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Ondo State governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has kicked off the second-term bid campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari with a donation of 18 buses to the Buhari/Osinbajo Campaign Organisation. The governor handed over the buses to the local government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 18 councils in the state, while hosting leaders and members of the party to an end of the year party in Owo. The Deputy Governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi; Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde; Chief of Staff to the governor, Chief Gbenga Ale, and other members of the State Executive Council were among top APC members at the event. Also, leaders of the party across the state including Senator Tayo Alasoadura, Senator Yele Omogunwa, members of the state House of Assembly led by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ogundeji Iroju and other eminent personalities attended the event. The occasion afforded the party leaders and members the opportunity to gather and excha

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed optimism that his party will win the 2019 presidential election convincingly. Oshiomhole, who spoke on Thursday with State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not an option. According to him, Nigerians are not ready to vote for PDP again. “PDP is just not an option; particularly when their candidate is not a new face; there is no basis for benefit of the doubt. “You can give benefit of the doubt to a stranger not to someone who was at the heart; perhaps one of most powerful vice presidents we have ever had. “So, I am clear that Nigerians will not have any basis to give PDP the benefit of the doubt.” He said that PDP wanted to be in power for 60 years but were driven out after 16 years. According to him, no employer will recall an employee whose j

Nigerian Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that the arrest and detention of activist, Deji Adeyanju, has presented Nigeria’s “democracy in bad light” and a recession to “the period of military rule” “The way the matter has been handled and the last decision of the Magistrate Court to remand the young man in prison till after the conclusion of the 2019 Polls has presented our democracy in bad light,” Saraki said. “We are now looking like a country that has receded to the period of military rule,” he added. Saraki’s comments came few days after a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kano remanded political activist, Deji Adeyanju, in prison until February next year, after taking his plea and concluding that it lacked jurisdiction to hear murder charges against him. Adeyanju was arrested by the Police on December 13 and accused him of being complicit in a murder case from the 2000s. After a review of the case, Adeyanju was discharged and acquitted of the said offence by t

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged his wife, Aisha, to prove the existence of a cabal that she claimed is in control of his administration. The president’s wife had in an interview with the BBC in 2016 threatened to withdraw support for her husband if he chose to seek re-election unless he shakes up his cabinet and includes more people who worked for his success in 2015. Mrs Buhari said although the victory of the APC in 2015 ”was a collective effort of millions of people” she said ”only for us to find out that the government is being operated by a few people”. While addressing a gathering of APC women in Abuja recently, Mrs Buhari accused Nigerians of allowing two or three unnamed persons to “cage” her husband, thereby limiting his ability to perform. Mrs Buhari, known for her intermittent fiery public rebuke of her husband, said although over 15 million Nigerians voted for Mr Buhari in 2015, “only two or three persons have since taken control of the government”.

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has released a statement following his departure from the club, insisting he was proud to represent the club. After several months of speculation, United announced that Mourinho had been officially relieved of his duties on Tuesday, bringing an end to a tumultuous time in charge of the club which featured clashes with senior players and club officials, as well as frustrating performances on the pitch. Following his dismissal, Mourinho released a statement in which he admits he was proud to wear the badge of the club. According to ​The Independent, the statement reads: "I have been immensely proud to wear the badge of ​Manchester United since the first day I arrived, and I believe all United supporters recognise this. "Just as was the case with my previous clubs, I have worked with some wonderful people and I believe that some will be my friends for life. "I know that you are all aware of my professional pri

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said he was taken aback last week when Mr. Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, turned up at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, December 13, 2018, where he was received with pomp and pageantry. Accoridng to Atiku, Babachir Lawal attended the launch of the Together Nigeria organized by the Buhari Support Organization (BSO). In a statement by Atiku, the PDP presidential candidate at the 2019 election said: “It is a very sad day for Nigeria, when the President honours a man proven beyond all reasonable doubt to have soiled his hands with money meant for starving refugees. “These are the actions which feed the perceptions that has made Nigeria turn in its worst ever Corruption Perception Index rating by Transparency International where we went back 12 steps in 2018’s rankings, moving from 136 under President Jonathan to 148 today. “According to Transparency Intern

