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Says trio of world’s worst presidential spokesmen Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, yesterday, challenged the trio of Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) Garba Shehu and Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) Femi Adesina to a debate on national issues. The challenge followed a statement by Shehu, in which he accused Kukah of spreading hate and failing to abide by the Biblical injunction to “avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions and quarrels about the law (which are) unprofitable and worthless.” The cleric had earlier in an Easter homily, declared: “The challenge of…

The media offices of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Bola Tinubu issued separate statements, yesterday, warning the public to beware of plots by unscrupulous persons against their principals. Osinbajo and Tinubu have both declared their intention to contest the presidency in next year’s general elections. The duo’s aspirations, however, have further stirred political waters, with some of their supporters hurling accusations and counteraccusations. Titled, ‘Tinubu is the target of blasphemous campaign’, the aspirant’s media office said: “The orchestrated set-up of a poster campaign seeking to use a literary application of the Biblical story of…

• Falana charges Plateau, Taraba citizens to sue FG, Dariye, Nyame over pardon • Urges the poor to unite against injustice Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday censured President Muhammadu Buhari for granting a presidential pardon to former governors of Plateau and Taraba states, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame respectively, who was jailed for stealing billions of naira, describing the President’s action as rotten egg squashed against Nigerian faces, which they shall not forget or wipe off in a hurry. President Buhari had last Thursday granted pardon, under the prerogative of mercy, to Dariye and Nyame, who were serving various prison…

The Osinbajo for President Media Council has raised an alarm over the alleged plot to malign the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, ahead of the All Progressives Congress’ primary election. Osinbajo is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. The council made this known in a statement titled, ‘Exposed: Plot to smear Osinbajo with false testimonies of discrimination against women wearing hijab’, on Tuesday. The campaign group claimed that one of the plots was to use fake audio of faceless individuals to portray Osinbajo as a religious fanatic. Read the statement: The Osinbajo for President Media…

Osun state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has directed all political appointees contesting the 2023 general election to resign their appointments. This was contained in a release titled, ‘Notice to political appointees with interest to contest the 2023 general election’, signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Oluwole Oyebamiji, obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday. According to the governor, the concerned appointees must comply with the instruction with immediate effect. The release read, “Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola the Executive Governor of Osun State has directed ALL Political Appointees in the state with interest to contest the 2023 General Elections to resign their…

The WHO said Tuesday it was struggling to deliver two generators to hospitals in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, fearing the worst for its hard-hit health system. The World Health Organization said it was trying to pre-position supplies closer to the frontlines to speed up delivery if a window opens. The WHO is hoping to deliver 15 generators to hospitals across Ukraine, from a base in the western city of Lviv. Two were due to head to the eastern city of Kharkiv Tuesday, while another three are destined for the Lugansk and Donetsk regions in the east, which…

Concerned about worsening insecurity  in the country,  members of the House of Representatives recently alleged that security agents were aiding terrorists, writes Udora Orizu At the plenary last week, members of the House of Representatives for the second time in two weeks passed a vote of no confidence on security agencies, accusing them of ignoring distress calls and aiding terrorists to attack innocent citizens. Day-by-day, insecurity in the country keeps degenerating from bad to worse. No day goes by without news of terrorists attack in  various communities across the country. On  March 25, 2022, there was a horrific terrorists attack…

For many years, the Nigerian rail transport system which was vibrant and highly reliable in the 1960s and 1970s, gradually decayed and became comatose. At best, it offered epileptic and skeletal services on  very few routes. The coming into office of Rt. Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Governor of Rivers State 2007-2015, as Nigeria’s Transportation Minister, changed that old discouraging narrative. Today, for the first time in decades, Nigeria has standard gauge rail lines, better moving, air-conditioned trains which now ply several major routes, with plans to add on more routes in the foreseeable future. However, the euphoria of having train…

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Manchester United’s Premier League clash at Liverpool on Tuesday as the Portugal star mourns the death of his new-born son. Ronaldo revealed the news on social media on Monday, sparking an out-pouring of support for the striker and his family from across the football world. United confirmed on Tuesday that Ronaldo would not play in his team’s crucial meeting with bitter rivals Liverpool. “Family is more important than everything and Ronaldo is supporting his loved ones at this immensely difficult time,” a statement on United’s website said. “As such, we can confirm that he will not…

Sonala Olumhense I am delighted that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has entered the fray for the presidential ticket of the APC.  His candidature presents the potential for some answers Nigerian democracy desperately needs. Two decades ago, Professor Osinbajo served in the government of one Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the current National Leader of APC who is also running for the ticket.  Some of the children who were born at that time may vote for the first time in 2023. Of course, we only hope there will be an election. I doubt that even the Vice-President believes there will be one: the most significant…