The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army has arrested the soldier who ranted against Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for ordering the arrest of his colleague for driving against traffic on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. Lagbaja, who addressed journalists on Tuesday in Enugu, said the Army is displeased with the conduct…
Nigeria’s Football National Team the Super Eagles on Wednesday left the country for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, to participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The players and their officials, who dressed in traditional African attires, left the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for Abidjan on Wednesday morning. The contingent arrived in Lagos from Abu…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, says Senator Samuel Anyanwu, is the valid national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, made an order of injunction, restraining the national leadership of the PDP from appointing any person as acting national secretary when Anyanwu’s four-year tenure is still running…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says there is no hiding place for corrupt persons amid the recent arrest suspension and probe of government officials over corruption allegations. Last Tuesday, president bola Tinubu ordered the immediate suspension and investigation of, the national coordinator and ceo of the national social investment program agency ms halima…
Nigerian singer, Victor Adere popularly known as Victor AD, has countered the BBC’s documentary accusing the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Balogun Joshua aka TB Joshua, of performing staged miracles and torturing, abusing and traumatising his members. Victor AD, on Wednesday, via a tweet on his X handle claimed that his family…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by the Social Democratic Party and its candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Umar Ardo. This came after the counsel for the candidate prayed the court to withdraw the case. The five-member panel led by John Okoro subsequently dismissed the appeal. The Court of Appeal in Abuja…
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…
