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The Senate has rejected an option of military operations in the Nigeria’s neighbouring Niger Republic, however, calling on the ECOWAS Parliament and other leaders to condemn the coup d’etat in the country. According to the Nigerian Senate, the Niger political impasse should be addressed politically rather than using military action. Tinubu had written the Senate on Friday, seeking for the …

Police operatives in Anambra gave arrested a 31-year-old man, for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs. Ify Obinabo, told journalists on Thursday in Awka, that the arrest of the suspect followed a report by the girl’s guardian. Obinabo, who was represented at the briefing by her Special …

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 …