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Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and his challenger in the March 18, 2022 governorship election in the state, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party will have to wait before knowing their fates, as the state’s Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday, reserved its judgment. The tribunal, led by Justice Akano, reserved judgment after the parties to the petition adopted …

Nigeria trio of Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie were winners in their different categories at the 2023 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards. It was a night of glamour and excitement at the gala which held in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday. While Osimhen emerged winner of the men’s Player of the Year (POTY) award, Oshoala bagged the women’s …

The travails of embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele continues after Federal Government filed fresh charges relating to procurement fraud, conspiracy and conferring corrupt advantages on his associates. The charges signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar; Deputy Director, Public Prosecution, Mrs N Jones-Nebo and eight other ministry officials on …

For the next two months, Greece’s top division football matches will take place behind closed doors, the Greek government has said. This is in an attempt to reduce violence at sporting events within the country. The decision follows violent altercations that occurred during last week’s volleyball match between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos that left a police officer gravely injured. Both sides …

The United States of America, United Kingdom and Germany have all asked their citizens to leave Lebanon over fears that border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah may intensify over Israel’s war with Hamas. A statement from the US Embassy in Beirut, reads: “We recommend that United States citizens in Lebanon make appropriate arrangements to leave the country; commercial options currently …

Kumaor Fachir, a wanted bandit and second-in-command to the late Terwase Agwaza, also known as Gana, has been arrested. The arrest was announced to newsmen on Tuesday by the Commissioner, Benue State Police Command, Bartholomew Onyeka. According to Onyeka, operatives of the Joint Security Task Force Tactical Team of the Benue State Police Command, code-named Operation Zenda, effected the arrest …

The eight abducted students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), Nasarawa State, have regained their freedom. Gunmen on December 6 kidnapped some students of the institution staying in the Gandu community. The Head of Information and Public Relations at the university, Mr. Abubakar Ibrahim, told journalists on Monday the students were released at about 8:00 p.m. on Sunday Ibrahim …

As part of efforts to ensure the functionality and sustainability of all water supply facilities nationwide, the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has launched the Village Level Operations and Maintenance (VLOM) Strategy, Nigerian Roadmap for Water Quality Management’ and the Guidelines for Rural Drinking Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance. This is even as the …

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested nine suspected armed robbers and recovered several dangerous arms from them as it’s Operation Restore Peace (ORP) and Rapid Response Squad (RRS) continued to crack down on criminal elements in the state. According to the Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili, the joint efforts of ORP and the RRS of the Command have led to …

The Ondo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has frowned at the continued stay in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu since his return from his medical leave in Germany. The opposition party, while asking Akeredolu to leave Ibadan and return to Akure to complete his tenure, said Ibadan is not Ondo State’s capital, nothing that …