Four Players Threaten To Quit Real Madrid If Mourinho Replaces Solari

Man United vs Tottenham: Rashford's Brace Condemns Jose Mourinho To First Defeat

Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, will push for a summer exit, if the club appoints Jose Mourinho to replace under-fire Santiago Solari, SportsMail reports. Ramos fought with Mourinho when he coached the club between 2010-2013 and has already clashed with President Florentino Perez, over plans to bring him back. Despite the fact that Mourinho courted … Read more

Proliferation of Substandard Mobile Phones Worries NCC

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Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has reiterated its call on telecom consumers to eschew patronage and usage of counterfeit handsets and other substandard mobile devices in the country. This was the focus of a one-day event, tagged “Sensitisation programme on hazardous effect of non-type approved handsets and impact on quality of service and e-waste,” held at … Read more

Politicians Kitting Thugs With Uniforms, Arms To Impersonate Soldiers-Army

THE Nigerian Army has regretted that political thugs were being viewed and addressed as real soldiers in the media, saying the development has brought its reputation on several occasions to disrepute. The Army also said it was in possession of credible information that politicians were not only kitting their thugs with military uniforms but also … Read more

We’ll Bring Perpetrators Of Violence To Book-Ajimobi,Police

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state, yesterday, condemned the pockets of violence that characterized Saturday’s election, which led to the death of a member of the house of representatives, Mr. Temitope Olatoye, and others, as highly depressing and regrettable. Olatoye, who died at the intensive care unit of the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, on … Read more

APM Rejects Ogun Results, As APC Wins 11 Of 15 LGAs

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  THE Allied Peoples Movement, Sunday, kicked against the governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ogun State. The APM Campaign Director General, Sarafa Ishola alleged that the election, which began peacefully on Saturday, was allegedly hijacked by hoodlums and “unidentified uniform men” during the collation stage. Ishola said this … Read more

Serena Williams: Former World Number One Retires From Third-Round Match At Indian Wells

Serena Williams retired from her third-round match at Indian Wells while trailing Garbine Muguruza 6-3 1-0. The 37-year-old won the first three games of the match but called for the trainer after losing six in succession to the Spaniard. She took to the court for the second set, but retired after world number 20 Muguruza … Read more

We Caught Candidates Buying Votes With Biscuits In FCT, Cross River-Observer Group

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  An election observer group, the Centre for Transparency Advocacy, CTA, said it saw a new dimension in vote-buying that characterized last Saturday’s governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections outside the already known money inducement. It also attributed the low turnout of voters during the election to the frustration of voters because according to … Read more

Harassment Of INEC Officials Must Stop, Says UK

  The United Kingdom has expressed concern over reports of military interference in the governorship and state assembly elections in Rivers State. In a tweet on @UKinNigeria, its verified handle, the High Commission said officials of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, must be allowed to do their job, as it was monitoring the situation closely. … Read more

BOKO HARAM CAPTIVITY: Leah, Alice Still Alive-ICC

Leah Sharibu

THE International Christian Concern, ICC has debunked rumors in the social media about the death of 15-year old Christian Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, abducted in 2019 by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa, Nathan Johnson, said that reliably information obtained by his organisation revealed that Leah and Alice Loksha, a UNICEF workers … Read more

Sanwo-Olu’s Victory Indicates Lagosians Want More Infrastructure-AMBODE

LAGOS—GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, congratulated the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, for their victory on March 9 poll in the state. Ambode described the victory of the APC candidate as an affirmation that residents of the state wanted continue growth and … Read more

Supplementary Polls: INEC Declares PDP Winner of Ojo House of Reps Seat

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Adekunle Obasa, winner of the House of Representatives election in Ojo Federal Constituency, Lagos State. Ojo Federal Constituency election was one of the six federal constituencies earlier announced by INEC, where House of Representatives supplementary elections was held across the country. The … Read more

Pension: Lagos Signs 18% New CPS Contribution Rate Into Law

The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) on Sunday , in Ikeja said that Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed into law the Amended Lagos State Pension Reform Law. LASPEC’s spokesperson, Mrs Ajoke Lawal, said the amendment increased the contribution rates under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) to 18 per cent. “It will be recalled that the … Read more

ITALY ELECTS NIGERIAN AS FIRST BLACK SENATOR

Toni Iwobi, a Nigerian IT entrepreneur who has spent 38 years in Italy, has been elected as the first black senator in the European country. He was elected in the industrial city of Brescia in northern Italy. “Friends, it is with great emotion that I inform you that I was elected senator of the Republic!” he … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Oyo Gubernatorial Election Projected Winner

Seyi Makinde

Ekohotblog has projected the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Seyi Makinde as the winner of the Oyo State Gubernatorial election. While we are awaiting the official results and affirmation from INEC, Ekohotblog has projected Mr. Seyi Makinde and his Deputy as the winner of the said election. Makinde won his polling Unit … Read more