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Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday called on the country’s current leader not to seek a second term of office. Obasanjo, who headed a military government in the 1970s and was Nigeria’s first president when civilian rule was restored in 1999, said Muhammadu Buhari needed a “deserved rest”. With a nation increasingly divided, insecure and in an economic slump, to ask Nigerians to vote for Buhari for another four years was “unrealistic,” Obasanjo argued. It “will only sentence Nigeria to a prison term of four years, if not destroy it beyond the possibility of an early recovery and substantial…

Nigerian police on Tuesday briefly detained activists calling for the release of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram jihadists nearly four years ago, campaigners said. Members of the #BringBackOurGirls advocacy group were taken into custody as they held their daily demonstration in the capital, Abuja, said group coordinator Aisha Yesufu. #BringBackOurGirls has been calling on the government to rescue or secure the release of scores of girls abducted from the remote northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014. It also wants the return of thousands of other women, men and children who have been seized during the conflict, which…

Burnley Football Club has confirmed the signing of English international Aaron Lennon from Everton. Lennon, 30, has signed a two-year deal with the Clarets for an undisclosed fee. He will wear squad number 25. The England international ends a two-and-a-half-year stay at Goodison Park, following a successful loan spell on Merseyside from Tottenham Hotspur during the second half of the 2014/15 season, to become the Clarets’ first permanent signing of the January transfer window. Speaking after his unveiling, Lennon said, “Burnley was the club I wanted to come to and I can’t wait to get started. I’m looking forward to…

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that he is more than convinced that neither the ruling political party, APC nor the main opposition, PDP can lead Nigeria at this time. Obasanjo made his assertion in a 13-page letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, suggesting that Nigerians opt for a new alternative. “I have had occasion in the past to say that the two main political parties – APC and PDP – were wobbling,” he said in the letter titled, ‘The Way Out: A Clarion Call For Coalition For Nigeria Movement’. He noted that, “I must reiterate that nothing has happened…

By Amarachi Okeh I love weddings. Weddings are supposed to be one of the happiest days in a lifetime of a new couple and I look forward to a fairy tale wedding even though they are rare. One of the most glamourous wedding events in recent times was the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Bankole Wellington. We all looked forward to this occasion because besides being a fan of the Wellingtons, Banky and his beautiful bride, Adesua are a symbol of class and panache. But again, not everyone had the opportunity to get an invite to this near fairy tale…

Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, is set to spread its wings to three more West African countries, with inaugural flights from Lagos to Freetown in Sierra Leone, Banjul in The Gambia and Dakar, Senegal on February 19. The airline, in a statement signed by its Communications Manager, Mr Chris Iwarah, on Tuesday in Lagos, said the new routes constitute the second phase of the expansion of its network on the West Coast of Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airline had earlier fixed December 15, 2017 for its inaugural flights to the three countries. This was, however,…

Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo has his ways with letters. And it is widely believed that his letters are not empty, they carry something, sometimes something defining. In Nigeria when the former military ruler writes, the recipient is advised to listen or at least take a better look at the subjects raised. The rumours angling around President Muammadu Buhari’s second term has been in the air for a while but this letter by Obasanjo will sure shake the pendulum. As students of history, read the letter below and form your own opinion. THE WAY OUT: A CLARION CALL FOR…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the prosecuting agency in the ongoing trial of former Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) Spokesman, Olisa Metuh, has asked the court to revoke Metuh’s bail. Mr Sylvanus Tahir, counsel to the EFCC, who made the application at the resumption of hearing of the matter on Tuesday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, said Metuh should be remanded in prison. Tahir said the application was based on the grounds that Metuh had breached the terms of the bail granted him by the court, by being absent in court for two days with no cogent…

A man from the US state of Michigan is facing trial after he threatened to murder the CNN broadcaster’s staff in Atlanta headquarters for spreading what he said were “fake news,” CNN reported on Tuesday, citing a federal affidavit. CNN alleged that Brandon Griesemer made a total of 22 calls to the broadcaster on January 9-10, threatening to kill the staff and making racist remarks. Griesemer, a 19-year-old Michigan grocery store worker, had reportedly earlier called a mosque in Ann Arbor and rallied against Muslims. In the first call the man reportedly told the operator “Fake news. I’m coming to…

World number one Rafael Nadal retired hurt in the fifth set of an enthralling quarter-final against Marin Cilic at the Australian Open. The top seed was in visible pain on court and Cilic of Croatia will now face British number two Kyle Edmund in the semi-finals following his 3-6 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 2-0 victory. It was only the second time in 264 Grand Slam matches that Spaniard Nadal has retired – the last being against Briton Andy Murray in the quarter-finals of the 2010 Australian Open. Nadal, 31, had looked in good form early in the match and took…