The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the suit filed by 16 states challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others to a date to be communicated to the parties. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, Imo, Bauchi, and Osun states joined the suit as co-plaintiffs…
Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez is emerging as a potential target for Manchester United if the club decide to sack manager Erik ten Hag. According to reports, that intermediaries have made contact with the former Barcelona star twice in the last few months. A four-man delegation led by chief executive Omar Berrada flew out to Barcelona…
President Bola Tinubu says Nigerian motorists can now purchase a litre of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, at N1,000 per litre. The president also noted that the equivalent of a litre of petrol, which is a Standard Cubic Meter of Compressed Natural Gas, can be had for N200. Tinubu said this when he…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, has declared war on beggars, stating that enforcement agents will begin to apprehend beggars from Monday. Wike disclosed this during the official flag-off ceremony of the construction of an access road from Ring 1 by N16 to Judges’ quarters and roads within the quarters in Katampe District…
Former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has regained freedom. This followed the completion of his five-year jail term in Kuje Prison. In January, the Supreme Court had affirmed the five-year jail term handed to Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting a…
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye popularly called Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos. A source was quoted as saying that “Bobrisky ” spent the night in a cell at the police facility. The source added that he is in FCID for safekeeping following his arrest by officials of…
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have met in Abuja over the recent crisis rocking the opposition party. The meeting is being held at the lodge of the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed. Apart from Mohammed, governors present include Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau). Although the agenda…
Vinicius Junior scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid produced a stunning second-half comeback from 2-0 down to beat Borussia Dortmund 5-2. Goals from Donyell Malen and Englishman Jamie Gittens gave Dortmund a comfortable lead at half-time in a repeat of last year’s final which Real won 2-0. Antonio Rudiger pulled a goal back for the…
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, Aderemi Oseni, announced on Monday that the Federal Government, under President Bola Tinubu, is prepared to repair all federal roads across Nigeria as part of the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda to alleviate the suffering of the masses. Oseni, representing Ibarapa East/Ido…
The Confederation of African Football will on Wednesday announce its decision on the botched AFCON qualifying Group D between Libya and Nigeria, which was scheduled for Benina Martyrs Stadium on October 15 According to Libya Al-Ahrar Channel, the apex continental football body will announce the final decision regarding the players’ ordeal during the first leg…
