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Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has said that there is no point hiding President Buhari‘s health status as he has become “public property” by reason of his position. “Why is the president hiding his state of health? He’s supposed to understand he’s public property, me I’m still private property, that’s why I’m not in Aso Rock,” Soyinka said. He also urged the president and his team, to make his state of health public so as not to compound the problems of the country with the uncertainty of the nation’s leader’s health status. President Buhari has missed the weekly Federal Executive…

World number one Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Barcelona Open at the semi-final stage after suffering a 6-2 3-6 6-4 loss to Dominic Thiem. The Briton was broken three times in losing the first set in 34 minutes. But although he battled back to level, Austrian world number nine Thiem won in two hours and 13 minutes. He will now face Rafael Nadal or Horacio Zeballos. Elsewhere, British number four Aljaz Bedene beat Serb Laslo Djere 6-2 6-4 to reach the Hungarian Open final. Murray feels the strain Having lost both previous meetings with Murray on hard…

The British Government has denied allegation that it conspired with others to ensure the defeat of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, in the 2015 general election. UK reiterated that President Muhammadu Buari won with the backing of majority of Nigerians. Recall that Jonathan in a book: “Against the Run of Play,” written by the Chairman of the Editorial Board of Thisday Newspaper, Olusegun Adeniyi, alleged that former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, connived with former United States President Barack Obama, among other world leaders, to oust him of office. But the British High Commission in Nigeria in a statement signed by…

Nigerians on Twitter have lambasted the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, for his comment on which country has the best jollof rice. In an interview with CNN’s Richard Quest, the minister was asked which country makes the best jollof rice and he responded by saying Senegal. Mr. Quest quickly reacted by saying “I hear a shock, I hear a sigh across the country”. On April 26, Mr Quest tweeted “Jollof Rice. Delicious. Ghana or Nigeria? Which is best? I ain’t getting involved in the #jollofwar #richardquestinnigeria” The jollof rice battle has been a social media trend between Nigerians…

Five states are to build solar-powered mini-grids to aid the Federal Government’s efforts at improving electricity generation and supply. The states are Kaduna, Imo, Rivers, Delta and Ogun. They are partnering with GreenElec, a France-based solar energy solution provider. GreenElec’s President, Marvel Hochet, said the use of solar-powered mini grids, would help in increasing access to electricity in Nigeria, as well as boost the energy mix initiative introduced by the Federal Government. He said pilot studies on the use of solar power on major highways, bridges, and streets have been conducted in Imo, Delta, Rivers and Ogun States. He added…

… ICAN Award, Crowning Moment For My Career, Says Gov Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday evening showered encomium on the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for his administration’s programmes and policies at improving the lives of the people of the State. Speaking at the 2017 Annual Dinner and Awards of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in Lagos, the former president said he had taken notice of the developmental strides of Governor Ambode, which according to him, are geared towards making life more comfortable for the people. “I can see the little…

French President, Francois Hollande has hinted that Great Britain will have to the price for pulling out of the European Union. EU leaders today unanimously adopted their Brexit strategy at a special summit in Brussels, in a show of unity ahead of two years of tough talks with Britain. The 27 leaders quickly agreed on the negotiating guidelines as they met without Britain for the first time since Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the divorce process a month ago. They say talks on a future trade deal with Britain can only start once London agrees divorce terms on citizens’ rights,…

Britain’s Anthony Joshua says he is prepared to play the waiting game in his world heavyweight super-fight against veteran Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Joshua, 14 years Klitschko’s junior, is expected to attack the 41-year-old with the same explosiveness that has seen him win all 18 of his professional contests to date. But while many observers believe the longer the fight goes on, the more it will play into Klitschko’s hands, Joshua says he is prepared to wait for his moment. “He’ll probably start fast because he won’t be able to keep up the pace,” said…

North Korea’s military may be armed with obsolete conventional weapons, but at 1.2 million men, it poses a very real threat to its neighbour and nemesis to the south. Equipped with 20,000 artillery pieces, 1,000 short- and medium-range missiles, 70 submarines, more than 400 patrol/missile boats and 563 combat aircraft, the Hermit Kingdom’s forces are poised to do maximum damage in a sneak attack against South Korea. Its 10 plutonium-based nuclear warheads and evolving missile technology exists to project power beyond the peninsula, but there is little doubt that the rogue nation’s first target should it declare war will be…

Tottenham have confirmed they will play their home games at Wembley for the 2017-18 season while construction work on their new stadium takes place. The club’s new 61,000-seater ground is being built next to the site of their current home White Hart Lane. Spurs played their Champions League and Europa League ties at Wembley this term but won just one of four games. “This is an incredibly exciting time in the history of the club,” said club chairman Daniel Levy in a statement. “Wembley will be our home for a season and then we will return to what will be…