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    North Korea secured a record third win at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Sunday, equalling their tally by beating Japan 1-0 in Bogota. North Korea triumphed after winning every single match in Colombia They became the most successful team in the history of the football tournament, equalling the strongest nations such as Germany and the United …

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has slammed President Bola Tinubu over his recent comments on the high cost of living in Nigeria. President Tinubu on Friday urged Nigerians to remain patient despite the high cost of living, saying the country could no longer expect a “free bowl” without addressing its economic challenges. Tinubu, who made the remarks …

This investigation by PATRICK EGWU is the first of a year-long three-part investigative series on climate change disinformation and claims by international multinational oil companies – Shell and Eni – operating in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. Royal Dutch Shell, the largest international oil company operating in Nigeria, is pushing climate disinformation and denials to advance its corporate interests. Each year, …

Edo Elections: INEC Extends Voting Time in PUs Where Voting Started Late The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting hours in areas where the opening of polling stations was delayed during Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Edo State. INEC National Commissioner and member of its Committee on Information and Voter Education, Mohammed Haruna, made this known in a statement …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judge delivered the verdict in a lawsuit filed by the North-Central APC Forum led by Saleh Zazzaga. The forum in the suit noted: FHC/ABJ/CS/599/2024 changed the appointment of Ganduje as …

  A former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, has expressed absolute confidence in the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo and Honourable Dennis Idahosa as governors-elect and deputy governors-elect of Edo State. Senator Monday Okpebholo [aka Akpakomiza] Umakhihe, former Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, described the election of Senator Okpebholo …

A Civil Society group, Yiaga Africa, on Monday, expressed disappointment over the conduct of last weekend’s governorship election in Edo State. The National Electoral Commission (KPU) on Sunday night declared the APC candidate as the winner of the election, beating his People’s Democratic Party (PD) rival, Asue Ighodalo. Okpebholo, 54, won 291,667 votes, beating Ighodalo who won 247,274 votes in …

Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has taken a swipe at Governor Godwin Obaseki following the results of the recent governorship election. Shaibu said he felt vindicated after Obaseki lost his local government area to the All Progressives Congress (APC), stressing that he bore no grudge against the ousted governor. In an interview with Arise TV on Monday, Shaibu commented …

APC Condemns Obaseki’s Siege of INEC Headquarters – Edo People Must Defend Democracy Against Tyranny Press release The All Progressives Congress (APC) wishes to alert the public to the disturbing actions of Governor Godwin Obaseki and his puppet godson, Asue Ighodalo, who have launched an aggressive siege on the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Their objective? To …

Military personnel from the Nigerian Army Barracks 3 Battalion in Effurun, Delta State, have arrested over 100 youths suspected of carrying out internet fraud during a raid on a facility known as HK “Hustle Kingdom.” The location is believed to be a training center for cybercriminals. The Army Housing Complex, where the raid took place, is a residential area primarily …