Author: David Great

The national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has described his purported suspension by executive members of his ward, Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue state, as an exercise in futility. Ayu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on media and communications, Simon Imobo-Tswam, in Abuja on Monday, said he had not been suspended. Ayu said his attention had been drawn to rumours that he had been suspended by the executive committee of his ward. “We wish to state categorically and with all emphasis at our disposal thus, that “The PDP National…

Femi Fani-Kayode, the director of New Media of the APC Presidential Campaign Council has sniped Ben Llewellyn-Jones, Deputy High Commissioner Lagos telling him that he fears no one. Fani-Kayode’s comments come after Llewellyn-Jones named him as one of those inciting violence in Nigeria. Describing the British envoy as an unlettered Englander, he said that his utterances were not targeted at inciting violence even though many disagree. The PDP, Nigeria’s opposition party has since called on the Department of State Services to arrest him. Fani-Kayode went on to say, “Foreign diplomats come to this country to enhance our relationship with theirs…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest the director of New Media of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Femi Fani-Kayode, for inciting comments. Atiku also praised British envoy, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, the British Deputy High Commissioner Lagos for listing Fani-Kayode amongst that inciting violence in Nigeria. In a statement communicated on Sunday, Phrank Shaibu, the special assistant on public communication to Abubakar said that the DSS should invite Fani-Kayode as his comments could set Nigeria on fire. The statement noted that Fani-Kayode’s claim that he would…

Chelsea are willing to pay £100m for top target, Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 24, of Napoli. (Football Insider) Osimhen has been linked to a number of Premier League clubs including Manchester United and Arsenal. Chelsea are in discussions with France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 31, over a new two-year contract, with the option of a further year at Stamford Bridge. (Fabrizio Romano) The Blues are disappointed with former manager, German Thomas Tuchel, for making public his desire to take highly-rated English coach Anthony Barry to Bayern Munich. (Telegraph – subscription required) Manchester United are interested in signing Benfica and Portugal forward Goncalo Ramos, 21, who has a release clause of 120m…

Antonio Conte’s increasingly fractious relationship with Tottenham Hotspur came to an end with the Premier League club announcing they had parted ways with the Italian on Sunday. The writing had been on the wall since last weekend after Conte’s furious reaction to a 3-3 draw with Southampton in the Premier League — after which he lambasted his players. “We can announce that head coach Antonio Conte has left the club by mutual agreement,” Tottenham said in a statement. “We achieved Champions League qualification in Antonio’s first season at the club. We thank Antonio for his contribution and wish him well…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday announced the suspension of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, its national chairman over anti-party activities. Ayu was reportedly suspended at his ward by PDP executives of Igyorov Ward in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue state. His suspension was disclosed by PDP ward secretary, Vangeryina Dooyum. He told journalist that the decision was approved by Kashi Philip, the ward chairman. The secretary said that the decision to suspend Ayu was reached after the leadership reviewed his conduct at the end of the just concluded general elections. It was approved by 12 out of the 17…

Harry Kane underlined his status as England’s greatest international goalscorer and Bukayo Saka dazzled again in a comfortable 2-0 win over Ukraine to put Gareth Southgate’s team in control of Euro 2024 qualifying Group C on Sunday. Fresh from scoring his 54th goal in the 2-1 victory over Italy on Thursday, Kane made up for a couple of missed chances to break the stalemate in the 37th minute. Arsenal youngster Saka, again England’s brightest spark, then doubled the lead before halftime with a sensational curler that left the visitors and their 4,000 fans deflated. Ukraine had their moments and enjoyed…

Morocco coach Walid Regragui has hailed his team as history makers after they followed up their giant-killing feats of last year’s World Cup with their first win over Brazil in a friendly in Tangier on Saturday. The Atlas Lions became the first Arab team to defeat the five-times world champions, with goals from Sofiane Boufal and substitute Abdelhamid Sabiri earning Morocco a 2-1 victory. “It feels like I’m dreaming,” Regragui told reporters. “We wrote history. We beat Brazil, who are number one in the FIFA rankings and the country of football.” The match, Morocco’s first since their stunning run to…

Bayo Onanuga, the director of media and publicity for the APC Presidential Campaign Council and a spokesperson for Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect has threatened citizens who are posting messages on Twitter using the hashtag, TinubuTheDrugDealer. Onanuga who is known for his provocative posts on social media particularly targeted at Nigerians from the South East said those making the tweets will face the wrath of the law. “All those sons of bitches tweeting the hashtags #TinubuTheDrugDealer, #TinubuForPrison, your days are numbered,” he threatened in a tweet. Tinubu to Peter Obi: We will meet in court – Bayo Onanuga “One day, you…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be speaking on Monday at the King’s College London where he has been invited to deliver a public lecture following the school’s annual Africa Week 2023 events. The King’s College London which was founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London when the university was established later in 1836. The VP would be hosted as a Special Guest by the King’s College Africa Leadership Centre (ALC) and will confer with top officials of the prestigious institution ahead of his…