Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The English Premier League leaders, Arsenal, have prepared to offer England’s sensational player, Bukayo Saka, a long-term contract extension valued at over £10 million per year. According to Goal, the Englishman representatives and the club have been negotiating a new agreement since the summer of 2022. His current contract is set to lapse in 2024 and the Gunners are pushing to finalise the new agreement ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window. The details of how long Saka’s new contract will be valid have been shrouded in mystery but his new wage is posed to be about £200,000 a week.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said the Commission is not aware that any political party is excluded from the ballot papers for the Saturday’s general elections.  The Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victor Aluko stated this in an interview on Arise TV on Friday.  Aluko was reacting to claim by the Lagos state chapter of the Labour Party, LP that the political party has been excluded form the ballot paper.

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on the people of the state to mobilize and troop out peacefully to elect leaders of their choice in Saturday’s general elections. In a pre-election statement he signed, Governor Adeleke described Saturday’s election as “a critical milestone in national democratic development of Nigeria in which all eligible citizens must actively participate to decide the future of the nation.” “My good people of Osun State, the general election is here, and we have a patriotic duty to actively join the electioneering process. Your vote is your power and your ticket to securing good…

The draw for the last 16 of the Europa League will be conducted on Friday afternoon. It will take place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The teams left in the competition: Group stage winnersArsenal (ENG)Betis (ESP)Fenerbahçe (TUR)Ferencváros (HUN)Feyenoord (NED)Freiburg (GER)Real Sociedad (ESP)Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) Knockout round play-off winnersJuventus (ITA)Leverkusen (GER)Man United (ENG)Roma (ITA)Sevilla (ESP)Shakhtar (UKR)Sporting CP (POR)Union Berlin (GER) No side can play another team from the same national association. Ties take place over two legs, with the group winners at home in the second legs. The matches have been scheduled for March 9 and second legs on March…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on Election Day. This is with the exception of those on essential services such as officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, election observers, ambulances responding to medical emergencies, and firefighters among others. This was revealed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a Wednesday night statement obtained by our correspondent. Adejobi said, “Consequent to the first part of the 2023 general elections, the presidential and National Assembly…

Ahead of Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive election materials to the 20 local government areas of Ogun State. The Ogun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Niyi Ijalaye confirmed this to newsmen in Abeokuta Thursday. He said INEC in Ogun took delivery of the materials, which include result sheets and ballot papers in the early hours of Thursday. Speaking while inspecting the materials kept inside the Abeokuta branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ijalaye disclosed that the materials would be accompanied by armed security…

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Katsina State from where he would proceed to Daura, his home town to participate in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. Buhari’s aircraft landed at the Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua Airport, Katsina at exactly 4:40 pm. He is expected to cast his vote for his preferred candidates in Daura later on Saturday. Prior to leaving Abuja for Katsina, on Thursday, Buhari had summoned a Security Council Meeting, where he met with heads of security agencies to intimate them on the need to protect electorates and ensure the elections are hitch-free. Buhari had also met with…

Victor Osimhen has been included in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Week following his impressive display for Napoli. Osimhen scored Napoli’s first goal in the 2-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Deutsche Bank Park on Tuesday. It was the Nigeria international’s second goal in four league outings for the Partenopei in the competition this season. The 24-year-old had another goal ruled out for offside in the game. Osimhen’s teammates, Hirving Lozano, Kim Min-Jae, Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were also included in the Team of the Week. Real Madrid also has four players in the squad,…

Ahead of the forthcoming presidential election, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has pledged to pursue 40% affirmative action for women in political appointments. Obi also said he would encourage the same for women in the corporate sector. The former Anambra State governor, who disclosed this in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, also said he would strive to ensure that Nigerian youths are adequately represented in governance. He wrote: “One of my major policy planks is inclusivity: accordingly striving for gender parity remains a priority. We are presently committed to 40% affirmative action…

Ahead of the forthcoming 2023 elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned against riots or acts of violence after the announcement of the election results. The president also insisted he would be neutral and allow the rule of law to take precedence over political expediency. Buhari gave the warning on Thursday in a statement via his verified Twitter handle. He advised that all grievances, personal or institutional, be channelled to relevant courts. The president reminded Nigerians that today marks one year since he signed the Electoral Act 2022. Buhari noted that the act was one of the most important legacies of…

Former Radio Biafra anchorman, Simon Ekpa has been arrested in Finland. Ekpa was taken into custody on Thursday 48 hours before the start of the general elections in Nigeria. Criminal Investigator, Tommi Reen from the Central Criminal Police told the HS news outlet that the Keskusrikospoliisi (KRP), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Finland had a police operation in a private apartment in the centre of Lahti. Reen said the operation was connected to an ongoing preliminary investigation. He did not comment further on the matter. Nigeria had asked Finland to intervene in Ekpa’s activities. Last week, the Minister…

The 2023 general election will be one of the freest, fairest and most credible in Nigeria’s history in spite of President Muhammadu Buhari’s support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu. The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) gave this assurance after an assessment of the preparations and build-up to the elections starting on Saturday. In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, BMO said that the President has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) all the necessary support to ensure a free and fair electoral process. President Buhari has…