Footballing superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has created and broke a number of records in his illustrious career so far, with the 33-year-old almost setting a new one every time he sets foot on the pitch. Ronaldo finds himself in the history books once again as he scored Juventus' 5000th goal in the Serie A, making the Bianconeri the first club in Italy's top flight to reach the mark. The Portugese star scored via a penalty in the 70th minute to help them beat Torino in the Derby della Mole. Juve's 1000th goal came way back in 1948 courtesy of Carlo Parola while Gianni Rossi netted their 2000th goal in 1962. 19-years later Massimo Briaschi scored number 3,000 with former Italy striker Marco Di Vaio scoring their 4000th goal in 2003. With his strike Ronaldo finds himself in the history books for Juventus, as their win on the night was their eighth in succession away from home, equalling their longest winning run on the road in the top flight. Juventus are still unbeat

A political group in Nigeria says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo showed the gulf in class between him and other Vice Presidential candidates as he blew his compatriots away with his insight on constitutional, economic, security and social development issues. The Initiative to Save Democracy (ISD) explained that Osinbajo who is seeking reelection in office alongside incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari, riveted his class as the best Vice President in Nigeria’s history. President of the group, Sunday James Akinloye said Osinbajo, a proficient orator and inarguably Nigeria’s favourite Vice President proved that he was no fluke as he displayed his dexterity, aura and finesse at the Vice Presidential debate which held at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on 14 December 2018. The debate organized by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) had four other Vice Presidential candidates in attendance, Peter Obi of the Peopl

Real Madrid vice-captain Marcelo has admitted that Los Blancos miss Cristiano Ronaldo but also claims that feeling the Portuguese superstar's absence is only natural after all these years. After spending the last nine seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu winning every possible trophy, Ronaldo left Real in favour of ​Serie A outfit ​Juventus in the summer transfer window. It wasn't long before they felt his absence, succumbing to a series of disappointing results under former coach Julen Lopetegui. Santiago Solari's appointment has seen Madrid make something of a recovery, although they are still five points behind defending champions ​Barcelona. The forward, on the other hand, has settled in effortlessly with the Bianconeri, scoring 10 goals in 15 league appearances. Marcelo admits that the three-time reigning ​Champions League winners miss their record goalscorer, but feels it's only natural given his stature and contribution. "He is a player who as wel

Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah has capped a sparkling 2018 for club and country by winning the prestigious BBC African Footballer of the Year Award for the second time in a row. "It's a great feeling to win again. I'm happy and I would like to win it also next year!" said Salah. The 26-year-old, who beat Medhi Benatia, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane and Thomas Partey to the award, is just the second player after Jay-Jay Okocha to win it two years running. Yaya Toure is the only other player to have twice won the award in its current form while Nwankwo Kanu won it twice when it was a broader African Sports Personality award. Liverpool's star forward Mohamed Salah has won the Premier League Golden Boot with 32 goals in 36 appearances. We take a look at how close the race was between the top five. Salah scored 44 goals in 52 games for Liverpool last season, his first on Merseyside after joining them from Roma, and helped them to reach the Cham

Nigeria Police on Monday said that having sex in a car at a public place is not a crime and would not amount to arrest if done by persons within adult age in the country. Police spokesman Abayomi Shogunle made the disclosure while responding to a question by a Nigerian Twitter user. The Twitter user @Stanley_Moses13 asked, “Oga Yomi Shogunle please is it a crime to have sex in your car?” Shogunle said it is not an offence provided the location is not a place of worship and the persons involved are of opposite sex that is 18 years or older. Currently, Nigerian law prohibits the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, ally, pansexual) community. “Sex in a car in a public place is not a crime in Nigeria provided; location is not a place of worship; parties are 18 yrs+; the act is consensual (agreed to by parties) [and] parties are of opposite sex,” Shogunle said. He insisted that persons who conform to the rules he

Chelsea inflicted champions Manchester City's first Premier League defeat of the season as goals from N'Golo Kante and David Luiz handed the hosts a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge and sent Liverpool top of the table. Kante's goal just before half-time came against the run of play as the visitors dominated the first 45 minutes, but without the injured Sergio Aguero, City lacked a cutting edge up front and Luiz's header 12 minutes from time sealed a huge win for Chelsea. Liverpool are now a point clear of City after Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 victory at Bournemouth earlier on Saturday. Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri had lost all of his previous three meetings against City boss Pep Guardiola and was growingly increasingly frustrated at his side's inability to hold possession as the visitors dominated the first half. Raheem Sterling should have scored when his weak left-footed finish was placed too close to Kepa Arrizabalaga before the world'

