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Convener of the Northern Elders’ Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi has said that presidency in the country should be about merit and not zoning. Abdullahi who spoke while receiving the leadership of the Coalition of Northern Groups who paid him a courtesy visit in Zaria, Kaduna State on Thursday April 28, stated that candidates should be allowed to contest election on the basis of merit of their competence and not where they come from. The NEF leader also commented on the controversial emergence of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and Governor Bala Mohammed as consensus candidates of Northern Elders. He said;…

Liverpool winger, Mohamed Salah has been named the Football Writers’ Association Men’s Footballer of the Year for 2021/22. Salah, 29, has scored an impressive 22 goals and 13 assists in just 31 Premier League games to help propel Jurgen Klopp’s side to second in the table, just a point behind champions Man City with five games left this season. In total, the Egypt international has been involved in 30 goals and 14 assists in only 44 matches in all competitions. Salah is also the current top scorer in the Premier League after netting 22 times, five more than Heung-Min…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai and his wife, Barrister Asia Muhammad, were in London on Thursday, April 28, for the graduation ceremony of their son, Ahmad. Ahmad bagged a degree from one of the universities in London. See more photos below…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the ongoing implementation of the National Identity Number and SIM linkage policy in Nigeria has so far denied terrorists and bandits access to telecommunication services in the country. The Director, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement NCC, Ephraim Nwokonanya, represented by Head Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement, NCC, Alkasim Umar, made this disclosure at the One-day Capacity Building for members of the Nigerian Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA), Abuja Chapter at the Commission Headquarters, Abuja on Thursday, April 28. Umar who was speaking on the NIN-SIM linkage, Menace of Network Booster Devices, other Compliance, Monitoring Enforcement issues of…

World’s richest man, Elon Musk has sold almost $4bn-worth (£3.2bn) of Tesla shares after securing his $44bn deal to take control of Twitter. Musk, the electric carmaker’s chief executive, sold the stock on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a regulatory filing. The sales came as Tesla’s share price plummeted amid investor concern that the multibillionaire would offload stock in the company to help fund the all-cash deal for Twitter. Musk posted on Twitter late on Thursday after the filing at the US Securities and Exchange Commission became public to say he planned no further sales of Tesla shares “after today”. Tesla’s stock…

A petition to remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2 has so far reached over 2.3million signatures as she faces her ex-husband Johnny Depp in court. Depp, 58, had brought the $50million (£39million) defamation lawsuit after claiming Heard’s accusations of abuse against him are false. Heard is countersuing. The trial, which has been going on for 12 days, is expected to last around seven weeks, after Depp alleged that Heard lied about being a victim of domestic abuse and implied he was the abuser in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed about domestic violence. Depp also alleged that Heard had in fact abused him during the course of…

At least 65 National Youth Service Corps members will be repeating their service year in various states for engaging in actions that contravened the bye-laws of the scheme in the country. The announcement was made during the passing out parades that took place across the country on Thursday. The offences committed by the sanctioned corps members include absconding from service, unauthorised journeys, and other miscellaneous offences that violated the laws of the scheme in Nigeria. Speaking during the passing out parade in Abia State, the state Coordinator, NYSC, Jingi Denis, said nine of the 870 corps members of…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, April 28, said that those attempting to rig the 2023 general elections should forget about it, promising to employ all legal measures to preserve the votes of Nigerians. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said the President said this when he spoke at an Iftar dinner with members of the Diplomatic Corps. The President also cautioned politicians against foreign interference in the forthcoming elections. “Those planning to rig the upcoming elections should think again because I intend to staunchly preserve and defend the holy will of the…

Davido has revealed his intention to get married soon and he says this is because he doesn’t want to be a player anymore. The singer shared a video on his Instagram Stories with the caption: “I think I’m gonna get married soon, cos….” To explain the reason why he intends to get married, he added a video of a white man singing, “I don’t wanna be a player no more.” Watch the video below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial)

The Federal Government has declared Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd May, 2022 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Workers Day and EIdul-Fitr Celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulated workers across the country on this year’s celebration and commended workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice, noting that their efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria now commands in the comity of nations. The Minister also congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan. He called on…