By Omeiza Ajayi A handful of protesters have besieged the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, demanding the sack of the party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The protesters under the aegis of the APC Young Stakeholders, were at the party Secretariat as early as 11:00 am wielding placards with various inscriptions such […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has filed a preliminary objection to challenge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to review its January 14 judgement that brought him to power. In a motion he jointly filed with the All Progressive Congress, APC, Uzodinma, maintained that the apex court has lost its powers […]

Barcelona have denied trying to boost the image of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu by hiring a company that criticised current and former players, including Lionel Messi, on social media. According to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser Cataluna, the PR company I3 Ventures was contracted by Barca and oversaw “dozens” of accounts attacking the likes […]

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said for Nigeria to surmount the challenges bedeviling it, all leaders in the country must as a matter of urgency, come together to ensure that the security and welfare needs of the people are adequately met. According to Lawan, Nigeria is at a point where the provision of […]

By Dirisu Yakubu With the Supreme Court set to begin hearing of the appeal filed by former Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha, challenging the nullification of his election, today, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, charged the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Mohammed Tanko to constitute a new panel in the spirit of fairness and […]

Moves to stop the de-registration of some political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday suffered a setback as the Federal High Court in Abuja refused to take motion to set aside the de-registration of the parties.

At just 21, Kylian Mbappe is already a World Cup winner while at only 19, Erling Braut Haaland has emerged as a fast-rising star this season. As Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi approach the end of their careers, could Mbappe and Haaland be the next duo to dominate football? Here, AFP Sport looks at the […]

The Osun government has described the face-off between the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi and the Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa, Oba Dhikrulahi Akinropo, as unfortunate and avoidable. It would be recalled that Akanbi was alleged to have assaulted Akinropo during a peace meeting at the office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding for a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa. Mr Yekini Nabena, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this at a news conference on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Supreme Court had […]

The number of new coronavirus infections appears to be declining in China, the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday said, citing a new Chinese medical report that analyses more than 44,000 Covid-19 cases. However, WHO emergency operations Chief, Mike Ryan, said that it was too early to tell if the reported decline would continue. READ […]