Spanish FA President finally resigns over kissing row

Embattled president of the Spanish Football Federation (SFF), Luis Rubiales, has resigned following criticism for kissing Spain forward, Jenni Hermoso, at the Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony. Hermoso, 33, said the kiss after Spain beat England was not consensual and she filed a legal complaint last Tuesday. Rubiales said he had submitted his resignation […]

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Kwara State Commissioner, Aisha Pategi, Resigns

Commissioner for Special Duties in Kwara State, Aisha Ahman Pategi, has resigned her appointment from the cabinet of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. In a letter by the outgoing commissioner on Friday, she said, “now is the time for me to leave and focus on new ideals.” Hajia Pategi, who started as commissioner for Local Government and […]

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President of Mali, Ibrahim Keita, resigns

Malian President, Ibrahim Keita, on Wednesday, said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed”, hours after his arrest by troops in a sudden coup that followed a months-long political crisis in the fragile West African nation. Rebel soldiers detained the president and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse on Tuesday afternoon and drove the pair to a military […]

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Senator Shehu Sani officially resigns from APC

Senator representing Kaduna central at the National Assembly, comrade Shehu Sani, has resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sources say that the lawmaker took the decision following the controversies which trailed the party’s primaries for the 2019 elections especially the role played by El-Rufai. His letter reads: “I  present to you […]

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Buhari Minister, Aisha Alhassan (Mama Taraba) resigns

Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan (Mama Taraba), has resigned her appointment and also left the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Alhassan, who was the APC candidate in the Taraba governorship election in 2015 was appointed minister that same year by President Muhammadu Buhari. The minister, a self-professed loyalist of former Vice President Atiku […]

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