By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed the judgment that barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with the national convention it held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2026. That convention produced a factional leadership for the party, with Senior Advocate of Nigeria Taminu…
Former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said the club’s president Joan Laporta scuppered the return of all-time great Lionel Messi in 2023 to avoid a power struggle. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner left Barca for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 and then two years later moved to MLS side Inter Miami. “Leo was signed, in January 2023…
A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State and Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, Olajide Adediran, widely known as Jandor, has pledged to place the welfare of residents at the centre of governance if elected governor in 2027. Adediran made the commitment on Saturday while addressing journalists on the sidelines…
A middle aged man was killed on Friday during an attempted arrest by police operatives at the popular Oja-Oba Market in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Eyewitnesses said activities in the market and surrounding areas were abruptly disrupted. Traders hastily shut their stalls while others ran to safer locations as tension spread across the market….
By Vincent Ujumadu Awka- The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has urged students to develop the habit of saving their money in licensed banks for their financial safety in future. At a programmme to mark the World Savings Day at Capital City Secondary School,Awka, Anambra State, officials of NDIC said the aim is to encourage…
Women in Akwa Ibom have thrown their weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid for a second term in 2027.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the women gave their endorsement during the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu’s, visit to Uyo, the state capital. NAN also reports that no fewer than 5,000 women were…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former two-term Councilor at Ibeju-Lekki local government council in Lagos state, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan has been arrested following credible intelligence linking him to illicit drug sale and trafficking. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said, “The 45-year-old ex-local council chief who currently serves…
The clerical body tasked with selecting Iran’s new supreme leader has reached a decision, members said Sunday, although the name has yet to be announced. “The vote to appoint the leader has taken place and the leader has been chosen,” said Ahmad Alamolhoda, a member of the Assembly of Experts, as quoted by Iran’s Mehr…
Atedo Peterside, founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and Anap Foundation, has condemned the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai without charging him to court. The banker accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, the Department of State Services, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of acting…
Iran’s army said Saturday its navy had launched a wave of drone attacks targeting Israel as well as US bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, as the regional war raged into its second week. “The Iranian Navy targeted American bases and occupied territories with a massive wave of drone attacks,” the army said…
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