Osimhen and Oshoala set African record for Nigeria in Ballon d’Or nomination. Ayomide Oguntimehin

Nigerian international players, Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala, have achieved a historic feat by both being nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award,  soccernet.ng reports. This nomination marks a significant milestone for Nigeria,  making it the first country to have male and female football players nominated for the prestigious award in the same year.Osimhen, representing theContinue reading "Osimhen and Oshoala set African record for Nigeria in Ballon d’Or nomination. Ayomide Oguntimehin"

Police arrest UNILAG lecturer accused of raping 20-yr-old student

The Police in Lagos have ordered the arrest of a University of Lagos, UNILAG lecturer accused of raping a 20-year-old student of the institution. The arrest warrant was issued by the Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunmi through the state High Court and involved the Vice Chancellor of the university.The student, name withheld, said the incidentContinue reading "Police arrest UNILAG lecturer accused of raping 20-yr-old student"

Labour Strike Suffers Partial Compliance Over Cracks In Union  

A major division between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has led to partial compliance in the two-day warning strike declared by Nigerian workers over the delay in the implementation of the palliatives announced by the federal government to cushion the effects of its removal of fuel subsidy.Across the statesContinue reading "Labour Strike Suffers Partial Compliance Over Cracks In Union  "

PEPT: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi absent as Tribunal delivers judgment

President Bola Tinubu, and his main challengers in the 2023 presidential election, former Vice President and presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and their counterpart in the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi are absent at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal where judgment in their petitions are to be delivered.Vice President KashimContinue reading "PEPT: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi absent as Tribunal delivers judgment"

Breaking: APM’s petition against Tinubu incompetent – Tribunal. Ikechukwu Nnochiri

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed as incompetent, the case the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, filed to nullify President Bola Tinubu’s election.The court held that issues the APM raised in its petition contained pre-election matters that could only be determined by the Federal High Court.Chairman of the panel, Justice HarunaContinue reading "Breaking: APM’s petition against Tinubu incompetent – Tribunal. Ikechukwu Nnochiri"

Presidential Poll: Four men, woman who’ll decide Tinubu, Atiku, Obi’s fate today. 7 options before the court. Clifford Ndujihe

THE die is cast and the stage is set. After five months of legal fisticuffs, the Presidential Election Petition Court (Tribunal) will decide the fate of President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, today.The trio were the leading presidential candidates in the February 25, 2023 presidentialContinue reading "Presidential Poll: Four men, woman who’ll decide Tinubu, Atiku, Obi’s fate today. 7 options before the court. Clifford Ndujihe"

100 DAYS IN OFFICE: JADA LG BOSS COMMEND FINTIRI. Philip B.

As His Excellency the Executive Governor of Adamawa State RT. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri celebrates his first hundred days in office as elected Governor of Adamawa State for the second term, The executive Chairman of Jada Local Government Council, Hon. Mohammed Sali Soo, commended the governor for keeping to his campaign promises.The Chairman stated thisContinue reading "100 DAYS IN OFFICE: JADA LG BOSS COMMEND FINTIRI. Philip B."

FG dismisses coup fear, ex-generals warn politicians against poor governance.Tunde Ajaja, Adebayo and Folorunsho-Francis

In the light of the escalating coups in Africa, with the West African subregion having the highest, the Federal Government has dismissed any fears of coup in Nigeria, saying the country has gone past a forceful takeover of government. It stressed that Nigerians had fully embraced democracy and that the country’s democratic institutions were becomingContinue reading "FG dismisses coup fear, ex-generals warn politicians against poor governance.Tunde Ajaja, Adebayo and Folorunsho-Francis"