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The acting chairman of the Edo State All Progressives Congress, Jarret Tenebe, has said that it is not the responsibility of his party to make opposition parties formidable. Tenebe made the remarks on Saturday while responding to concerns that Nigeria is gradually becoming a one-party state under President Bola Tinubu. Speaking to journalists in Benin, he stated that it is the duty of opposition parties to be strong and noted that the constitution guarantees freedom of association. He said, “It is not the duty of the ruling party to protect the opposition. It is the responsibility of the opposition to…
Ismaila Sarr’s second-half goal helped Crystal Palace end a woeful 12-match winless run with a 1-0 Premier League victory away to bitter rivals Brighton on Sunday. Senegal international Sarr, who scored twice in Palace’s 3-1 win at the Amex last season, scored the only goal of the game in the 61st minute. The Eagles’ victory was their first in all competitions since December 11 and took them to 13th place—a point above the Seagulls. Brighton were booed off at full-time by their own fans, with head coach Fabian Hurzeler on the receiving end of chants of “you’re getting sacked in…
One of my pandemic hobbies that stuck was home automation. I discovered Home Assistant — the popular open source, extremely customizable home automation platform — and all the intricate things you can do with it to make your home work better.I have ADHD and have found Home Assistant to be a valuable tool for managing executive dysfunction. I use it for audible calendar reminders, laundry reminders, timers, and monitoring my doorbell camera and my nanny cam for my dog. Its also a great source of pure nerdy joy for me. And I recently took the most joyously nerdy step yet…
Lindsey Vonn’s heroic attempt at Olympics immortality ended in devastating agony. Vonn, 41, crashed during her women’s downhill run at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 8, which came just nine days after she completely tore her ACL. The crash happened 13 seconds into the American skier’s run. Vonn could be heard screaming in agony while being attended to by medical staff on the Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Vonn was eventually airlifted off the course by a helicopter, a similar scene to the one that played out on January 30 when she tore her ACL…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has refuted speculations that it has relocated its Enugu office to Abuja to exclude the South-east from passport issuance in Nigeria. The NIS spokesperson, Akinsola Akinlabi, refuted the speculations in a statement on Saturday. There have been speculations circulating on social media which suggested that the NIS authorities removed a passport-producing machine from its office in Enugu State. The machine was said to be the only one used for the production of international passports in the South-east. ‘Entirely false and gross misrepresentation’ But in the Saturday statement, Mr Akinlabi, a deputy comptroller of immigration, described…
I am reading a copy of Marcel Dirsus’ How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive. A 2024 non-fiction book, in it, Dirsus examines historical strategies for overthrowing dictators. He also looks at how effective dictators can be in this modern era, especially in a world of contemporary mass surveillance technologies. One of Dirsus’ narratives that prologues the book is the imperious reign of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Cosseted by his Amazonian Guards, an unofficial all-female elite cadre of bodyguards officially known as the Revolutionary Nuns, a frighteningly high physical and mental walls were built round Gaddafi, leader of the Republic of Libya from 1969…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, on Sunday said the butchers in the South-East have realized that they laboured in vain. Igbokwe was reacting to the decision of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to cancel the Monday sit-at-home order. Posting on his Facebook page, Igbokwe said IPOB has realized that there is no place to hide anymore in the South-East. The post titled ‘No place to hide anymore in Igboland’, reads: “The butchers of South East have now realized that they have laboured in vain. They are the ones calling off the SIT @ HOME…
A chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has revealed how the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will either win or lose the 2027 general elections. Speaking on ‘Hard Copy’, a programme on Channels Television, on Sunday, Adebayo said the APC will win the election if it is a politicians’ election, but will lose if it is the people’s election. He was speaking on the forthcoming general elections in 2027. According to him, President Bola Tinubu, the APC and all incumbents are beatable. He expressed confidence that the SDP would defeat Tinubu and the APC in the next…
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old man over alleged defilement of a six-year-old girl in Ibadan. The Command disclosed this in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade. Ayanlade said the victim was allegedly coerced and indecently assaulted multiple times throughout December 2025 by the perpetrator. According to him, the victim was hawking at Onikeke, in the Ayegun area of Ibadan, when the perpetrator allegedly committed the crime. “According to the report, the victim was allegedly coerced and indecently assaulted multiple times throughout December 2025 while she was hawking at Onikeke, Ayegun area, Ibadan.…
Victor Osimhen scored his 15th goal of the season as Galatasaray defeated Caykur Rizespor 3-0 in their Turkish Super Lig clash. The Nigeria international netted Galatasaray’s third goal against Rizespor 11 minutes from time. Osimhen also hit the target in Galatasaray’s last league game against Kayserispor. The 27-year-old has scored nine times in the league for Okan Buruk’s side this season. Galatasaray remain top of the league standings with 52 points from 21 games. The Yellow and Reds will host Eyuspor in their next league game on Friday.
