Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, through his legal team, has threatened to sue President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio over alleged defamation. Emefiele would demand N25 billion in damages from the Senate President if he fails to apologise, according to his solicitors. This was contained in a letter…
World number two Tennis player Carlos Alcaraz retired from the Rio Open on Tuesday after suffering a right ankle injury early in his opening match against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro. Alcaraz, the top seed in the singles draw, was facing Brazilian wild card Thiago Monteiro in the first round. During the first game, Alcaraz returned a…
The Ondo State governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, has declared Thursday, 22nd and Friday, 23rd of February 2024, as public holidays in the state. The holidays, according to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, is in honour of the former governor of the state, late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Adeniyan noted that…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared its governorship primary election in Edo State inconclusive. The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday night to announce the party’s position on the contentious primary held last Saturday. The ruling party said a new primary will be held…
The Federal Government has officially transferred operations of the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant to a Concessionaire named Penstock Limited. This was disclosed during a meeting of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) in Abuja on Tuesday. The move is expected to boost Nigeria’s power generation capacity and contribute significantly to meeting the country’s growing energy…
Erling Haaland benefited from a slip by Brentford defender Kristoffer Ajer in the 71 st minute to score a vital winner 19 minutes from time as Manchester City eventually broke Brentford’s stubborn resistance to close within a point of the Premier League summit. What looked set to be a night of frustration at Etihad Stadium…
Borussia Dortmund and PSV Eindhoven have it all to play for in the second leg after Luuk de Jong’s coolly converted penalty earned PSV a draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The Dutch striker equalised 10 minutes into the second half after Mats Hummels was adjudged to have fouled Malik…
Inter Milan will go into the second leg of their champions league round of sixteen tie with Atletico Madrid with a one goal advantage after substitute Marko Arnautovic scored the only goal in their match against the Spanish side Lautaro Martinez’s shot was parried into the path of Arnautovic by Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak and…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, on Monday sealed the Priesthood Orphanage in Karon Majigi village, Abuja. This came after the FCTA rescued about 23 children between the ages of one and 14 from the facility. The children were allegedly trafficked from Plateau. The Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi made the…
The 36 State Chairmen of the Labour Party, alongside the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have refuted speculations suggesting a plot to suspend the party’s leader and Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi. Recall that an unconfirmed report suggested that the Party Chairman, Julius Abure was conspiring to suspend Obi over his…
