Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and ex-Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Wednesday, became the first managers to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. The two men locked horns during a period of intense rivalry starting in the 1990s, winning 16 English top-flight titles between them. Ferguson, 81, is the most…
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) said on Wednesday that it will take all necessary steps to investigate one Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable for his unruly actions against police officers and ensure that he is prosecuted for any criminal activity he may have committed depending on the severity of the offense. A statement by the Force…
The Police Command in Ogun State has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the popular Hip-hop musician, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, to report himself to the nearest police station or be arrested by Friday. Two videos on Tuesday went viral showing the artiste raining curses on some men of the Nigeria Police In the clip, Portable…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday, told the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, that he is welcome into the state and can visit him at the Government House anytime. He said despite party differences, he would ensure Osun remains home for every progressive, particularly Argebesola, who was a former governor of the…
Media personality Tolulope Oniru-Demuren, popularly known as Toolz, has disagreed with Faith Oyedepo, wife of Bishop David Oyedepo over her post on surviving a miscarriage with faith. Faith Oyedepo on Tuesday had talked about how she saw blood flowing while pregnant with her first son and how her husband’s faith sustained the pregnancy. She said,”…
The Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has disclosed that all names of those involved in BVN fraud have been forwarded to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) for investigation. This is coming as a result of a handful of ex-agitators gathered on Tuesday at the premises of the National Assembly to…
Some retired personnel of the Nigerian Navy have vowed to storm the headquarters of the service to protest the non-payment of their terminal leave and packing allowances. The retired Naval personnel who all are of the 1984 set and retired in 2020 fumed over their endless wait to get their owed allowances while those who…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday morning, swore in the new chairman of the Service Commission, former Inspector-General of Police, Dr Solomon Arase (retd.). Arase took his oath of office at 10:05 am at the council chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the presence of Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SGF…
By James Bamgbose Electoral Act is a law that provides legal framework and regulations for the conduct of elections in Nigeria. It can be better described as an important framework for ensuring free and fair elections in Nigeria, although there have been criticisms of its implementation and enforcement in practice. The current version of the…
By Mason Ingram It is a stunning fact that in 2022, 72% of the global population lived in countries that the research organization V-Dem described as closed or electoral autocracies. Even more stunning, that number was 46% in 2012. Closing civic space and declining political freedom have also been documented over the last two decades…
