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Still On Former Nigeria president, Goodluck Joanthan, New Book,  Former Nigeria president, Goodluck Joanthan has claimed that former Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to the then opposition All Progressive Congress (APC), because they were “blinded by ambition” and a barrage of “fake news”, cost him his bid to be re-elected for a second term in office. Jonathan made the claim in a book about his tenure in office titled: “My Transition Hours” which was launched on Tuesday. The ex-president lost the election to incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari, with just over 2.5 million votes. He also blamed northern leaders who wanted power returned to their region for sabotaging his reelection bid. “This time around, there were governors who were rounding off their eight years tenure and were blinded by ambition. “Some governors wanted to be Vice President whilst others strived to be the President. If I contested none could realise hi...

Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed how former governors of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to the then opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) because they were “blinded by ambition” and a barrage of “fake news,” cost him his bid to be reelected for a second term in office. According to PREMIUM TIMES, the immediate past president made the claim in a book about his tenure in office titled: “My Transition Hours” being launched on Tuesday in Abuja. The ex-president who lost the election to his challenger, Muhammadu Buhari, with just over 2.5 million votes, also blamed northern leaders who wanted power returned to their region for sabotaging his reelection bid. “This time around, there were governors who were rounding off their eight years tenure and were blinded by ambition,” he wrote about his re-election bid in 2015 having been overwhelmingly voted for in the 2011election. “Some governors wanted to be Vice President whilst others strived to be t...

Are you ready for the next World Cup?  FIFA president Gianni Infantino has warned Qatar that the first World Cup in the Middle East – which begins in four years on November 21 – has to be better than Russia. “The Russian World Cup was the best ever, and the World Cup in 2022 has to be even better,” said Infantino in a joint statement issued with Qatar’s tournament organisers, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy. The statement reveals that Qatar is spending $6.5 billion on building or refurbishing eight stadiums for the tournament. Qatar has said it is spending around $500 million a week on preparations for the World Cup. The Gulf state is set to host the first tournament in November and December, after FIFA agreed to move the tournament amid concerns over the desert country’s fierce summer heat, where temperatures can reach 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit). “It will be a momentous occasion for the teams participating, the fans watching...