Tottenham Hotspur continued their wonderful start to the season with a win at Crystal Palace to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League table The visitors took the lead in the 53rd minute benefitting from a huge slice of fortune when Palace defender Joel Ward deflected James Maddison’s cross into his own…
Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set to return to action this weekend, more than 10 months after he suffered a broken leg. Neuer, 37, sustained the injury while skiing in December 2022 and returned to team training in late September. Champions Bayern host Darmstadt in the Bundesliga on Saturday. “If everything goes well in training, then…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Prof Tunji Olaopa as Chairman of Federal Civil Service Commission. The president also announced eleven new members of the commission. Presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement. According to him, the appointment aligns with Section 154 of the Nigerian Constitution which empowers the president to appoint the…
An application by the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Senator Aisha Binani, seeking to stop the prosecution of the suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commission, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, has been struck out by an Abuja Federal High Court. The court had previously given an interim order, directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Attorney-General…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says that Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court in the presidential election case has all but ended any contest, but maintained that it is not ideal for the judiciary to decide winners of elections. Falana insisted that determining winners of election is an exclusive reserve of the Independent National…
It’s a weekend of derbies as league action resumes in Europe this weekend In England, the two most successful teams in the Premier League’s history go head to head on Sunday with Manchester United hosting Manchester City. One of the biggest fixtures on the football calendar will take place at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon,…
Less than an hour after he was released by the DSS the Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Emefiele, who is currently being interrogated at the National Headquarters of the anti-graft agency, Jabi, Abuja, was picked up by EFCC operatives after…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says following the Supreme Court’s validation of President Bola Tinubu’s electoral victory, Nigeria must move forward. The ex-president stated this while briefing journalists at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa after meeting with Tinubu. “There are certain things we discussed so that the country must move forward. Elections are over, we must…
A civil Rights Leader and Public Affairs Analyst Israel Joe has called for the arrest and interrogation of Muslim Cleric Ahmed Gumi. In an interview with Ekwe Anaedo News, Joe said Gumi, statement that Nigeria is not safe if left in the hands of Christians is capable of causing religious crisis in the country. Gumi…
The National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu has assured that President Bola Tinubu will not interfere in the November 11 election in Bayelsa Imo and Kogi states Ribadu says President Bola Tinubu is committed to credible elections, and that the the off-cycle Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo governorship elections will be free fair and credible Ribadu…
