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The Social Democratic Party (SDP), has appointed Mrs Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi as the Deputy Director-General of its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for 2023 general election. Olu Agunloye, National Secretary, SDP, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. He said the appointment of Okunnu-Lamidi alongside other PCC members was to ensure maximum productive engagement with the electorate. Agunloye said the appointment would help to optimise the chances of electoral successes for justice, peace and prosperity under SDP government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okunnu-Lamidi, was one of the party’s presidential aspirants but lost at the primaries to…

In a bid to ensure that sanity is maintained in Nigeria’s internet circuit, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in June 2022 unveiled a Code of Practice for Online Platforms to checkmate the eruption of crisis in the nation’s ICT sector. The code was developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), with input from Interactive Computer Service Platforms (also known as Tech Giants) such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Google, Tik Tok, amongst others. Before critics could fault NITDA’s code, social media giants in Europe agreed to take a…

A South-South Leader, Edwin Clark, has endorsed Peter Obi, the Presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 election. Clark’s endorsement comes days after former President Olusegun Obasanjo released a six-page letter endorsing Obi, a former Anambra State governor. Clark, while addressing the press at his Asokoro Residence, in Abuja on Tuesday stated that Nigeria will unite with Obi as the president of the country adding that Obi will move to restructure the country. The elder statesman noted that the next president of the country must be educated and experienced, adding that the South East should be allowed…

Manager Mikel Arteta wants his Arsenal team to take it one game at a time after their bid for the Premier League title was further strengthened in the most recent gameweek. Manchester City’s 1-1 draw against Everton at the Etihad on Saturday (31 December) gave the Gunners an opportunity to go into 2023 seven points atop the table. They obliged with a 4-2 thrashing of Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex. Arsenal last won the league title in the 2003-04 campaign under former manager Arsene Wenger but Arteta looks primed to end the club’s 17-year wait to repeat that feat.…

Manchester United have made the decision to keep Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay beyond the current January transfer window in a bid to preserve squad depth, as per the Daily Mail. The England international retained the captain’s armband when manager Erik ten Hag took over the managerial helm at Old Trafford. However, he has been ousted from the starting XI following his team’s opening two league games, both of which ended in defeat. Many thought Maguire was third in the pecking order behind Raphael Varane and summer signing Lisandro Martinez. But Ten Hag has opted not to start Maguire even…

Chelsea are on the verge of completing a £35 million transfer for highly rated Monaco defender Benoite Badiashile. The deal, as reported by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, is still subject to a medical. He is expected to sign a long-term contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until June 2029. Badiashile will join a growing list of talented young players who have been signed by the Blues recently. Notable names include: Carney Chukwuemeka (19), David Datro, Wesley Fofana (21) and others. The imminent addition of the 21-year-old defender from Monaco also means that Chelsea will have at least five first-team centre-backs in their…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s unveiling at Al Nassr is reportedly set to be attended by 90,000 fans. The Portuguese has landed in Saudi Arabia and will start training with his new team this week. The former Real Madrid star joined Al Nassr last week and penned a 2.5-year deal at the club. He was a free agent after Manchester United released him in November after his explosive interview with Piers Morgan. Farish Alhahloul has told COPE that there will be 90,000 fans at the Mrsool Park (aka King Saud University Stadium) today. The unveiling takes place at 19:00 local time (4 pm GMT) on Tuesday (January…

Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Merchant Banks borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) discount window known as the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) dropped to N11.01trillion in 2022, representing a decline of 15 per cent from N13.01 trillion borrowed in 2021. DMBs and merchant banks through the SLF access short-term liquidity from the CBN for their daily business operations.  The CBN lends money to DMBs and merchant banks through the SLF at interest rate of 100 basis points (bpts) above the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) of 16.5 per cent. Finance experts attributed the decline in DMBs and merchant banks’…

*Former president says citizens have moved from frying pan to fire under Buhari, wants youths to retake country *Labour Party calls on IBB, Jonathan, others to also endorse their candidate  *APC campaign: Obasanjo cannot win his polling unit, support for Obi worthless *PDP PCC: Whether he likes it or not, Atiku will be president The open endorsement of the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, elicited angry reactions from the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and that of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Presidential…

As Nigerians join the rest of the world in celebrating the commencement of the new year 2023, a member of the House of Representatives representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency, Hon. Shina Peller, has expressed confidence that it wil be a year of breakthroughs for Nigeria. This is just as he disclosed that generations yet unborn would be told stories of historic events that would occur in the year but only if the present generation can leverage the golden opportunity the year presents. Peller, who is the senatorial candidate of Accord party for Oyo North in the forthcoming elections, in a new…