Author: David Great

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has described Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a loyal and committed deputy to President Muhammadu Buhari. Ganduje made the remark on Tuesday when Prof. Osinbajo visited Kano for a number of engagements including a visit to the scene of an explosion in Sabon Gari and a meeting with APC delegates in the state ahead of the party’s presidential primaries. Speaking to the qualities of Prof. Osinbajo, Governor Ganduje said, “Vice President is a committed second in command, very loyal with capacity. You and me, Your Excellency, we know the value, the challenges of being…

Manchester United have made a move for Lille centre-back Sven Botman as they attempt to beat AC Milan to the signature of the 22-year-old Dutchman. (Football Insider) Botman has also been a target for Newcastle United who tried to sign him in the January window. Ajax defender Jurrien Timber is also a target for Manchester United, with talks believed to be taking place between the two clubs for the 20-year-old Netherlands international. (Mirror) Manchester City will make a £30m move for Brighton’s 23-year-old Spanish left-back Marc Cucurella this summer. (Mail) Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club have offered France…

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a prominent radical preacher and leader of Boko Haram terrorists group, Alhaji Ari-Difinoma. Sources say the radical preacher, surrendered to troops 21 Special Armoured Brigade Bama on Sunday, May 16, 2022. Ari-Difinoma was said to have been forced out of his hideout following sustained artillery bombardment by troops of Operation Hadin Kai on the enclave where he and scores of Boko Haram members were hibernating. According to the source, another factor that compelled him to surrender to troops was the bloody infighting between the Boko Haram and its rival faction, ISWAP. This was…

The United States of America says it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general elections in 2023. America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Mr Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at an international conference with the theme: “United States Policy and Nigeria’s National Decisions in the 2023 Elections”, held at Johns Hopkins University, United States. The conference, which held at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington DC , virtually, brought together Nigerian and American policy communities to discuss issues around the 2023 general elections. It was organised by…

The Nigerian Army has dismissed a report that some aggrieved personnel wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing the top army officers of corruption and extortion. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Tuesday in Abuja. An online report had emerged on Monday that some aggrieved personnel had in an impersonal letter to President Muhammadu Buhari accused top army officers of corruption. Nwachukwu said more worrisome was the insinuation that soldiers had threatened to embark on strike, saying such an action was tantamount to mutiny in the Armed Forces…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 16, 2022 presented its last witness and closed its case in the ongoing trial of a couple: Oladeji and Omotayo Henry, alongside their company, Built Global Concepts, facing prosecution for an alleged N555,820,000 ( Five Hundred and Fifty Five Million, Eight Hundred and Two Naira) fraud. The couple is appearing before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The EFCC had, on March 4, 2020, arraigned the defendants on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy to steal, and stealing contrary to Sections 411, 280(2)(f), 280(1)(b)…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday afternoon arrived the Kano state and immediately headed to the scene of an explosion that happened in the morning. Osinbajo was accompanied to the scene by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state as response teams continue to restore normalcy. The Vice President is expected to hold a number of meetings while he is in Kano. In a tweet by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande, he said, “VP Osinbajo accompanied by Kano Gov. expresses condolences with victims of the explosion and their relatives, while also wishing the injured speedy recovery. He is now departing the scene…

By Yinusa Duba It is exactly two weeks to the national convention of APC, and there are clear indications that bookmakers may be in for a shocker as Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is increasingly facing strong headwinds in his bid to clinch the Party’s presidential ticket. A zone-by-zone analysis of delegates’ preferences, realignments of APC governors, President Buhari’s behind-the-scene moves and emerging voting patterns indicate that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will likely emerge winner at the Convention on June 1. Of the 22 or aspirants, only three – Osinbajo, Tinubu and Amaechi – are the serious contenders. The rest came into…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has insisted that a Lagos businessman, Fidelis Umukoro, facing trial in an alleged N164 million fraud , diverted funds from A& P Foods Limited to other companies without being lawfully authorised to do so. Counsel to the EFCC, T. J. Banjo, on Monday, May 16, 2022 told Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, that Umukoro allegedly diverted the funds when he was the authorised signatory to the account of A& P Foods Limited. While being cross-examined on Monday, the prosecution alleged that the defendant diverted the funds…

Google on Tuesday said that 60 eligible black-founded start-ups would receive a total of four million dollars in the second cohort of Google for Start-up Black Founders Fund (BFF). Mr Folarin Aiyegbusi, Google’s Head of Start-up Ecosystem, Africa, made this known in a statement announcing opening of applications for Google for Start-up Black Founders Fund for Africa. Aiyegbusi said that following the success of the first cohort in 2021, Google increased its commitment in 2022 with additional one million dollars in funding, and support for 10 more founders. He said that it would result in a commitment of four million…