Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi paid a high price for an underwhelming first season with Paris Saint-Germain when he was left off the 30-strong list for this year’s coveted football award. Lucy Bronze, who was runner-up in 2019, is one of three members of England’s Euro-winning squad to be …
Read More »Lionel Messi misses out on Ballon d’Or nomination
Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi paid a high price for an underwhelming first season with Paris Saint-Germain when he was left off the 30-strong list for this year’s coveted football award. BREAKING | SAFA PAYS BONUSES TO WAFCON WINNERS BANYANA BANYANA Lucy Bronze, who was runner-up in 2019, is one …
Read More »Lawyer sues INEC over Bola Tinubu’s nomination forms
A lawyer, Mike Enahoro-Ebah, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its alleged refusal to furnish him with the certified true copies (CTCs) of Bola Tinubu’s presidential nomination forms. Mr Tinubu is vying for the Nigerian presidency in the 2023 election on the platform of the All Progressives …
Read More »Court throws out suit challenging Oyebanji’s nomination at APC primaries
A Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti has thrown out a suit filed by a governorship aspirant in the 27 January All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary, Kayode Ojo, challenging the nomination of the Governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji. The court upheld the preliminary objection of the counsel to Mr Oyebanji, Kabir …
Read More »Oyebanji tells court to dismiss suit against nomination
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State and the Governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji, have urged a Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti to dismiss a suit filed by an aggrieved aspirant, Kayode Ojo, who is challenging his emergence as the party’s candidate at the January 27 governorship primary. The APC …
Read More »Gumede declines nomination, Ncube-Dube fails to garner support
eThekhwini African National Congress (ANC) chairperson and corruption-accused Zandile Gumede declined nomination for provincial treasurer because of the step aside policy. Gumede was the only woman candidate who met the 20% threshold nomination by the branches. When it was time to accept her nomination, eThekwini regional secretary Musa Nciki stepped …
Read More »DJ Zinhle bags SAFTA nomination, ‘The Unexpected’ returns for season 2
South African disc jockey and businesswoman, Ntombezinhle Jiyane – popularly known as DJ Zinhle, is on a winning streak after bagging a South African Film and Television Awards nomination for her reality television show, The Unexpected. The reality show is going head to head for the SAFTA award in the …
Read More »Fire up the braai! Cassper Nyovest celebrates first-ever SAFTA nomination
The nominees for the 16th annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) were announced on Thursday 14 July with Netflix’s How to Ruin Christmas scoring 16 nominations and Showmax’s The Wife bagging 10. Rapper Cassper Nyovest, who was at the centre of controversy after landing an opportunity to host …
Read More »Tinubu confirms submission of nomination forms to INEC, keeps mum on identity of VP
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has confirmed that he ‘quietly’ submitted his nomination forms to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Tinubu, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Tunde Rahman, on Friday, said the forms were submitted on Wednesday, two days ahead …
Read More »National Assembly rejects Frank Chikane’s nomination for intelligence watchdog post
The National Assembly has put the brakes on the ANC’s nomination of Reverend Frank Chikane as the country’s next Inspector-General of Intelligence (IGI). Chikane was nominated for the post earlier this month by parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) after an extensive interview process. At least two-thirds required In …
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