The Confederation of African Football CAF has reached an agreement in principle with Morocco for the 2025 Cup of Nations to be played in July and August next year in Morocco, Earlier this month CAF president Patrice Motsepe refused to confirm the dates of the next Africa Cup of Nations, with organisers left with little…
A Constitution Amendment Bill to introduce state police has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which was sponsored by 13 members of the House, enjoyed support from majority of the lawmakers in the green chamber who believed that concerns of political victimisation by state governors, should take the backseat to the…
A joint team of security forces has busted an insurgents’ camp in Achalla, headquarters of Awka North Local Government Area in Anambra State. The team, according to a press release by the Anambra State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, recovered arms and ammunition, including vehicles seized from kidnap victims. “The hoodlums had disrupted trading…
An Anambra female lawyer, Adachukwu Chikelu-Okafor, who was on the run for brutalizing her 11-year-old househelp, has finally surrendered herself over to the police in the state. Chikelu-Okafor, who allegedly inserted a hot knife into the private part of the house girl, ran away after the incident. Recalls that she was declared wanted by the…
Three hundred and thirty-seven students have earned first-class honours from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, ATBU, which is preparing to graduate a total of 19,252 students during its upcoming convocation ceremony. Additionally, the university will be graduating its inaugural set of 25 medical doctors. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Ahmad Abdulazeez, disclosed this on Monday, at…
Israel on Monday declared Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva persona non grata after describing the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip as a “genocide.” Foreign Minister Israel Katz told Brazil’s Ambassador Federico Mayer after he was summoned for reprimand that Israel “will not forget and we will not forgive” until the president expresses…
The hearing of an application seeking to stop an arrest warrant issued against the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie, and five others for their alleged involvement in the burning of the state’s House of Assembly and attempted murder has been adjourned to March 4th. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal…
The meeting between the Federal Government, Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners and other stakeholders on Monday ended with no agreement reached. The meeting was called by the government over the suspension of operations by tanker drivers who stopped lifting petroleum products on Monday amid harsh economic realities. But the Minister of State for Petroleum…
A Washington DC man who thought he won a jackpot worth $340m has sued Powerball and the DC Lottery, who claim they published his numbers by mistake. John Cheeks said he felt “numb” when he first saw Powerball’s winning numbers matched his ticket in January 2023. But when Mr Cheeks presented his ticket to the…
The Niger State Government has summoned the class teacher and headmaster of Kassim Primary School in Agaie Local Government Area over a viral video showing a pupil using what has been described as “vulgar language” during a debate. In the viral video, the pupil, identified as Abdulkabir Abdulkadir, argued against the motion advocating for mandatory…
