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The Supreme Court has said that it cannot accept the deposition of the Chicago State University (CSU) on the certificate obtained by President Bola Tinubu from the institution, which he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to contest the 2023 presidential election. The apex court rejected the Appellant’s Deposition, saying the 180-day timeframe is immutable and cannot be …

Black Stars of Ghana head coach, Otto Addo has named a 26-man squad for the international friendlies against Nigeria and Uganda. Bolivia based David Akologo, Nordsjaellands’ Ibrahim Osman, France based Nathaniel Adjei, and Diomande Mohammed of Rangers of Scotland were named in the squad. The quartet and Asante Kotoko’s Frederick Asare have earned their debut call ups following exceptional performances …

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party, are not present at the Supreme Court, Abuja. The court is scheduled to rule on the petitions against the tribunal (Appealcourt) ruling upholding President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election held on February 25, 2023. The president’s chief …

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed over the Kano State governorship election. A five-member panel of justices presided over by Justice Inyang Okoro reserved the judgment after listening to lawyers in the matter. Ripples Nigeria reports that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State and the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) had filed the appeal challenging …

● Wants agency’s audit report published Ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have hailed President Bola Tinubu over his decision to return the supervision of the Niger Delta Development Commission back to the Presidency. National Secretary of the First Phase ex-agitators, Mr. Nature Dumale, made the commendation in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday. Dumale said it was heart-warming …

Manchester City started off their Champions League season with a comeback victory over Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday night. The game played at the Etihad Stadium saw the host fall behind late in the first half through Osman Bukari’s opener, but they turned around to win 3-1. Losing at halftime, City fought back with Julian Alvarez scoring 72 seconds after …

Nigerian champions Enyimba fell to a narrow defeat against against Al Ahli Benghazi of Libya on Sunday night. Enyimba, two-time African champions, were beaten 4-3 by their hosts in the first leg of their preliminary stage tie. Chijoke Mbaoma gave Enyimba the lead in the fourth minute, the Libyans equalised five minutes later. More to follow… Join the conversation Opinions …

The General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has disagreed with Pope Francis’s position on same-sex marriage, saying such a practice is not biblical and not in line with Jesus Christ’s command to Christians. The Catholic pontiff had on Tuesday, stirred controversy when he granted permission for priests to bestow blessings upon same-sex marriage couples. But Kumuyi, …

The 12-year-old boy whose small intestine was discovered missing during surgery at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Adebola Akin-Bright, is dead, the PUNCH reports. He died in the hospital’s intensive care unit on Tuesday evening. A member of the deceased’s family told the newspaper that the boy was rushed to the ICU after he developed complications and he …

La Liga’s defending champions Barcelona have secured their first win of the season after defeating Cardiz 2-0 on Sunday. The Xavi side, which played a goalless draw away to Getafe in their opening game last weekend, marked their first home game at the city’s Olympic Stadium with a win. The Spanish giants are playing at the Olympic Stadium while the …