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Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, restrained the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from going ahead with the planned impeachment of his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. The two men have been at loggerheads in recent times over irreconcilable differences. The judge gave the order while ruling on a motion on notice filed by the deputy governor. …

Cameroon’s captain, Vincent Aboubakar, has recovered from injury and is now available for selection ahead of Saturday’s AFCON 2023 round of 16 clash with Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Aboubakar, 32, did not feature for Cameroon throughout their group games due to an injury he picked during training just few days before the start of the tournament. According to Cameroon’s media outfit …

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets lost 1-0 to Côte d’Ivoire in the semi-finals of the WAFU B U-17 tournament in Ghana on Saturday. With the defeat, the Eaglets will not be at the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and also miss out on qualification to the World Cup. The hero for the Ivorians was Youbah Coulibaly as he got the only goal …

Former National Deputy Chairman (South-West) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, warning the Nigerian leader against the planned invasion of Niger Republic by armies drawn from the West African sub-region. The regional bloc has been mulling a military intervention as part of measures to restore democracy in the …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, said there must be a complete restructuring of Nigeria if it must move forward. Makinde, who stated this in Awka during the 12th Annual Zik Lecture, noted that over 60 years after independence, Nigeria had managed to remain indiscernible after going through the civil war and several elections. The governor, who eulogised …

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday announced that it would deliver judgment on the petitions challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu. Registrar of the Court of Appeal who made the announcement stated that judgment would be delivered on the petitions on Wednesday September 6, 2023. The petitions were filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party …

Less than a day after being declared wanted by the police, Owodunni Ibrahim aka Primeboy, a boyhood friend of the late musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has turned himself in to the Lagos police. After failing to respond to the invitation to participate in an inquiry into Mohbad’s death, Primeboy was listed as being wanted on Wednesday. However, …

The Benue State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Matthew Abo who was abducted by gunmen on September 24, has regained freedom. Abo was kidnapped from his residence at his hometown in Zaki-Biam community of Ukum Local Government Area of state. It was also revealed that the kidnappers however held on to a former Chairman Ukum LGA, Mr. Washima Erukaa …

Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has urged public officials to learn lessons from the ordeal of incarcerated chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa, as well as suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. Falana made this call via a lengthy statement on Monday, while also criticising the Department of …

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two syndicates that allegedly specialise in extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public through “deadly” threats. This was disclosed in a statement by the state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga on Thursday. According to Ikenga, police operatives at Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area and Umunze in Orumba South LGA …