The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of frustrating his legal team’s efforts at inspecting the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and other electoral materials used for the conduct of the November 11 governorship election in the state despite getting a court…
Heavy fighting has been reported in Guinea-Bissau’s capital Bissau on Friday morning hours after some National Guard soldiers went to free a detained minister and a senior state official. Members of the National Guard took the officials before seeking refuge in barracks south of the capital. Special forces then intervened after attempts to negotiate failed,…
Following the expiration of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the Israeli government has resumed it’s bombardment of Gaza Earlier Israel had accused Hamas of violating terms of a truce which lasted seven days and saw the release of 110 hostages held by Hamas and 240 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel Meanwhile according to reports,…
Edo state governor Godwin Obaseki, has made his first official reaction to his deputy’s declaration of interest to run for the office of governor of Edo state in next month governorship election in the state Phillip Shaibu on Monday threw his hat into the ring by declaring his interest to succeed his Principal as governor…
Nigeria’s Female Football team Super Falcons on Thursday in Abuja hammered Cape Verde 5-0 in the qualifiers for next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Uchenna Kanu and Esther Okoronkwo scored a brace each while Monday Gift got a goal as the Super Falcons recorded an emphatic win over the minnows. Despite missing star…
The Federal Government on Thursday said a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, who disclosed this in an interview said the current N30,000 minimum wage would expire at the end of March 2024. Mohammed said this on Thursday as an…
Jude Bellingham became the first Real Madrid player to score in each of his first four Champions League appearances as the Spanish saw off Napoli. Bellingham headed in David Alaba’s cross in the 22nd minute to put the 14-time winners 2-1 ahead. The goal was his15th goal in his 16th appearance for Los Blancos. He…
Three people have been shot dead in Jerusalem after two attackers who Hamas says are their members reportedly opened fire at a bus stop. The attack left at least six others injured – some of them critically The gunmen were shot dead by police The attack comes a day after two Palestinian boys, 8 and…
Israel and Hamas have extended by one day their truce minutes before it was due to expire. The temporary ceasefire was extended for a seventh day, following mediation with Qatar. The deal has led to the release of dozens of hostages kidnapped by Hamas in exchange for Palestinians held in prisons and aid deliveries into…
Nigeria’s Men’s football team Super Eagles have dropped by two spots in the latest FIFA ranking to place 42nd in the world. In the latest FIFA ranking for the month of November released on Thursday, the Eagles dropped 16.04 points to rank 1474.44 points as against 1490.48 in October. However, the drop did not affect…
