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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to say “no thank you” to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, factional presidential ticket. Keyamo explained that the PDP faction that gave Jonathan the presidential ticket is not recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Recall that the Tanimu Turaki-led PDP had announced Jonathan as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election. However, Keyamo urged Jonathan to reject the gesture for the sake of his global image. Posting on X, Keyamo wrote: “This is some kind of bizarre comedy taken too far by supposedly…
Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday joined Real Madrid and Ajax in an exclusive record after winning this season’s UEFA Champions League trophy. The Parisians defeated Arsenal on penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes in Budapest. Kai Havertz and Ousmane Dembele scored the goals for their respective clubs during the encounter. However, the victory over Arsenal means PSG are only the third side ever to win both their league title and the UEFA Champions League in back-to-back seasons, after Real Madrid (1956-57/1957-58) and Ajax (1971-72/1972-73). PSG have already won the French Ligue 1 title this season before the Champions League final.…
The Labour Party on Sunday dismissed allegations of fraud and political sabotage levelled against it by a disqualified presidential aspirant, Peter Agada, who is demanding a refund of the N150 million paid to the party for his 2027 presidential nomination bid. Agada’s demand was conveyed through a petition issued in Abuja on Saturday by his Presidential Campaign Council, following his exclusion from the party’s presidential primary conducted on May 30. The council accused the party leadership of collecting Expression of Interest and Nomination fees from Agada despite knowing that he would not be allowed to contest because of the party’s…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on leaders and members of the party to close ranks ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the state. Oyintiloye made the appeal in a statement made available to journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, urging members to work together to secure victory for the party’s flagbearer, Bola Oyebamiji. The former member of the Osun State House of Assembly said internal cohesion within the party remained critical to winning the election, warning against actions capable of undermining its chances. He warned that “bitterness, careless remarks, unguided…
The Ekiti State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating Female Genital Mutilation and other forms of gender-based violence in the state. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Oyebanji Filani, described FGM as a harmful practice with no health benefits, as he questioned why mothers still subject their daughters to the practice despite its harmful consequences. Filani, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mrs Olusola Gbenga-Igotun, spoke in Ado Ekiti on Saturday during a two-day training for health educators and assistant health educators in Ekiti State. The training was organised by the United Nations Population Fund in…
World Cup-bound South Africa has delayed its departure for the global showpiece after visa problems disrupted the team’s travel plans, the national football association said on Sunday. The squad was scheduled to leave Johannesburg Sunday for a training camp in Mexico aboard a chartered flight, but “has experienced challenges regarding visas for some players and officials,” the South African Football Association (SAFA) said in a statement. It was not immediately clear how many members of the travelling party had yet to receive their visas. “SAFA is working around the clock to ensure that the team travels to Mexico City as…
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about gadgets and smartphones, follow Dominic Preston. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.In 2023, the European Union agreed on two landmark pieces of legislation mandating how portable tech products with batteries must be designed, aiming to improve longevity, repairability, and recyclability. Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 came into force last year and applies specifically to smartphones and tablets, while Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 takes effect next year and covers almost every other piece…
President Donald Trump called for organizers of Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair concerts to “cancel” upcoming concerts due to artists dropping out. “I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar, the man who loves our Country more than anyone else, and the man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’ and give a major speech, rallying the Country…
A new quality-of-life survey has identified Kano, despite low-income levels, as the best place for raising a family in Nigeria. It beat wealthier locations, such as Lagos, Abuja, and Rivers. The report, released by SBM Intelligence, ranked Kano first among the eight surveyed locations on a composite quality-of-life index measuring safety, affordability, childcare access, healthcare, education, electricity supply, and other factors affecting family wellbeing. The findings challenge the assumption that higher incomes automatically translate into better living conditions. According to the report, Kano scored 3.92 out of five, ahead of Rivers (3.29), the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) (3.09), Oyo (2.97),…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Lagos State Government health officials, and Port Health Services have reinforced measures to prevent the importation and spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) through the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, following a joint inspection of the airport’s preparedness facilities. The inspection was conducted to assess the airport’s readiness to detect, monitor, and respond to any potential Ebola threat, particularly in light of recent developments surrounding the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The exercise brought together key stakeholders from the health and aviation sectors, including the Lagos State Commissioner for…
