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Fresh from defeat against a FIFA World Cup-bound team (Iran) and tied with another (Jordan) in the city of Antalya, Turkey, three-time African champions Nigeria are looking forward to a very exciting summer as they are set for battles against FIFA World Cup-bound Poland and Portugal during the FIFA friendly match window in June. The NFF’s …

Ikeddy Isiguzo The optics are terrible and a reminder that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is spiraling into irrelevance. Instead of arresting the slide, his desire to remain president has blinded him to placing power above Nigerians, above everything. As Nigerians await military action in parts occupied by terrorists and bandits, armored tankers are being deployed to protect INEC headquarters, and …

German men aged between 17 and 45 must get military approval if they want to leave the country for more than three months, according to the latest law change. A German Defense Ministry spokesperson confirmed that they expect approval to be granted as long as service in the German forces is voluntary. This comes as the country attempts to increase …

A credit rating is an assessment of how likely it is that a borrower, for example the government, will be able to pay its debts on time and in full. For sovereign states, the ranking influences the amount the country pays for loans in international markets: the lower the ranking, the higher the perceived risk and usually the higher the …

Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, in synergy with other security forces, have successfully rescued a kidnapped woman. Operatives also neutralized one of the kidnapping suspects and recovered incriminating exhibits in Udenu Local Government Area (LGA) on Friday. The successful rescue of the victim, neutralization of the suspect and recovery followed the receipt of credible information about the abduction …

Further attacks were reported in the Middle East as the war entered its second month, with two more Indonesian peacekeepers killed in South Lebanon on Monday, following the death of a colleague who was a member of the ‘blue helmets’. the day before. On the diplomatic front, the UN has announced a task force to restore the flow of fertilizer …

It remains unclear whether mines, which can sink any type of ship if activated, have been deployed in the Strait of Hormuz, as part of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Most shipping has not been able to pass through the strategically important strait as Iran continues its war with the United States, Israel and other countries in the …

President of INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan In Nigeria every act of political filth sooner or later ends up in the courts. The kinds of things that come out of the courts in these disputes defy understanding. Colonial rule in Nigeria established an enduring method of cleaning up dirty politics. He always found a judge or judicial order to give him …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. LEADERSHIP DISPUTE: ADC accuses INEC of overreaching The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of going beyond its constitutional rules, in light of the leadership crisis rocking the party.Read more 2. Atiku, Tinubu’s aide ‘fights’ on social media Media advisor to former vice …

A 52-year-old Ondo State woman, Titilayo Funke Akindele, has reportedly died inside the Edo State High Court after officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) ignored pleas to release her for urgent medical treatment, her son, Samuel Akindele, has said. Samuel, who spoke in an emotional interview, said his mother’s death came after weeks of alleged detention, failed …