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As far as kingmakers go in Nigeria, former president Olusegun Obasanjo ranks among the leaders with political influence and power but one man who will not get his support for the 2019 presidential election is Even before he gets a possible PDP nomination for 2019 presidential race, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s bid has already hit some heavy bumps and storms. His former boss, Obasanjo  said Atiku should never count on him to support his latest bid to actualise his life-long ambition of being elected the president of Nigeria. In an interview with Premium Times, Obasanjo swore he will never support…

Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki has shunned calls for him to account for constituency projects he nominated in the 2017 budget. Saraki, the senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the 8th assembly has refused to acknowledge questions raised by transparency agency, Tracka. Tracka has repeatedly demanded that Saraki and other federal lawmakers give details of Zonal Intervention Projects that they nominated in the budget. Reacting to Saraki’s silence, Tracka wrote, “Hello Senator Bukola Saraki, It’s over a month, You and UBEC is yet to respond to our FOI letters on the N1,050,000,000 school project nominated in Kwara Central Sen…

A woman has become the first person in Denmark to be charged with wearing a face veil in public, after a ban came into effect on Wednesday. Local media report a 28-year-old woman was fined after getting into a scuffle with a woman trying to remove her veil. Police say they were called and when they reviewed CCTV, informed the woman she would be charged if she refused to take her niqab off. The new law has provoked protests and criticism from human rights groups. READ: Russian helicopter crash in Krasnoyarsk kills 18 It was officially introduced on Wednesday after…

A Russian helicopter has crash-landed in Krasnoyarsk Territory, with reports saying at least 18 people have died. Russia’s emergencies ministry said the MI-8 went down at 10:20 local time (03:20 GMT), about 180km (112 miles) from the town of Igarka. The ministry provided no further details. Russian media quoted sources as saying that three crew members and 15 passengers were killed. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. READ: PDP nervous, unsettled over Akpabio’s APC romance

The romance between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Senator Godswill Akpabio, the PDP Minority Leader in the Senate, has unsettled the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akpabio might defect to the APC any moment from now once the “terms” are wrapped up, The Nation has reported. The APC is upbeat about the prospect, which analysts believe will be a major political mileage for President Muhammadu Buhari in the South-South. A PDP top notch said last night that the party has been appealing to the ex-governor not to defect “but we cannot please him and then displease the governor of the…

President Donald Trump will be staying away from Twitter for some hours following a backlash from US citizens on the social media platform. In an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon, LeBron James admitted that racism has reached a new level since Trump became president of the US. From free uniforms and transportation to college tuition guaranteed for all graduates. LeBron James takes CNN's Don Lemon on an exclusive tour of his new 'I Promise' school https://t.co/roRxI7qlZl pic.twitter.com/IDS5WZXdgn— CNN (@CNN) August 4, 2018 James who recently joined LA Lakers as a free agent also admitted that racism has always been in…

Spaniard Alvaro Morata will wear the number 29 shirt for Chelsea in the 2018/19 season for very personal reasons. Morata decided to change from the number 9 he wore last season to celebrate and pay tribute to his family after his wife Alice gave birth to twins Alessandro and Leonardo on Sunday – 29 July. 'I like the number nine, but now I have my two babies with me!' ????‍????‍????Watch @AlvaroMorata's full interview in the Chelsea app later today!???? https://t.co/zhGX5RrZrE pic.twitter.com/aroBsgKnfK— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 3, 2018 “It is a day I will never forget, to welcome my twin sons…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday approved the recruitment of additional 1200 teachers for the Junior and Senior Secondary schools in the State. The Governor, at the last quarterly Town Hall meeting at Ibeju Lekki, had promised that his administration would employ more teachers into public schools to meet up with the manpower required to cover all public schools in the State. Confirming the development, Deputy Governor of the State, Mrs. Idiat Adebule said the 1200 teachers was an addition to the 1000 teachers which the Governor had approved for recruitment into Primary Schools in the State. READ:…

By Madame Bukola Olieh Days ago I was sitting in my living room watching television, then the thought of summer vacation trickled in. I wondered how one could enjoy summer vacation without having to travel abroad. We all know that travelling for some is not a flash in the pan nowadays, it takes some serious planning and even more seriously is savings. So I asked myself how can I enjoy vacation without travelling out of the country, then I realised that a lot of us don’t really appreciate so many things around us. I realised that all the money we…

Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi has signed a new four-year deal at the north London club to keep him until 2022. The Nigerian international said after committing his future to the club that, “It has always been my life long dream to represent Arsenal.” Alex Iwobi has signed a new long-term contractCongratulations, @AlexIwobi ????— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) August 3, 2018 Iwobi joined Arsenal while still at primary school, and was first involved in a first-team match as an unused substitute in a League Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on 25 September 2013. He signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal…