Popular Nigerian sports photographer, Sulaimon Adebayo, popularly known as Pooja, talks about his journey in the art and relationship with Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, in this interview with ABIODUN ADEWALE What inspired your journey into sports photography? I just wanted to diversify and do other things. In 2018, when the accreditation for the 2019 AFCON in Egypt came up, I applied, and that birthed my love for it. Was photography the career you intended to pursue growing up? Funnily enough, my childhood dream was to just make my parents proud and be able to take care of my bills.…
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The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that one of the problems his administration has with Adams Oshiomhole was that he organised a state burial for the Peoples Democratic Party leader, Chief Tony Anenih. Obaseki disclosed this while presenting the party’s candidates, Asue Ighodalo, and his running mate, Osarodion Ogie, to the people of Esan North East Local Government area of Edo State. At the time of the burial, Obaseki was still with the APC, though his relationship with Oshiomhole was strained as both had fallen out over party and governance issues. Speaking to party supporters at Okpujie Demonstration…
Some unknown gunmen on Thursday abducted a widow and an assistant Chief Nursing Officer with the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Mrs Elizabeth Uruakpa. Uruakpa, 66, was said to be coming from the evening church service when the gunmen who had laid ambush swooped on her at the entrance of her house behind the new Ilisan market. The incident reportedly made the neighbourhood panic as many residents and shop owners quickly shut their doors to avoid being unaware. A resident of the area who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said, “The woman was coming back…
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as ‘Shi’ites’ has petitioned the European Union, United Nations and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over the alleged forceful removal of Muslim women’s hijab and alleged blasphemy against Islam. A petition sent to the organisations dated September 4, 2024 and signed by Fatima Aliyu Adam on behalf of the Academic Forum of the movement, called for a forensic investigation into the forceful removal of Muslim women’s hijab by the FCT Police on August 26, 2024 in a viral video. The sect accused the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and FCT Police…
Former Chelsea midfield maestro, Conor Gallagher, has opened up on why he left Chelsea. According to a statement from Fabrizio Romano’s X handle on Friday, Gallagher said Chelsea’s new policy to sign players on long contracts was the main reason why he left Chelsea. “Why Chelsea sold me? Clubs make their own decisions and they have brought in some top players on long contracts. “That wasn’t the situation with me but, in the end, what happened is good for everyone, so everyone is happy”, he told Daily Mail. Recall that the London club sold Gallagher to Athletico Madrid in a…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called on Civil Society Organisations to intensify their scrutiny of political party primaries and local government elections in Nigeria. Addressing a coalition of CSOs led by Yinusa Ya’u at INEC’s headquarters on Wednesday, Yakubu emphasised the critical role of party primaries in shaping the quality of elected officials. He also highlighted the need for greater oversight of local government elections managed by State Independent Electoral Commissions. While commending the contributions of civil society to the democratic process, Yakubu pointed out a gap in their engagement with local elections.…
The scheduled second interrogation of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, by the police did not hold on Thursday as Ajaero and the NLC Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, who was also invited, did not show up at the police headquarters in Abuja. Our correspondent, who was at the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Abuja where the labour leaders were billed to appear for interrogation, saw neither Ajaero nor Ugboaja. However, a source familiar with the situation said the NLC leaders had written investigators that they would not be available for Thursday. “They did not show up. I am aware…
South-South Chiefs, elders, and opinion leaders have expressed concern over the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State and have called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to allow peace to prevail in the state. They also urged Wike, whom they described as ‘Oga in Abuja’, to respect the rule of law and acknowledge that he is no longer governor. They stressed that he should allow his successor, Siminalayi Fubara, to focus on governance. Speaking under the auspices of the South-South Chiefs, Elders, and Opinion Leaders Association of Nigeria, they stated that governance is suffering in Rivers…
As Dangote Refinery begins local supply of petrol, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ogun State, Otunba Segun Showunmi, has appealed to the industrialist and owner of the refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, to prioritise patriotism and nationalism above profit. Showunmi, in a statement on Tuesday, said Nigerians had suffered a lot and bore a great burden in having to pay heavily for a litre of petrol. The PDP stalwart, who was joyful over the readiness of Dangote Refinery to begin to supply the country with petrol for local consumption, pleaded with the industrialist to be moderate with the pricing.…
A former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has stated that the chances of the All Progressives Congress winning the September 21 governorship election are improving daily. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, Okiye, a chieftain of the APC, claimed that Esanland, the region where both the APC candidate, Monday Okpebholo, and the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate hail from, is favourable to the APC. He said, “The chances of the APC winning this governorship election are getting brighter. I know that the PDP and its candidate are surprised by the turn of events because, before…