Moshood Edewor, who is the first grandchild of late M.K.O Abiola has said that putting aside the annulment of the June 12 1993 election won by his grandfather, former Military leader, Ibrahim Babangida, is the best President Nigeria has ever had. It was Babangida that annulled Abiola’s election after...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has alerted Nigerians on the emergence of a fake online site urging Nigerians to enroll for their voters’ card registration. This is coming barely 24 hours after the Commission suspended the Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise. The National...
The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party will meet on Wednesday as parts of attempts to appease Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike ahead of the 2023 general elections. Mr Wike, who held a meeting with some PDP Governors on Sunday, has expressed dissatisfaction with how the party...
The trial of former South African president Jacob Zuma for corruption was adjourned again until Oct. 17 in a Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday. The case was adjourned pending the outcome of Zuma’s leave to appeal. Zuma faces corruption, fraud, money laundering, and racketeering charges. Presiding Judge Piet Koen...
YAKUBU SOLOMON, Abuja – The Executive Committee of Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved a revised Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 qualification calendar. The committee, in a statement on the confederation’s website, said this was because of its commitment to allowing the African nations heading to the...
Brazilian forward Neymar insists club teammate Lionel Messi has nothing to prove to his critics in his second season as a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player. Messi had an underwhelming first campaign with PSG following his move from FC Barcelona, scoring 11 goals in 34 games. This was down on...
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have advised the Federal Government to provide alternative before banning commercial motorcycle operations also known as “okada’’ to avoid creating more security challenges in the territory. Some commercial motorcyclists in some area councils in the FCT also cautioned government on the...
Club captains in the English Premier League (EPL) will meet again this week to decide on whether to continue taking the knee before matches during the upcoming season. The anti-racism gesture has been a regular feature of English football since the summer of 2020 and was viewed as a...
Haitham Al-Ghais of Kuwait on Monday assumed office as the new Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Al-Ghais was appointed as the new chief of the Vienna-headquartered OPEC in January this year, and his tenure will last for three years. Al-Ghais said he looked forward...
Residents of insecurity-inflicted Northwest geopolitical zone have kicked against any plan to ban the use of motorcycles, saying such measure would do more harm than good. Responding to survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they noted that the common people rely more on motorcycles for their...
Unprecedented traffic gridlock has been recorded in Kuje as the Department of Development Control and Sanitation embarked on demolition of illegal structures and shanties in Kuje Area Council, FCT, on Monday. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) had earlier warned of plans to remove illegal structures along the Tipper...
Dr Camellus Ezeugwu, an Interventional Cardiologist and the founder of Heart Diseases Prevention and Training Centre, Nsukka, says detecting heart-related diseases early will help prevent sudden death. Ezeugwu said this in Nsukka on Monday during a workshop organised for staff of the centre. The News Agency of Nigeria reports...
An Argentinian footballer has been arrested for punching a female referee to the floor after she sent him off for insulting her. Cristian Tirone was filmed running towards Dalma Cortadi before he punched her head as she wrote his name down in her notepad after she red-carded him. Dalma,...
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced that it would be replacing the existing means of identification for persons applying for business and company registration with the National Identification Number (NIN). Registrar-General of the commission, Garba Abubakar made the announcement during the 2022 Management Retreat held in Kano. According...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the finalists for its 2022 AWIEF Awards. Currently in its sixth edition, the prestigious annual AWIEF Awards recognise, honour, and celebrate women entrepreneurs and business owners in Africa across various industry sectors for their achievements...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a four weeks extension of the strike action embarked on by its members since February 14, 2022. ASUU National Executive Council (NEC) reached this decision at a meeting held on Sunday, which lasted into the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has cautioned the general public to be vigilant and circumspect not to deal with scam artists who pose as recruitment agents for the Service and collect huge sums of money from unsuspecting victims with the promise to provide...
A watch believed to have been owned by Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler has sold at auction for nearly £1million, generating harsh criticism from Jewish leaders. The gold watch belonging to Hitler was looted from his mountain hideout by a French soldier in the closing moments of the second world...
University lecturers in the South-South have received with mixed feelings, the recent lowering of cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria, by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). While majority of them have described the new JAMB decision as counter productive and dangerous, others see it...
The Katsina State Police Command says the ban on motorcycle movements from 10p.m to 6a.m within the city will be reinforced by its operatives. This is contained in a statement by SP Gambo Isa, the spokesman of the command, on Monday in Katsina. He added that the restriction in...