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By Innocent Okon Once upon a military government in Nigeria, there was a military President the Press nicknamed IBB. He did so many things right and so many things wrong! Arguably not an intellectual, but courted and retained services of intellectuals and critics both in his formal and kitchen cabinets. It was during IBB’s regime that Nigerians knew that there was a gulf between precepts and reality. Performance and theories. Walking the talk, and betraying ideology! He it was that appointed Tony Momoh as Minister of Information. Momoh is a Journalist and a lawyer. While on the job, Momoh disappointed…

After 20 years, France, Sunday, caught world attention and bathed again in the euphoria of World Cup glory. France overwhelmed Croatia in Russia to clinch their second FIFA World Cup, winning 4-2. The first was on home soil in 1998. This time, French President Emmanuel Macron was on hand at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium to take the trophy back to Paris, where a football fever has gripped the residents. They have won the World Cup for the second time, and the first time for 20 years, with coach Didier Deschamps becoming only the third man ever to take the trophy as…

Novak Djokovic earned his first Grand Slam title in more than two years by beating Kevin Anderson to win his fourth Wimbledon championship. Djokovic, seeded 12th, won 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-3) to claim a 13th Slam – his first major since the 2016 French Open. The Serb, 31, quickly took control to win the opening set in 29 minutes, breaking twice more in the second set. Djokovic saw off five set points in an even third set, dominating the tie-break to seal victory. He dropped to his haunches just inside the baseline as Centre rose to acclaim the champion, hugging…

After the victory of Dr. Kayode Fayemi of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Ekiti governorship polls, a Nigerian social media commentator and critic has told Ekiti people to shine their eyes against some tragedies that have befallen some APC states in the country. However, Ayodele Fayose as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governor has been resisting open-grazing method in Ekiti and has been carpeting President Muhammadu Buhari administration on Farmers/Herdsmen clashes that have led to countless deaths of innocent and defenceless Nigerians. Though APC/PDP states are vulnerable to the herdsmen attacks, most APC-dominated states: Adamawa, Benue, Nassarawa, Kaduna, Kogi,…

The candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Kayode Fayemi, has been officially declared the winner of the Ekiti State governorship election. The chief returning officer of the election, Idowu Olayinka, a professor and vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan, announced the final results in the early hours of Sunday. Mr Fayemi secured 197,459 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Olusola Eleka of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 178,121 votes. None of the other 33 candidates had up to 10,000 votes. Mr Fayemi won in 12 of the 16 local government areas in the state while Mr…

Ex-Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo, Saturday, vowed not to return to partisan politics, but to remain neutral and fight for the course of nationhood. This was after Uche Secondus, National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led leaders of the party on a visit to him at his home in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital where they had tendered apology and begged Obasanjo for forgiveness. Despite this, Obasanjo accepted the apology with a Yoruba proverb that one does not hand over his child’s waistband to an enemy just because the band did not fit the child’s waist.” Prior to 2014, Obasanjo…

Angelique Kerber beat seven-time champion Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon title and spoil the American’s dream comeback as a mum. The German 11th seed, 30, beat the 23-time Grand Slam champion 6-3 6-3 to add this title to her 2016 Australian Open and US Open crowns. Williams had been the favourite despite it being only her fourth tournament since giving birth in September. Kerber dropped to the grass when a netted service return gave her victory. “It is a dream come true,” said Kerber, who is the first German woman to win the title since Steffi Graf in…

For an elected leader, his status must attract friends, enemies, praise singers and critics. Friends may come for the spoils of office or for crumbs falling from the master’s table. Enemies would not come but stand aside to attack or try pull down the leader. The praise singers are court jesters- they must come around to gist good news, to add salt to a matter where salt was not needed all in attempt to be seen doing his bidding to go home with ‘something’. Yet, critics stand afar off and see what the leader does not want to see or…

Belgium earned its highest World Cup finish on Saturday by beating England 2-0 in the third-place match. Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard scored a goal each for the Belgians, who lost to France in the semi-finals on Tuesday. Both teams were playing for the seventh time in 26 days, but Belgium entered the match with an extra day of rest. Meunier scored in the fourth minute, knocking a cross from Nacer Chadli past England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Hazard added the other off a pass from Kevin De Bruyne in the 82nd. Toby Alderweireld denied England’s best chance of the game,…

Donald Trump has drawn the ire of many for allegedly snubbing Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth of England twice during their meeting Friday. First, he ‘kept the 92-year-old monarch waiting’ before turning up for tea at Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth was pictured standing up and checking her watch in anticipation, until he arrived right on the dot. After he did show up, photos showed how he walked off in front of her as they inspected the guard, appearing ‘oblivious’ to her. People were not very happy about it… Say what you like about politics, but nobody puts Her Majesty in the…