on the growing concern across the country on how Governors use the State Independent Electorial Commission (SIEC) to undermine the growth and development of the electoral system at the local government level. The Delta Central lawmaker while reacting to the outcome of the council poll in Delta state said that it was very unfortunate that people at the grassroots level were prevented from participating in our democratic process by state…

The Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation now owns only a 7.2 per cent stake in the refinery. He said the figure reduced from the initial 20 per cent. Dangote said this while briefing journalists in Lagos State on Sunday. He said, “NNPC no longer owns a 20% stake in the Dangote refinery. They were meant to pay their balance in June but have yet to fulfill the obligations. Now, they only own a 7.2% stake in the refinery.” Speaking to journalists at a one-day training programme organised by the…

Carlos Alcaraz said he does not know his limit after overpowering Novak Djokovic on Sunday to win his second Wimbledon title but believes the Serb is still “Superman”. The Spanish third seed beat the seven-time champion 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4), collecting the fourth Grand Slam of his young career and underlining a changing of the guard. Alcaraz, 21, who has won three of the past five majors, said he wanted to enjoy his “amazing journey so far” rather than look too far into the future. “I really want to keep going, to keep improving, to keep growing up, try to…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all 21 council seats in the just-concluded Local Government (LG) election in Adamawa State. According to the results just released by the State Independent Electoral Commission, all the councillorship seats were also won by the ruling PDP in the 226 wards in the North-East state except the Demsa Ward of the Demsa Local Government Area where the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) won one councillorship seat. The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Mohammed Umar, said the ruling party won overwhelmingly in all the 21 local government councils of the state. He announced the…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted various quantities of cocaine and opioids such as tramadol, pentazocine injection, morphine sulphate, and ketamine injection, among others. These drugs were concealed in the soles of shoes, clothes, and other items being shipped to the United States, United Kingdom, and Cyprus by a syndicate. While no less than 250 grams of cocaine destined for Cyprus was hidden in the soles of custom-made shoes, over five kilograms of opioids heading to the US and UK were discovered by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations (DOGI) in…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condemned an assassination attempt on former US President, Donald Trump. According to Tinubu, the incident was distasteful, stressing that ‘violence has no place in democracy’. Recall Trump, the Republican candidate for the November election, was rushed off stage when gunshots were fired at a campaign rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania, in a shocking incident that will fuel anxiety in the run-up to the 2024 election. Trump had escaped by the whiskers, saying, “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation disclosed that 20-year-old…

The main investigative board of the United States House of Representatives, has called on the Secret Service Director, Kimberly Cheatle, to appear for a hearing. This comes after the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump at a political rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Pennsylvania. Trump had escaped by the whiskers, saying, “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation disclosed that 20-year-old Thomas Crooks had fired multiple gunshots, killing one while two others sustained injuries. The Secret Service said the shooter committed the act…

Authorities have identified the gunman involved in the attack against former US President Donald Trump on Saturday as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene after the shooting. The FBI named Crooks in a statement early Sunday morning, identifying him as a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania – about 35 miles south of Butler, where Trump was holding his rally. Crooks fired on Trump while perched on a nearby building rooftop outside the rally’s security perimeter, before being killed by the Secret Service, according to law enforcement officials. Witnesses at the rally described…

British rapper and singer, Stephanie Allen, popularly known as Stefflon Don, has stated that award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy, is the love of her life. Stefflon Don made the claim in an interview with Fernando Halman on the Netherlands music platform, Real Talk, which was released on social media on Saturday. When asked if Burna Boy still held a special place in her heart, the Jamaica-born singer responded with an unequivocal, “Yes!, with dreamy eyes and a voice softened by fond memories. As the conversation continued, Stefflon Don didn’t shy away from revealing that she…

Former US president Donald Trump, in his first account of being shot at during a rally in Pennysylvania today said, “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” “I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin,” Trump, who was not seriously injured, said on his Truth Social site. The former President is “fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility,” Trump Communications Director Steven Cheung said in a statement. The incident took place about…