Author: David Great

Peter Obi, Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate will on Wednesday grace Osogbo, Osun state capital to rally support for the party’s governorship candidate for the July 16 election in the state, Hon. Lasun Yusuf. Lasun’s media aide, Oyewole Oladimeji said the party is expecting Obi to head the final campaign schedule to hold on Wednesday in the state capital. “Of course he will be in Osogbo for the mega rally and he is expected to come with other party dignities to drum support for the party ahead of Saturday governorship election,” he said. Labour Party announce Datti as Peter Obi’s…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against the use of a cosmetic product, YW Cosmetics Glycolic Acid containing 70 per cent acidic content. The warning was contained in a public alert with No. 032/2022, signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, on Tuesday ìn Abuja. Adeyeye stated that the agency was equally informed of the product by German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL). According to her, 70 per cent of glycolic acid is a strong acidic alpha hydroxyl-acid (AHA) and is the most popular used in skin…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. The country’s air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials. They arrived in the capital, Male, at around 03:00 local time (22:00 GMT), BBC Sinhala understands. Mr Rajapaksa’s departure ends a family dynasty that has ruled Sri Lanka for decades. The president had been in hiding after crowds stormed his residence on Saturday, and had pledged to resign on Wednesday 13 July. A source told the BBC that Mr Rajapaksa will not remain in…

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, has offered his services to Paris St-Germain in an attempt to play alongside Argentine forward Lionel Messi, 35, after saying he wants to leave Manchester United. (Le Parisien, via Express) But PSG have turned down the chance of signing Ronaldo as they do not have enough space on their wage bill to pay him. (ESPN) United manager Erik ten Hag has said that Ronaldo remains part of his plans for the new season (Chronicle) Newcastle United have held talks with Real Sociedad about signing Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 22, from the Spanish side in a club-record deal. (Telegraph – subscription required) Leeds United and Brazil forward Raphinha,…

Chelsea are in talks to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Manchester City centre-back Nathan Ake. Thomas Tuchel’s side have been left short in central defence after the departures of Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid and Andreas Christensen to Barcelona, both on free transfers. The Blues are hopeful of signing both Ake and Koulibaly. Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling’s move from Manchester City is expected to be confirmed in the next 48 hours. The England forward is flying out to join the Chelsea squad in Los Angeles before his transfer from City is completed. The 27-year-old has agreed a five-year contract to…

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has signed a new five-year contract until the summer of 2027. The Spain international, 26, has made 151 appearances for Pep Guardiola’s side since joining from Atletico Madrid for a then club record £62.8m in 2019. He has won five major honours during his time at Etihad Stadium, including back-to-back Premier League titles. “Joining City in 2019 is the best decision I have made in my career. I have loved every second,” Rodri said. “No better place to be!” ????#ManCity pic.twitter.com/RIO7J5dTV4 — Manchester City (@ManCity) July 12, 2022 “The fans have been amazing with me, I…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, members of the Central Working Committee, the National Campaign Council, and governors of the All Progressives Congress are expected to attend the grand finale of the reelection campaign rally for the Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, to be held on Tuesday in Osogbo. Also expected at the rally are party chieftains at the national level and across the 36 states of the federation. The grand rally reception planning committee, in a statement by its spokesperson, Funke Egbemode, said the rally would not just be a gathering of party faithful, but also of lovers of democracy and…

Edwin Clark, former Federal Commissioner for Information, says the nomination of Senator Kashim Shettima, as the running mate to Bola Tinubu in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country threatens Nigeria’s unity. In a statement on Monday, the convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) said the APC presidential candidate’s decision could be pointers to the confirmation and actualisation of such rumours to Islamise Nigeria as a country. “On the reasons adduced by Alhaji Tinubu on why he chose Kashim Shettima as Running-mate, is the APC Presidential Flag bearer telling Nigerians that there’s no Christians in the APC from the north…

Chief Oba Maduabuchi, SAN, has endorsed the decision by Sen. Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to pick a fellow Muslim as his running mate. Maduabuchi, in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Abuja, said Tinubu’s decision was based on the existing political circumstances in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu, on Sunday in Daura, Katsina State, had announced Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno and serving senator representing Borno Central Senatorial District as his running mate. While the APC presidential candidate is a Muslim from the South West,…

The first full-colour picture from the new James Webb Space Telescope has been released – and it doesn’t disappoint. The image is said to be the deepest, most detailed infrared view of the Universe to date, containing the light from galaxies that has taken many billions of years to reach us. US President Joe Biden was shown the image during a White House briefing. Further debut pictures from James Webb are due to be released by Nasa in a global presentation on Tuesday. “These images are going to remind the world that America can do big things, and remind the…