Wife of former President if Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Mrs Hadiza Shagari, is dead, according to findings by ExcelBreakingNews. ExcelBreakingNews gathered that Mrs. Shagari died of complications arisi g from COVID-19, on Thursday, August 12th, 2021. A statement issued on behalf of the family by her grandson, Bello Shagari, stated, “We regret to announce the…
Former FC Barcelona skipper, Lionel Messi, has finally reached an agreement with Lique 1 club side, Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, as a free agent for a dela that will keep him at the Parisian club till August 2023. Following the failure of the Argentine and FCB to reach an agreement on a new deal after a…
Dignitaries from all walks of life took turns to identify with the former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, popularly known as OGD, at the holy matrimony of his daughter, Kehinde Abioye Daniel to her heartthrob, Adebola Tokunbo Williams. Former President Goodluck Jonathan, and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, were among dignitaries who graced the…
A pro-democracy organization, the Congress of Progressive Youth, CPY, has said that the fate of all intending presidential aspirants for the 2023 election can only be decided by Nigerians, adding that it is even beyond any of them so chosen to reject the people’s decision! Speaking on behalf of the group in Lagos on Sunday,…
The Director of Media and Public Affairs to the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, Comrade Moses Olafare, was on Thursday alongside other media practitioners, inducted as a Fellow of the Fourth-Estate Professional Society, FPS; a professional body for reputable journalists. The induction ceremony and seminar, which took place…
Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, after 28 Years, on Friday, opened up on the real reasons he annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election,presumed to have been won by late business mogul-turned politician, MKO Abiola. ExcelBreakingNews recalled that tongues had wagged over the annulment of the election, which result had been partially announced…
German sportswear manufacturing company, Puma, has pulled the plug on its four-year kits sponsorship contract with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN. The contract, signed on July 24, 2019, in Doha by the AFN board under Ibrahim Gusau, was expected to expire in 2022 and has been the genesis of a major crisis that the…
Barcelona Football Club, FCB, of Spain have confirmed that their star playmaker, Lionel Messi, is leaving the club. A statement from FCB, which confirmed this development stated, “Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of…
A Magistrate’s Court in Yola, Adamawa State, on Thursday remanded Aminu Yar’Adua, 36, son of late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, in prison for allegedly killing four people in an auto crash in Yola. Yar’Adua, a student of the American University of Nigeria, AUN, Yola, was charged to court for allegedly causing death by dangerous…
With the growing spate of banditry and general insecurity in the country, Kwara and Niger states’ governments are collaborating to strengthen security efforts. The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who dropped this hint at the state executive council meeting in Ilorin, said that the collaboration would help to ensure adequate protection of lives and properties…