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The former Chief of Staff to Military Head of State, Sani Abacha, Oladipo Diya, is dead. Diya died at the age of 79. His death was announced in a statement by Barrister Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, on behalf of the family on Sunday. The statement reads: “On behalf of the entire Diya family home and abroad, we announce the passing on to Glory of our dear Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Lt- General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (Rtd) GCON, LLB, BL, PSC, FSS, mni. “Our dear Daddy… Read the full article here

Tension has continued to build up across the country, particularly among the supporters of presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi over purported plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to get him arrested. The alleged move was sequel to the activities of the former Anambra Governor, his running mate, Datti Ahmed and their supporters after losing the February 25 presidential poll. Recall that Peter Obi, his party and supporters, popularly known as Obidients,… Read the full article here

Comedian, Ayodeji Richard Makun, better known as AY, has broken his silence on his split with colleague Bright Okpocha, professionally called Basketmouth. AY had in 2022, during a question and answer session on his Instagram page, stated that Basketmouth has uncontrollable superiority complex, adding that he had to avoid his colleague’s incessant childishness to keep his sanity. However, in his recent interview with popular media personality Chude Jideonwo, AY shed more light on his… Read the full article here

Manchester United star, Anthony Elanga has said that he is ‘frustrated’ with his lack of game time under Erik ten Hag. Elanga, a product of the club’s youth setup, was a regular under previous manager but only features off the bench in the first half of the season under ten Hag. The 20-year-old has played a total of just 49 minutes of football since January and was reported to be looking out for game opportunities elsewhere. He was on the edge of joining Barcelona or Everton during… Read the full article here

Antoine Semenyo scored the winning goal six minutes into added time as Ghana beat Angola 1-0 in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023) qualifiers on Thursday and stayed in head of his group. Ghana remains undefeated in the final qualifying phase with two wins and a draw and is on course to qualify for AFCON 2023 in Ivory Coast. The result obtained at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi allows Chris Hughton to begin his coaching… Read the full article here

At least 25 people were killed by devastating tornadoes that ripped across the southern United States state of Mississippi, tearing off roofs, smashing cars and flattening entire neighborhoods, with the region readying for more severe weather Sunday. The powerful weather system, accompanied by thunderstorms and driving rain, cut a path of more than 100 miles (60 kilometers) across the state late Friday, slamming several towns along the way. Mississippi’s emergency management agency put the… Read the full article here

A 43-year-old man, Abiodun Oladapo, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for allegedly impregnating his 19-year-old daughter. The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, SP, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Mowe Divisional Headquarters by one Oluwatoyin Idowu, who reported that her son, Michael Idowu, was wrongly accused of impregnating the… Read the full article here

The expectation by Nigerians of a free, fair, transparent and credible presidential election, hope that results from the polling units would be transmitted directly to the Independent National Electoral Commission Result Viewing portal, enthusiasm kindled in Nigerians and many first-time voters to perform a civic duty of voting were eroded by processes characterised by multiple irregularities. Foremost of which was the failure by INEC officials to transmit results… Read the full article here

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday night, vowed not to legitimise the presidential election of February 25, 2023, as purported in a “fake” press release attributing him to giving legitimacy to the election. Atiku said that the so-called press release neither emanated from him nor his office, adding that it should be treated with repudiation, this as he said it was untrue and deliberately contrived by those who… Read the full article here

Broadband penetration is set to hit 50 per cent before the end of 2023, expanding fast Internet access to Nigerians. In the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (2020 – 2025), the Federal Government set a 50 per cent broadband penetration target for 2023. In its policy document, the government set a broadband penetration target of “50 per cent of eligible individuals with provision for physically challenged,” for 2023. The government has a 70 per cent target for… Read the full article here