Author: Opalim Lifted

South African security forces said on Monday that 87 people had been arrested in the last 12 hours across the country for public violence in the run-up to the Marxist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party’s planned protests. The EFF has called for a national shutdown to protest crippling power outages and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s resignation. The poor and working-class Black South Africans who feel left out of the country’s prosperity since the ruling African National Congress (ANC) ended white minority rule in 1994 are the party’s main constituency. Of the eighty-seven arrested, 41 were in Gauteng, the province which includes…

Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani of the Enugu-East Senatorial District has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Nnamani, a former governor of Enugu State, expressed gratitude to his constituents for their unwavering support over the years in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. According to Nnamani, he has discussed his decision with his associates and constituents and has decided to leave the PDP due to irreconcilable differences with the party’s national leadership. He stated that he had moved on and hoped that his modest contributions to the development of his constituency would serve as foundations for his successors. Nnamani thanked…

Funke Akindele, the famous Nollywood actress turned politician, has deleted all political-related posts from her Instagram page. Akindele, the running mate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Lagos State governorship candidate Abdulazeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, deleted the posts hours after her defeat. All of her political appearances during the campaign, as well as photos from her campaign rallies, were missing. Funke Akindele’s mother passes away This follows the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeating the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the recently concluded March 18, 2023, gubernatorial elections. Sanwo Olu won with 762,134 votes,…

Kanayo O Kanayo, a veteran Nollywood actor, has expressed concern about the safety of Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate Peter Obi. Kanayo O Kanayo stated that Nigerians should be on the lookout because the LP, presidential candidate would be arrested soon. He claimed that some people are conspiring against the LP’s presidential candidate, and that something fishy is about to happen. Peter Obi hires 20 SANs to challenge presidential polls In an Instagram post, the veteran actor said: “Peter Gregory Obi will soon be arrested, Watch Out. The conspiracy is brewing, you want to bet?” The All Progressives Congress, APC,…

Hon. Muktar Betara, the APC member representing Borno’s Biu, Bayo, Kwaya-Kusar, and Shani Federal Constituencies, has established a Medical Centre in Biu to serve his constituents. Aishatu Ibrahim, the Head of the Betara Media Team, stated this in an interview on Abuja TV. She stated that the member announced the establishment of the center following the National Assembly election in which he was re-elected for a fifth term to represent his people under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to her, the center will serve as a referral point for patients from the local governments of Shani,…

The governorship election in Kebbi was declared “inconclusive” by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday. The two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, fought the election fiercely. Prof. Yusuf Sa’idu of Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, the Collation and Returning Officer of the election, announced the position at the collation center located at INEC headquarters in Birnin Kebbi. He stated that there were cancellations in 20 of Kebbi State’s 21 local government areas, spanning a number of Registration Areas in various polling units. Sa’idu said: “We aggregated the total number of collected PVCs in…

Oyibo Nwani, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and agent in the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Ebonyi State, was shot dead on Saturday by thugs who stormed his polling unit in the state’s Onicha Local Government Area. Chief Ifeanyi Odii, the PDP governorship candidate, is from Onicha LGA. According to reports, the thugs allegedly came to steal ballot boxes while youths and other voters fought back frantically. N142m: Two PDP chieftains jailed for vote buying During the altercation, the chieftain, who was clutching a ballot box so tightly, was shot in the head. When contacted, the Police Public…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Abdullahi Sule has been re-elected and declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to INEC returning officer Prof Ishaya Tanko, Sule received 347,209 votes, defeating his closest and main challenger, David Umbugadu of the PDP, who received 283,16 votes. Details of the results below. INEC declares Umar Namadi governor-elect of Jigawa Doma LGA: APC15,587 PDP 19,737 Akwanga LG: APC 15,873 PDP 23,787 Obi LG: APC 25,136 PDP 29,467 Toto LG: APC 15,787 PDP 11,636 Nasarawa Eggon LG: APC 16,692 PDP 36,825 Keana LGA: APC 9,598 PDP…

Amb. Wilfred Bonse, the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Cross River, has announced that the party will sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for omitting the party’s logo from ballot papers. Bonse, who spoke with reporters on Sunday in Ogoja, expressed dissatisfaction with the state’s governorship and house of assembly elections. He stated that his party had previously written a letter to INEC requesting that his party’s name be included on the ballot paper rather than just the logo. The governorship election in Cross River’s Ogoja and Boki local government areas was mostly peaceful.…

Manchester United advanced to the FA Cup semi-finals with a dramatic 3-1 win over Fulham, who had two players and manager Marco Silva sent off on Sunday. After Aleksandar Mitrovic scored in the 50th minute, Fulham appeared to be on their way to their first FA Cup semi-final appearance since 2002. However, Erik ten Hag’s side roared back with a vengeance, while the Cottagers unraveled in a frenzied stretch midway through the second half that began with Willian’s red card for handball following a VAR review. “It was a clear and obvious handball… and I think we should have been…