The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected governor of Akwa Ibom State after dismissing the appeals of the three parties challenging the outcome of the election held on March 18 2023. This comes after the apex court panel led by Justice Uwani…
Ahead of the commencement of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says his side will not use the difficult weather condition in Abidjan as an excuse. The Nigerian team arrived Abidjan on Wednesday morning despite losing 2-0 to Guinea in a friendly two days earlier. The Eagles had a…
Tottenham defender Eric Dier is close to completing a move to Bayern Munich for a fee of 4m euros. The England International was pictured in Germany before having a medical with the German champions. Dier has been out of favour under Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou, making four Premier League appearances this season. Spurs are set…
Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson says has been diagnosed with cancer and says he has at least a year” to live. The 75-year-old Swede was the first foreign coach to manage England and led the side to the quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cup and 2004 Euros. “I’m going to resist for as…
Tragedy was averted as the plane carrying players of the Gambia national team, made a u-turn to Banjul moments after takeoff after losing oxygen. The flight was conveying the squad to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. A statement from the Gambia Football Federation on Thursday, said the chartered flight carrying the…
A High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted bail to a former Minister of Power and Steel, Mr Olu Agunloye, who was remanded in prison custody over his alleged complicity in a $6 billion contract fraud. Trial Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie gave bail to Agunloye, who is answering a seven-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria needs 60 per cent reduction in the cost of governance. Obi said the decision of President Bola Tinubu to reduce the cost of Federal Government’s official entourage during trips was scratching the surface. He wondered why the government had not disclosed how much would…
Chief of Staff to the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, Chidi Amadi, has resigned. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, confirmed the resignation to newsmen on Wednesday, saying the governor would announce a replacement at the appropriate time. He said, “The former Chief of Staff, Hon Chidi Amadi, has resigned. The…
The Nigeria Police Force has warned Nigerian youths that the trending ‘no gree for anybody’ slogan could lead to crisis. Since the beginning of the New Year the slogan has taken over the social media space, majorly being used by youths. The Police believe the catchphrase, which has been jocularly adopted as the nationwide motto…
Eleven new justices of the Supreme Court will be sworn in next week. The Senate had in December 2023 confirmed the 11 justices as requested by President Bola Tinubu. The Justices billed for swearing-in are:Hon. Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey, OFRNorth CentralHon. Justice Stephen Jonah AdahNorth Central Hon. Justice Mohammed Baba IdrisHon. Justice Haruna Simon TsammaniNorth…
