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A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed the first thing to do if he becomes president. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television late Friday, Amaechi said he would enforce the rule of law, noting that there has to be an order. Amaechi said President Bola Tinubu is creating hunger as a way of manipulating voters. According to him, on election day, Nigerians will collect the bag of rice he would share and still vote against him and the All Progressives Congress, APC, because a bag of rice does not solve hunger…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Sector Command, says it has arrested not less than 321 drivers for various traffic violations during its “Operation Guduma” enforcement exercise. Recall that the 5-day enforcement exercise which started on Monday, across major highways and strategic corridors within the state ended on Friday. According to the command’s Public Relations Officer, Odunsi Afolabi, the operation specifically targeted offences relating to fake diplomatic number plates, overloading, dangerous mix-loading of passengers and goods, and the movement of improperly latched containers. He noted that all of these posed serious threats to public safety and contribute significantly to road traffic…
Zoe, the mother of Manchester United defender, Harry Maguire, has labeled the exclusion of her son from the England World Cup squad by coach Thomas Tuchel as disgraceful. The defender’s mother expressed that she feels ‘absolutely disgusted’ by the decision to omit the former captain of Manchester United from the squad. The 26-man team set to travel to the United States, Mexico, and Canada was officially announced on Friday. Prior to the public announcement of the squad, Maguire disclosed that he had been dropped by the England manager. He stated on social media, “I was confident I could have played a…
Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared himself the most qualified and electable presidential aspirant in the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ex-Minister of Transportation cited his extensive leadership experience and relative youth. Speaking on ARISE News on Friday, Amaechi positioned himself as a formidable option within the ADC, which is shaping up to be a crowded field that includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Northern Nigeria Development Company boss, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. When asked why the ADC should choose him over more prominent aspirants like Atiku and Hayatu-Deen, Amaechi pointed to his…
Panic has gripped the Umulogho community in the Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State following the gruesome killing of a female student of the College of Nursing, Umuadara Umulogho, identified as Wendy Achumba. The student was reportedly found beheaded in her room on Thursday evening after neighbours became worried when she neither came out nor responded to repeated calls. Sources in the community said the victim, who hailed from Ngwa in Abia State, had completed her midwifery programme and was undergoing post-basic training at the institution. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said neighbours forced their way…
Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he, and not President Bola Tinubu, played the pivotal role in making late Muhammadu Buhari president in 2015. In a Friday interview on Arise News’ Prime Time, Amaechi, who is now a presidential aspirant under the African Democratic Congress, addressed longstanding claims by Tinubu. During his pre-2023 campaigning, Tinubu said Buhari would not have become president without him and that it was his turn to become one too. But Amaechi explained that as a serving minister under Buhari, he could not publicly challenge Tinubu’s assertions to avoid…
The Federal Government has said it is targeting the establishment of 2,322 Compressed Natural Gas stations nationwide by 2027 as part of efforts to deepen the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles and expand gas mobility infrastructure across the country. The Executive Chairman and Chief Executive of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electronic Vehicles, Ismaeel Ahmed, disclosed this during the Nigerian Oil and Gas Midstream and Downstream Summit organised recently by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board in Lagos. Represented by an official of the agency, Olayinka Rufai, the chairman said the government had made significant progress…
Wikki Tourists FC have announced the death of defender Kabiru Mohammed following a fatal road accident along the Zaria-Gusau road, with the Nigeria Premier Football League club describing the loss as a devastating blow to the team and the wider football community, Saturday PUNCH reports. The club disclosed the news in a statement on its official Facebook page on Thursday, confirming that Mohammed died in the crash. He had made 26 league appearances for Wikki Tourists this season, according to the NPFL. Mohammed joined Wikki Tourists from Lobi Stars during the ongoing 2025/26 NPFL season and quickly established himself as…
Reality TV star and actor, Saga Adeolu, popularly known as Saga, has spoken about the realities of acting, saying romantic scenes in films are far less glamorous than they appear on screen. In an interview with Saturday Beats, Saga described Nollywood as one of the most challenging industries he has worked in, even though he finds acting fulfilling. “It has been a lot. I tell people Nollywood is one of the toughest things I have ever done. It’s also one of the most pleasurable things at the same time. I enjoy acting. It’s tough. People think acting is easy, but…
Strategy chairman Michael Saylor has not ruled out the company offloading some Bitcoin as early as this year, after recently softening his long-held “never sell” stance.“I think it’s not unlikely that we’ll sell some Bitcoin between now and the end of the year,” Saylor said during an interview with Natalie Brunell published to YouTube on Friday.Saylor said it is “also likely” that the company will sell a mix of equity and credit and manage its USD and cash holdings. “We do it in a very thoughtful programmatic fashion where we’re running our multivariate models, and we’re literally running them,” Saylor…
