Author: David Great

Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s foreign policy, stating that Nigeria has become irrelevant on the global stage under his leadership. In a statement issued on Friday, Shaibu pointed to Nigeria’s exclusion from an upcoming meeting between former U.S. President Donald Trump and five African leaders—Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal—as evidence of the country’s diminishing international standing. “This exclusion by the Trump administration is not a diplomatic oversight.” “It is a verdict—scathing in symbolism and staggering in implication. A verdict on Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s chaotic presidency, his…

Former Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by the Metropolitan Police Service, following a file of evidence submitted by detectives. According to authorities, the alleged incidents involve three different women and reportedly occurred between 2021 and 2022. Two of the rape charges relate to one woman, while three others involve a second woman. The sexual assault charge pertains to a third woman. Partey, 32, who recently left Arsenal after the expiration of his contract earlier this month, is expected to appear before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August…

Nico Williams has signed a new eight-year contract extension which will keep him at Athletic Bilbao until 2035, the La Liga club said on Friday, ending speculation over a potential departure to Barcelona. Athletic added that Williams’ transfer release clause had been increased by more than 50%, with reports in Spanish media saying the earlier clause was worth around 62 million euros ($73.01 million). The 22-year-old Spain international, whose previous contract ran until 2027, is one of Athletic’s most prized assets and has made 167 appearances for them in all competitions. “When it comes to making decisions, for me, the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it received 12 additional applications from associations seeking to be registered as political parties. This development follows the earlier disclosure on June 23 that a total of 110 associations had submitted letters of intent to become political parties. In a statement issued on Thursday, Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, revealed that the details of the new applications — including names of the associations, their acronyms, addresses, and interim leadership — have been made publicly available. “The Commission is processing these applications transparently…

Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a serving judge of the Bayelsa State High Court, who was abducted on June 21, 2025, has finally been released after spending 12 days in captivity. The judge was kidnapped on the evening of Saturday, June 21, at Kilimanjaro Eatery, located opposite Ekeki Park in Yenagoa, shortly after returning from a trip to Warri, Delta State. Witnesses reportedly mistook the incident for a security operation, as the assailants—masked gunmen—operated just a short distance from a nearby police station. Although Justice Omukoro regained his freedom on Thursday, the exact circumstances of his release remain unclear. At the time…

Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign English winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday, with the 20-year-old set to sign a seven-year contract in a move reportedly worth £55 million ($75.02 million). The clubs are currently in the United States for the Club World Cup, where they have both reached the quarter-final stage, and the agreement was made at Fort Lauderdale, with contractual details still to be settled. Gittens joined Dortmund as a youth player in 2020 from Manchester City, making his senior debut in 2022, and has made 107 appearances for the German…

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says President Bola Tinubu can only be prevented from securing a second term in 2027 through direct citizen action, not passive discontent. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the public presentation of the 2025 Nigeria Social Cohesion Survey Report by the Africa Polling Institute, Amaechi urged Nigerians to stop relying on wishful thinking. He declared, “The only way you can stop Tinubu from being the president of Nigeria in 2027 is to run an election of Nigerians versus the bandits. If you think you will just sit down and do that, may God be…

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has officially confirmed the sale of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) for a total of N100 billion. Gbenga Alake, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, made the disclosure during a media parley with journalists on Thursday. The sale of IBEDC is part of the federal government’s ongoing plan, announced in April 2024, to divest from five electricity distribution companies currently under the control of banks and AMCON. The other companies in this category include Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Benin Electricity Distribution Company, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, and Kano Electricity…

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has dismissed the N5 billion defamation suit filed by the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, against Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. Justice O.T. Ademola-Salami, who presided over the matter, also awarded N500,000 in costs against Adams in favour of Igboho. The case, with suit number M/1006/2004, was filed by Adams through his legal counsel, Sikiru Akinrele. He sought the enforcement of his fundamental rights, claiming that Igboho had injured his reputation in his capacity as the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland. He demanded N5 billion in damages. Adams alleged…

The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to former presidential candidate Peter Obi, asking him to resign from the party following his involvement with the newly formed opposition coalition. In a statement released in Abuja on Thursday and signed by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the party reiterated its firm opposition to the coalition, dismissing its members as “power mongers whose only interest was self and not the people.” According to Ifoh, the Labour Party under Abure’s leadership believes that the widely promoted slogan ‘New Nigeria is Possible’ cannot be achieved through…