Associate Professor Mike Ushie, Chairman of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission has stated that the commission will curtail vote-buying during the local government council election fixed for May 24, 2023. This was announced by Ushie at the commission’s office in Calabar on Monday while briefing representatives of political parties, stakeholders, and …

Argentina’s Angel Di Maria will retire from international football after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. Di Maria made the announcement on Monday ahead of Argentina’s match against Italy on Wednesday at Wembley. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United winger said he wants to give space …

President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors with selecting a presidential candidate who embodies the party’s values and virtues. At a meeting with 22 governors elected on the APC platform and the party’s National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, at the State House in Abuja, he stated this. …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is travelling to Spain at the invitation of Pedro Sanchez, the nation’s president. Recall that the President had met with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday — ahead of the party’s presidential primary election scheduled for June 6. Buhari, …

Andy O’Boyle was named as Manchester United’s new Deputy Football Director on Tuesday. Manchester United announced the news today in a statement on its website. O’Boyle is expected to further strengthen the club’s football department’s leadership. The statement read in part, “Andy O’Boyle has been appointed as Manchester United’s Deputy …

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi ordered the reopening of the Abuja-Lokoja-Lagos highway, which has been closed since Monday due to tanker drivers. Mr Omodara Jerry, Bello’s Special Adviser on Security Matters, gave the order in Lokoja. Following the alleged death of one of their colleagues who refused to stop for …

In the midst of the ongoing war between two neighbouring countries, Russia and Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has stated that he does not intend to send any rockets to either of the countries. When asked if he planned to send long-range rockets to Ukraine, Biden said this at the …

Minister of women affairs, Pauline Tallen has stated that Nigerian women must re-strategize to ensure all female ticket bearers succeed in the 2023 general election. This was contained in a statement released on Monday by the minister. According to Tallen, the just concluded party primary elections were an opportunity for Nigerian women to …

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has disclosed the area his government will give priority to if he’s elected Nigeria’s president. Obi said his administration will work towards addressing some challenges bedeviling the country. Obi, who clinched the party’s ticket on Monday, said his government would focus …

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has charged Nigerians to take back their country in 2023. Obi made the call on Monday in his acceptance speech after emerging as Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate. The former bank chief lamented Nigeria, Africa’s biggest nation, has become a laughing stock due to …