Super successful people understand that there are traits, behaviors, and actions they must take in order to succeed. Their thinking is, "I will do what it takes to get to where I want to go" They know success doesn't come to them. They have to go out and get it for themselves. Here are 13 ways super successful people manage to be so successful. 1. Super successful people are always prepared. Prepare for opportunities by creating a comprehensive strategic plan incorporating your vision, values, and goals. This means a strong understanding of the new knowledge environment. To multiply the options available to you and make the most of them, keep learning and becoming better at what you do every day. 2. Super successful people speak their mind. Be consistently candid and honest. Make it a point to speak what's on your mind without fear of judgment. By speaking the truth and being honest, you can support your words with actions that will help you pursue yo

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State said, yesterday, that God will not forgive him if he had stopped the defection of his preferred governorship candidate, Adekunle Akinlade and other aggrieved candidates from defecting from All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Allied People’s Movement, APM. This came as 26 APC candidates, who contested for the House of Assembly tickets in Ogun State during the party primary, yesterday, joined APM. Amosun said he had attempted to stop them from protecting the mandate given to them. The governor said this while addressing an APC  stakeholders’ meeting  attended by Akinlade, at the Presidential Villa in Abeokuta, Ogun State. He promised to remain in APC to contest the Senate seat and ensure the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari. Amosun said: “When these people came, they told me they were leaving APC, I said no but I could not stop them. In fact, Akinlade has my full support, I am not going to stop him, everything I have, I wil

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Adekunle Temitope, popularly known as Small Doctor, for unlawful possession of firearms and for allegedly threatening to shoot a police officer. Edgal Imohimi, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, revealed this to the press on Monday while parading the musician along with three other persons. PoliticsNGR learned that Small Doctor was arrested on allegations that he threatened a Police officer who was on traffic duty along Oshodi, Lagos. “It was alleged that some unknown men, four of them, in an unregistered green SUV had brought out a gun and threatened a policeman that if he does not leave the road, they will shoot him,” Imohimi said. “Believing that they were armed robbers, I sent out my men and fortunately, with the DPO in charge of Shogunle division, they were able to intercept them and the men were arrested and were brought down to the headquarters for interrogation. “It was then discovered that one of them is the same Ad

In order to defeat terror, Nigeria needs a well thought out anti-terror plan and one thing that must be central to that plan is the buy in of the people because terror can only thrive where there is local support. Take that local support structure away and the terror architecture will collapse like a pack of cards. Terrorists are themselves human beings. Terror groups depend on recruiting from the local communities to replenish their ranks or they cannot grow. The members of Boko Haram are not spirits and while there definitely is some foreign influence, the overwhelming number of their leadership and followers are members of the local population. Central to our plans for defeating terror therefore must be to find out why young men in those communities are aggrieved enough to be alienated from Nigeria and attracted to the radical philosophy of Boko Haram and ISWAP. When we find out, we must prevent this alienation from occurring. The key to answering this question is to look

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has finally been issued a visa to the United States, according to a report. A family source disclosed this on Saturday and confirmed that the former vice-president has left Nigeria for the UK, where he will spend some time before flying to the US. It was gathered that former president Olusegun Obasanjo played a “critical” role in getting the American government to issue the visa to his former deputy with whom he was estranged for almost 15 years. The trip marks another chapter in the controversy that has rocked the former vice-president for over a decade. Atiku, who is widely travelled, has not been to the US in 13 years, intially fueling speculations that he might be avoiding possible arrest or prosecution. His political opponents had used his absence from the US not just to taunt but to discredit him. His row with the US authorities began after the FBI investigated a bribery scandal involv

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that given opportunity for another four years will be quite significant for the country. The President has also appealed to politicians to go about the campaigns decently and peacefully, saying that there is no other country for the people apart from Nigeria. Speaking at the flagging off of his 2019 Presidential campaign tagged, “Next Level, the APC Road Map,” at the Old Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Buhari said the choice Nigerians will make in the elections would help to shape the economy. According to him, “The next four years will be quite significant for our country. Nigeria is faced with a choice to keep building a new Nigeria-making a break from its tainted past which favoured an opportunistic few. “Our choices will shape us-our economic security and our future prosperity. Nigeria, more than ever before needs a stable and people-focussed government to move the agenda for our country forward. Join us on thi