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Abdul Samed, known as Ghana’s tallest man at 7 feet 4 inches (223 cm) has died at the age of 33. According to the BBC on Tuesday evening, Awuche died on Monday at the Tamale Teaching Hospital after being treated for an infected wound on his leg. He was treated in the northern town of Tamale, about 160 km (100 …

This year’s Nigerian Football Federation Elective Congress, scheduled for Saturday, September 26 in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, has now been postponed by 24 hours. The elective Congress will now take place on Sunday 27 September in the same city which will introduce the members of the NFF Executive Committee for the next four years. At an extraordinary general …

Dutch giants Ajax have introduced Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare after he passed a medical following his loan move from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The 25-year-old striker also completed his loan agreement documents with Ajax who have an option to buy the Super Eagles star for £17 million. The Dutch giants will also pay a loan fee of £1 million, with add-ons, …

Almost eight years after the gruesome murder of Delta State University undergraduate, Elozino Ogege, the Delta State High Court, sitting in Ogwashi-Uku, has sentenced two men to death by hanging for their roles in the crime. The court of first instance, chaired by Justice Ngozi Azinge, convicted the two defendants after finding them guilty of the kidnapping and murder of …

The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Wednesday failed to take fake Director General of the Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi to the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the controversial body as previously instructed. The committee chaired by the lawmaker representing Plateau State’s Kanke/Kanam/Pankshin Federal Constituency, Yusuf Gagdi, had on Monday directed …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has set November 2, 2026, to rule in a case challenging the emergence of Donald Duke as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party for the 2027 general elections. Justice Mohammed Umar reserved the matter for judgment on Tuesday after lawyers representing the parties adopted their written submissions. Abdullahi Muhammad appeared for the …

Claiming: A Facebook user, D English Alhaji, shared a video claims that four bandits were killed and burnt in Aboki Community, Jega Local Government Area of ​​Kebbi State. Indictment: Misleading! Our investigation found that the incident occurred in Aboki Community, Kaiama Local Government Area of ​​Kwara State, not in Kebbi State. Moreover, there are no reports to suggest that the …

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“Sebuah negara di mana banyak orang cerdas lebih memimpikan kepergian mereka daripada memberikan kontribusi harus mengajukan pertanyaan: Apa yang gagal kita sediakan?” Ada suatu masa ketika rata-rata pemuda Nigeria bermimpi menjadi dokter di Lagos, insinyur di Port Harcourt, dosen di Zaria, atau wirausaha di Abuja. Saat ini, mimpi-mimpi itu telah berubah. Impiannya kini bukan lagi tentang bertahan hidup dan membangun …

Here are the top stories from around the country today. 1. ADC, Accord, and others win battle to halt deregistration of parties in Appeals court The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday annulled and set aside the decision of the Federal High Court ordering the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Accord Party and three other political parties.Read …