CAF DISCIPLINARY BOARD HANDS DOWN SANCTIONS TO SENEGAL AND MOROCCO OVER AFCON FINAL INCIDENTS
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board has imposed sanctions on the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF) and the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF) for incidents during the…
FEDERAL AGENTS PLACED ON LEAVE AFTER FATAL SHOOTING OF MINNEAPOLIS NURSE
The two federal agents involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a Veterans Affairs nurse in Minneapolis, have been placed on administrative leave, according to a Department of Homeland…
MAHARASHTRA DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER AJIT PAWAR KILLED IN PLANE CRASH
India's Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, Ajit Pawar, has died following the crash of a chartered aircraft in western India. The Learjet 45 aircraft operated by VSR Ventures went…
NIGERIA-TÜRKIYE RELATIONS STRENGTHEN WITH STATE VISIT
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is on a State Visit to Türkiye, where he is intensifying economic and strategic cooperation with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Tinubu thanked the Turkish government for…
SOUTH-SOUTH GOVERNORS LAUD FUBARA’S LEADERSHIP ON 51ST BIRTHDAY
The South-South Governors Forum (SSGF) has congratulated the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, as he marks his 51st birthday, describing him as a humble leader committed to the…
KANO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION RECOUNTED: HOW GANDUJE OVERTOOK YUSUF IN 2019
The 2019 Kano governorship election was declared inconclusive by INEC on March 9, with the margin between the top two candidates less than the cancelled votes. Abba Yusuf, then candidate…
DELTA GOVERNOR WARNS EROSION OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN JUDICIARY POSES GRAVE THREAT TO PEACE
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has warned that the erosion of public confidence in the judiciary poses a grave threat to peace, law and order. He made this…
ADC DESCRIBES GOVERNORES’ DEFLECTION TO APC AS FLUKE, PREDICTS REJECTION AT POLLS
The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has described the recent defection of some state governors to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a fluke,…
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSES INMATE VOTING RIGHTS, EARLY ELECTION FUNDING
The National Assembly has introduced a proposal in the ongoing amendment of the Electoral law that would give inmates the right to vote in Nigeria. Leader of the Senate, Senator…
RIVERS IMPEACHMENT PLOT IS POLITICAL BANDITRY, THREATENS NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY – CNPP, CIVIL SOCIETY WARN
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have issued a stark warning that the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State represents…
