The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has expressed his sense of betrayal by his principal, Godwin Obaseki, for not backing his candidature in the upcoming 2024 governorship election. Shaibu, who claimed that he was persuaded to be the deputy governor to Obaseki, said he added value to his principal’s government in terms of…
FIFA has extended the suspension of Ex-Netherlands winger Marc Overmars’ from holding a post in Dutch football to a global ban. An independent Dutch sports tribunal banned Overmars for two years – with one year suspended – in November 2023. The punishment followed his sending a “series of inappropriate messages to several female colleagues” while…
Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa has ordered that criminal gangs be ‘neutralised’ after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio. Masked gunmen broke into public television channel TC’s live studio during a broadcast, forcing staff to the floor. Police made 13 arrests following the attack, which injured two employees. At least 10…
New rules have been introduced which should prevent matches running late into the night after on both the ATP and WTA Tours. The tours have announced that not more than five matches per day should be scheduled on each court. It is an attempt to reduce persistent late finishes, which the tours say “negatively impact…
The crisis rocking Rivers State took a new twist as the lawmakers accused the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of not presenting the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the lawmakers. The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, stated this during the first plenary of the Assembly even as…
Bayern Munich have lit up their Allianz Arena stadium in honour of Franz Beckenbauer. The German legend, who was nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser’, passed away aged 78 on Sunday. Beckenbauer won four league titles with Bayern and was captain when the German giants won the European Cup in 1974, 1975 and 1976. “Thank you for everything,…
Nigerians have commended President Bola Tinubu for slashing the size of his entourage for domestic and international travels by 60 per cent, in a move to cut excessive travel spending. The measures apply to all federal ministries, departments and agencies, the Office of the President, Office of the Vice President and their wives. The President’s…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved the Judgement in the appeals by the SDP, Labour party and the APC challenging the victory of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. INEC declared Oborevwori of the PDP winner of the governorship election with 360,234 votes ahead of Omo-Agege of the APC, who secured 240,229 votes. A five-member panel of the…
Following her invitation by the anti-graft agency EFCC over alleged fraud suspended minister of Humanitarian affairs Betta Edu on Tuesday appeared the office of the agency Edu arrived at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Jabi, Abuja, alongside her aides and lawyer and is currently facing EFCC investigators. Edu’s appearance…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday approved some “cost-cutting” measures that involve slashing, by 60%, official entourage on local and international travels. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. Ngelale said the directive applied to the Offices…
