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The people of Effium in Ohaukwu local government of Ebonyi state under the aegis, Concerned Indigenous People of Effium (CIPE), have called on the governor of Ebonyi state, Chief Francis Nwifuru, not to take sides in the lingering communal clashes between them and their Ezza counterpart who they claim were settlers. The group in the same breadth, accused the governor …

Former Napoli head coach, Luciano Spalletti, has given Michael Folorunsho is first call-to the Italy senior men’s national team. Folorunsho, who plays for Hellas Verona on loan from Napoli, was called up alongside Torino’s Raoul Bellanova and Udinese’s Lorenzo Lucca.Michael Folorunsho Spalletti confirmed his 28-man Azzurri squad for the coming matches in the United States with Venezuela on March 21 …

Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, has asked PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and that of Labour Party Peter Obi to respect the ruling of the Supreme Court and unite for Nigeria. The top court upheld Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 election following several months of legal fireworks.The Justice John Okoro-led panel of the Supreme Court ruled …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday rejected the Nigerien military junta’s three-year transition plan. The junta’s leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, said in a national broadcast on Friday night that the country’s army had set a three-year timeline for the return of power to the civilian government. However, in a chat with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), …

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division Nigerian Army/ Land Component Commander, Joint Task Force, South South, Operation DELTA SAFE, Major General Jamal Abdussalam has reiterated the need for a realistic and battle-focused training to effectively combat the security challenges within 6 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR). According to Acting Deputy Director 6 Division Army Public Relations Major Danjuma Jonah …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. Atiku approaches Supreme Court with 35 grounds of appeal against PEPC judgment Former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has approached the Supreme Court with 35 grounds of appeal against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition …

Just a few hours after the Lagos Assembly called on State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct release of funds for his overseas treatment, the boy whose intestine went missing in the process of surgery, Adebola Akin-Bright, has died at LASUTH. Adebola Akin-Bright, according to The Nation, died on Tuesday evening after he developed complications at the Lagos State University Teaching …

A British court on Thursday rejected an application by Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) to appeal the judgement which stopped the enforcement of the $11 arbitral award against Nigeria. Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Court of England and Wales had on October 23 halted the enforcement of the award against Nigeria. In his ruling on that day, the …

The Supreme Court, just like it did to Atiku Abubakar, has also quashed the petition filed by presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. The apex court by so doing affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 2023 election. Join the conversation Opinions Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. Tinubu redeploys Oyetola, Alkali, Tunji-Ojo, renames ministry of environment President Bola Tinubu on Sunday effected minor changes in the composition of the soon-to-be constituted Federal Executive Council (FEC).Read more 2. PDP chieftain sues national chairman over disregard for party’s constitution A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), …