The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed concern over the level of insecurity, hardship and impoverishment being experienced in Nigeria. Addressing participants at the Arewa House in Kaduna on Wednesday, during the 6th executive Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council meeting, Sultan said soon it would be difficult to keep the people from…
Rafael Nadal has put his return to competitive tennis on hold after pulling out of the Qatar Open. Nadal made his long-awaited return after almost a year out with injury at January’s Brisbane International. However, the Spaniard sustained a hip injury at the tournament which ruled him out of the Australian Open. “I would have…
Bayern Munich have condemned the racist abuse directed at defender Dayot Upamecano after their 1-0 defeat by Lazio in the Champions League last 16. Upamecano was sent off in the 67th minute after giving away a penalty, which Ciro Immobile scored for the win. “FC Bayern strongly condemn the racist comments being directed towards Dayot…
Manchester United’s squad last year have been declared as the “most expensive ever assembled” in football, says a Uefa report. The European Club Finance and Investment Landscape report says United’s players at the end of their 2023 financial year cost 1.42bn euros (£1.21bn) in combined transfer fees. The 2020 Real Madrid squad were previously the…
One person has been confirmed dead and 21 others wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the…
The suspended national treasurer of the Labour Party, Mrs Oluchi Opara, said the party’s sanction against her over allegation that the national chairman Abure misappropriated over N3 billion out of the N3.5 billion raised for the 2023 campaigns, did not follow the party’s rules. Opara stated this while reacting to her suspension by the national…
The National Body of Labour Party has suspended its National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara, for six months. The party’s spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, announced the suspension on Wednesday at the party’s National headquarters in Abuja. According to him, the suspension is with immediate effect. Ifoh said contrary to allegations of abuse levelled against the leadership of the…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced the constitution of a 45-member constitution review committee on the 1999 constitution to be chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin. The committee would also comprise six lawmakers from each geopolitical zone and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The committee will review the laws…
A group of lawmakers numbering about 60 in the House of Representatives have called for amendments of the 1999 Constitution from the current presidential system to the parliamentary system of government. According to the group the transition has become necessary to reduce the cost of government in the face of dwindling revenue. Titled, ‘The Bills…
Thousands of youths today stormed the streets if Ughelli in Delta state to protest police brutality The protesters are calling on the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission, and “all lovers of the country to rein in on police personnel who have turned themselves into armed robbers in uniform” with the…
