Author: David Great

Lawyer and political activist Deji Adeyanju has opened up on his past encounters with Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, describing him as a “political fraud” while reacting to a defamation suit filed against him. Adeyanju made the revelation on Friday morning during Channels Television’s Morning Brief programme, where he narrated how his early excitement about Obi’s candidacy later turned into disappointment. “I’m just expressing my thoughts about why the opposition should come together and unite against the criminal APC and roguish APC government that always rig elections, that if the opposition is divided, that there’s no way they…

Florida on Thursday carried out the execution of Curtis Windom, 59, who was convicted of killing three people in 1992. It marked the state’s 11th execution this year, the highest figure among U.S. states. Windom was sentenced to death for the murders of his girlfriend Valerie Davis, her mother Mary Lubin, and Johnnie Lee, a man he believed owed him a $2,000 gambling debt. According to CBS News, he killed Lee before fatally shooting Davis in her apartment and then gunning down Lubin while she waited at a stop sign. The lethal injection was administered at Florida State Prison at…

Fenerbahce have parted ways with legendary manager Jose Mourinho following the club’s failure to qualify for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. The Turkish giants announced on Friday that Mourinho had been relieved of his duties, just over a year after his appointment in June 2024. During his one full season in charge, Mourinho guided Fenerbahce to a second-place finish in the Turkish Super Lig. However, the team’s defeat to Benfica in this season’s Champions League play-offs proved decisive, becoming “the final nail in the coffin” for the Portuguese coach. The Portuguese gaffer, who has managed some of…

The national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has restated his commitment to the party, dismissing speculations that he was preparing to defect to another platform. Speaking at the NNPP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday, Kwankwaso assured members that he remained firmly with the party. “But let me take this opportunity to tell you that we have our party, and we are comfortable. We are happy. We are ready to do whatever it takes because we are not in a hurry,” he said. The former Kano State governor explained that many people…

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have again locked horns over the controversial 2021 agreement. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Thursday in Abuja, insisted that no binding agreement was signed with ASUU, describing the widely cited documents as mere proposals. According to him, the government remains committed to resolving the lingering issues with university lecturers but wants any agreement to be constitutionally sound and implementable. Alausa said, “The government side met today (Thursday) at the highest level. I, Minister of State for Education, Minister for Labour and Productivity were all at the meeting.…

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has thrown out an application seeking to halt the August 30 local government elections in the state. Justice Stephen Jumbo, who presided over the matter, ruled that the ex parte motion filed by Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Williams Abayomi-Stanley, against President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), and its Chairman, lacked merit and should therefore be dismissed. However, the court granted another request, allowing substituted service of court documents on the defendants, while maintaining that the elections scheduled for August 30 should proceed as…

A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum, a village in Zamfara state, Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected over 200 people across 11 communities, residents and local officials said on Thursday, as limited healthcare access and insecurity exacerbate the crisis. Cholera, a water-borne disease, is not uncommon in Nigeria where health officials cite widespread shortages of clean water in rural areas and urban slums. The affected rural communities, including Nasarawa-Burkullu, Gurusu, and Adabka, have been overwhelmed, with many patients treated at home due to the lack of primary healthcare facilities. “We have over 21 patients presently admitted, although three…

Galatasaray have signed Ivory Coast defender Wilfried Singo from AS Monaco for $36.06 million, the Turkish Super Lig club said on Thursday. Additionally, Galatasaray will pay 10% of any future resale profit to French side Monaco. The 24-year-old Singo, who has 31 caps for the Ivory Coast national team, has signed a five-year contract on a salary of 4.8 million euros per season. “An agreement has been reached with AS Monaco Football Club regarding the transfer of professional footballer Wilfried Stephane Singo,” the Galatasaray said on their social media platform. Osimhen’s big sacrifice to join Galatasaray “The transfer fee of…

Rangers endured a torrid night as they were thrashed 6-0 by Club Brugge in their Champions League playoff on Wednesday, completing a crushing 9-1 aggregate defeat that sent the Belgian side into the league phase. The match could hardly have started worse for the Glasgow club, as Club Brugge’s Nicolo Tresoldi opened the scoring after five minutes before Rangers defender Max Aarons was sent off for hauling down Christos Tzolis as the last man three minutes later. Hans Vanaken doubled Club Brugge’s lead after 32 minutes, before Joaquin Seys netted twice in quick succession before halftime to complete a blistering…

Harry Kane missed his first penalty for Bayern Munich in a competitive match but scored a stoppage-time winner as the Bavarians struggled to beat third-tier club Wehen Wiesbaden 3-2 in the German Cup on Wednesday after squandering a two-goal lead. Kane, who had not missed any of his previous 31 penalties in competitive matches for clubs and country since the 2022 World Cup, had also never missed from the spot since joining Bayern Munich two years ago. But the England captain, who had scored a penalty in the 16th minute to put them in front, was at the far post…