Author: Alade Adisa

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the result of the just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, declared Lucky Aiyedatiwa, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the governorship election held on Saturday. The incumbent governor, Aiyedatiwa, won the election in all 18 local government areas (LGAs) with 366,781 votes to defeat his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the PDP, who secured 117,845 votes.Reacting on the outcome of the election, PDP spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the poll “runs short of all expectations and requirements…

In the immediate aftermath of the just-concluded Ondo State governorship election, President Bola Tinubu has asked political parties and candidates unhappy with the outcome of the election, to seek redress in court. The President spoke in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared as the winner of the election on Sunday. In the statement, Onanuga said, “The President urges candidates dissatisfied with the outcome of the election to explore the opportunities provided…

SuperSport United defender Ime Okon has declared that his dream is to play for the Bafana Bafana of South Africa. Okon was born to a Nigerian father and South African mother. The 20-year-old is eligible to represent both countries. The centre-back has however pledged his allegiance to South Africa. “The whole Nigerian thing, I have Nigerian family, I speak to those from Nigeria, and they also say even if people pressurise me, I must make a choice that I must be happy with” Okon told iDiski Times. “I grew up here, everything I know is South African you know. For…

The Nigeria international went from being linked with big-money moves to the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain in the summer to joining Turkish giants Galatasaray on a season-long loan. With eight goals from nine matches in all competitions, Osimhen is on fire in Turkey and the Istanbul club reportedly want to sign him on a permanent basis. That will be a tall order, however, as Napoli are demanding a transfer fee of around €75 million (£63m/$79m) for the 25-year-old, La Gazzetta dello Sport reports, which is too much for Galatasaray. The Super Lig champions will attempt…

The Chelsea Football Club of London has announced that defender, Kadeisha Buchanan requires surgery after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Buchanan, 29, last played for Chelsea in their Women’s Super League (WSL) victory over Liverpool on 10 November. Speaking after Chelsea’s statement win over title rivals Manchester City on Saturday, manager Sonia Bompastor said: “I have sad news to share with you. We found out the results this morning but she did her ACL after the Liverpool game. “I’m really sad and I didn’t want to talk about that before the game as maybe it would take all…

Manchester City’s golden boy, Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Norway thrashed Kazakhstan to seal promotion to the top flight of the Nations League. The Manchester City striker, who became his country’s record goalscorer last month, has now scored 38 goals in 39 appearances for Norway. He is the Nations League top scorer with seven goals in his six group games. He slotted in a rebound after Antonio Nusa’s shot was saved by Stas Pokatilov and doubled the lead with a header from Nusa’s cross. Alexander Sorloth made it 3-0 before the half-time break. Haaland placed his third goal into…

28 suspected oil thieves were on Sunday arrested by the 6 Division, Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Sunday. Disclosing this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday, the Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt-Col. Danjuma Jonah said the troops also destroyed 46 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region. The Army said during the operation, which ran between November 11 and 17, 2024, in conjunction with other security agencies, 47 boats were seized while 95,000 litres of stolen products were recovered. Lt-Col. Jonah said the feat followed a scale-up of…

The outlets and network of insurgency groups, invariably thrives on paddles of uninterrupted proliferation of smuggling of resources for survival. This is but the centre of gravity of a more than a decade old insurgency campaign in the Northeast. The network of proliferation and smuggling are tied to established strongholds, links and machinery of motions like couriers and spies who live by means to evade detection. Despite means to curtail the nuisance, a persistent and sustained insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin is being threatened by exacerbated form of an intricate network of smuggling and illicit activities alongside funds and…

The President of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, on Sunday, received a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. The delegation included Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, Chief of Defence Intelligence and Maj Gen Ali Salau, Force Commander MNJTF and other senior security officials. The delegation delivered a written message from Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to President Déby. In the message, President Tinubu expressed his heartfelt condolences and unwavering support for the Chadian President and people following the recent terrorist attack on Barkaram Island, which claimed the…

•Before police marksmen saved his life The £20 million bear park had been open just weeks when gruesome scenes unfolded in front of terrified onlookers. After perching on a wall above the pit, a 25-year-old man jumped in, seemingly about to endure a horrendous death in front of visitors enjoying a day out at Switzerland’s Bern Bear Park. Prowling around in its enclosure, a 40st brown bear quickly pounced, grabbing the man and dragging him across the enclosure as if he were a rag doll. Standing on its hind legs as it attacked, the towering predator clamped its jaws around…