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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has accused three staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of plotting to compromise Saturday’s governorship election in the state. In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Election Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the party accused the relevant officials of recruiting a number of people from outside the state to …

Officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication Commission (ECRC) on Wednesday night surrounded the Kogi Government Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, to arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello. The drama surrounding the former governor’s case with the EFCC continued on Wednesday morning when the Director of his Media Team, Ohiare Michael, said in a statement that he had honoured the commission’s …

The naira strengthened by N117 against the US dollar on the official exchange on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed the local currency was trading at N1,539/$1, below the N1,656/$1 it traded at the official window the previous day. The naira closed flat against the dollar in the parallel section of the forex market to …

Blasts linked to walkie-talkies killed 14 people across Lebanon on Wednesday. The country’s health ministry revealed this in a statement in Beirut. The blast also injured at least 450 people in the Middle Eastern country. The incident came just 24 hours after a pager explosion killed 12 people and injured 3,000 others. READ ALSO: 71 killed in migrant boat crash …

Manchester City and Inter Milan played out a goalless draw in their opening UEFA Champions League match on Wednesday night. Both sides had chances but failed to convert any of them. In France, Paris St-Germain managed to score a late winner against La Liga side Girona as they secured a 1-0 victory to begin their continental campaign. Paulo Gazzaniga’s own …

The Lagos state government has ordered the immediate evacuation of residents from Mopol Barracks 20 in the Onigbongbo area of ​​the state. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the agency’s emergency response team had assessed parts of the building and found them in a …

Police officers in Rivers have dismantled a job racket syndicate in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, disclosed this at a press conference on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. He said the gang specialized in advertising non-existent job vacancies to defraud unsuspecting job seekers. Disu added that officers rescued 16 victims held captive by the gang while raiding …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected Julius Abure as National Chairman of the Labour Party. Abure and other members of the LP’s National Working Committee (NWC) were re-elected at the party’s national congress held in Nnewi, Anambra State, in March. However, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) rejected the outcome of the congress and vowed not to recognise Abure …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication Commission (KPK) has vehemently denied reports that former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is in their custody. In a statement released on Wednesday, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale clarified that Bello is still wanted for alleged money laundering charges amounting to N80.2 billion, with an outstanding arrest warrant. Oyewale stressed, “Media reports claiming that Yahaya …

Serie A club AS Roma have sacked manager Daniele de Rossi just four games into the new Serie A season. De Rossi was appointed manager in January to replace Jose Mourinho, who is currently at Fenerbahce in Türkiye. Roma have failed to win any of their Serie A games this season, drawing three and losing at home to Empoli last …