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AfroSport has been explaining how it clinched the exclusive broadcasting rights for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, as Nigeria’s massive football-loving population gets set to enjoy Africa’s foremost football showpiece on television without paying for it,  Completesports.com reports. The race for the exclusive broadcasting rights of major tournaments is always fiercely contested, particularly among major broadcast giants. And When …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed 20 commissioners to the National Population Commission (NPC). The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He added that nine of the commissioners were appointed for a second term in office. The statement read: “The new appointees are Emmanuel Eke (Abia), Alex …

The Court of Appeal has nullified the participation of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its Senatorial candidate in the February 25 National Assembly Election, Napoleon Binkap Bali for Plateau South Senatorial District of Plateau State on ground of refusal to carry out lawful order of Court. The Appellate Court in a judgment on Tuesday which was delivered by Justice …

Youth Network for Community and Sustainable Development (YNCSD) has supported young people in good governance and ending Female Genital Mutilation ( FGM). At the just concluded National Youth Convening, a leadership youth orientation programme in Abuja, the board member of YNCSD, Mr. Raymond Ukwa explained that the program is about bringing together young people to learn about world best practices. …

The Delta State government on Wednesday approved the sum of N167 billion as supplementary budget for the 2023 fiscal year. The government also approved N10 billion as Social Investments to fund palliatives for women, widows, youths, and physically challenged persons in the state. The funds were approved at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori at …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. More confusion as Gov Sani, PDP rival claim victory in Kaduna tribunal The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Isa Ashiru, said on Friday he would approach the appeal court to declare him the winner of the March 18 election in the state.Read more 2. …

Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Samuel Aniebonem, and five other persons for alleged membership of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). The Director of Information, MASSOB, Chris Mocha, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Awka. He said Aniebonem and five others were arrested by operatives attached …

The number of Europe-bound migrants who died or went missing in the Mediterranean this summer has tripled since last year, the UN said Friday, adding it had become a “cemetery” for children. Between June and August, at least 990 people perished or vanished trying to get to Europe from northern Africa, compared to 334 deaths over the same months in …

The wife of ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo, Sylvia, has been charged with money laundering and other offences including forgery. This was according to Andre Patrick Roponat, the country’s public prosecutor. The former Gabonese First Lady whose husband was overthrown on August 30 in a coup by the presidential guards, was put under house arrest by the military junta alongside …

The Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd (BASL) says its facilities will be ready for the commencement of regional flight operations from the Murtala Muhammed Airport two (MMA2) terminal. Bi-Courtney’s Head of Operations, Mr Blessing Ewah, made the disclosure during the regional facility tour with newsmen at the terminal in Lagos on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a …