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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) presidential nominee, has named Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Tinubu made this known in an interactive session with reporters during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State on Sunday. A NAN source had earlier hinted that Tinubu had chosen Shettima […]
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, two prominent and powerful football figures, have been acquitted of fraud in a Swiss court. The case is centered on a £1.6 million payment made by Blatter to Platini in 2011. Blatter, a former FIFA president, and Platini, his vice, were both found not guilty of fraud at […]
Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has been officially unveiled by Labour Party as the running mate of its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. Senator Yusuf Datti was a member of the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007 and was elected Senator for Kaduna North, in Kaduna State, Nigeria in April 2011 on the platform […]
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was in grave condition on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, with public broadcaster NHK saying a man with what appeared to be a homemade gun opened fire. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida condemned the shooting in the western city of Nara in the […]
Title-holders Nigeria set on a better track their 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign with a 2-0 win over Botswana in Rabat on Thursday. The development meant they rose to second place in Group C behind new leaders South Africa, with Botswana dropping from the table’s apex to third place. The […]
The Federal High Court, Abuja has disqualified the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta, Sheriff Oborevwori, from contesting the 2023 election. Delivering judgment on Thursday in a suit filed by Mr. Olorogun Edevbie, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that Oborevwori lacked the legal competence to participate in the election. Edevbie […]
The trial of Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, has been adjourned till August 4, 2022. The couple was arraigned at Westminster Magistrate’s Court over alleged organ harvesting on Thursday. Gavin Irwin was the counsel who represented Ekweremadu, while Szilvia Booker represented the wife. A high-powered Nigerian delegation was in court for the trial […]
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has resigned as Conservative leader, amid the UK government crisis. The government woke up to more ministerial resignations on Thursday, after 40 ministers quit the BBC reports. Pressure piled on Johnson as New Education Secretary Michelle Donelan and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, resigned. Ministers Helen Whately, Damian […]
The women’s European Championship got under way with pre-game fireworks for a tournament record crowd but there was little sparkle from hosts England as they laboured to a 1-0 win over Austria at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The crowd of 68,871 was the largest for a European Championship game, beating the previous best of […]
Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, will resign on Thursday following pressure from members of his government. Several ministers had resigned from the government, citing a loss of trust in Johnson. The resignations followed the latest scandal to engulf Johnson’s government his handling of the concerns raised over Chris Pincher, deputy chief whip, over allegations […]
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