Edu has resigned from his role as Arsenal’s sporting director. The Brazilian rejoined the Gunners as technical director in summer 2019 before being promoted to sporting director in November 2022. Edu, played for Arsenal between 2001 and 2005 and won two league titles, with one coming as part of the ‘Invincibles’ team of 2003-04. The…
The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra Republic Government in Exile has said that nothing on earth can stop the actualisation of Biafra independence. Ekpa, known as the Prime Minister of BRGIE disclosed this in a statement on Monday through his official X handle. He was responding to a media report titled: ‘Biafra’s march towards Independence gains momentum’….
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the Federal Government to discontinue the charge against 101 protesters #EndBadGovernance protesters. His demand comes after President Tinubu on Monday directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to release minors arrested and facing prosecution over their alleged involvement in the #EndBadGovernance…
President Bola Tinubu has nominated a lawyer, Saseyi Ibiyemi, as a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) representing Ondo State. If cleared by the Senate, Ibiyemi will replace another lawyer, ‘Niyi Ijalaye, who died in August while serving as the REC in Ogun State. Ibiyemi, 58, who hails from Ilaje in Ondo State, is currently the Administrative…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, for alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion 13% derivation fund from the federation account between 2015 and 2023. An EFCC source who confirmed the former governor’s arrest said Okowa was arrested on Monday, November 4, 2024, in…
Following the outrage that trailed the arrest and arraignment of minors over the #EndBadGovernance protests held in several parts of the country in August, President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of all the detainees. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the President…
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, says his colleague, Alex Ikwechegh, may suffer “double tragedy” for assaulting an e-hailing driver Stephen Abuwatseya in the nation’s capital Abuja late October. “Presently, he is being prosecuted. He is at the Magistrate Court. The House has also sent him to the disciplinary committee on…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs refutes reports claiming that Nigerians in Libya are being arrested and harassed as a result of the decision of the Confederation of African Football, CAF which indicted the Libyan Football Federation for their ill-treatment of the Nigerian team and officials while in Libya for a Nations Cup Qualifying Match A statement…
Obu Gad, the ancestral home of Ndi Igbo located in Enugwu Aguleri, Anambra East Council Area of Anambra State, hosted the crème de la crème of the Igbo race as the Eze Chukwuemeka Eri of Enugwu Aguleri celebrated this year’s “Olili Obibia Eri” also known as “World Eri Day”. The festival commemorates the arrival of…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) earlier this week published data of IGR collected by the 36 states of the federation and the FCT in 2023. According to the NBS data, Anambra State under Prof. Charles Soludo generated N33.46 billion, which is lower than the N33.97 billion the state generated in 2022. This figure placed…
