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JUST IN: Court vacates order stopping APC’s March 26 Convention
Tunde Oyesina, Abuja An Abuja High Court sitting in Kubwa Friday vacated the order restraining the All Progressives Congress (APC) from holding its National Convention on March 26. Trial Judge, Justice Bello Kawu, who delivered the ruling, held that a member of a political party cannot bring an action against the party as pronounced by
Mutawali of Ilorin Title: Osinbajo hails conferment on Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq
• Say it’s honour well-deserved Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq on the conferment of the title of Mutawali of Ilorin Emir Age, saying Dr. Alimi brings many sterling qualities to the royal title. Osinbajo spoke on Friday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, at the turbaning of Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq as
APC chairman: Zulum drums support for Akume
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, his fellow governors and other stakeholders in the party to support the candidature of the Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume as the next All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman. He said: “As the Executive Governor of Borno State, who believes in
Chelsea to play Real Madrid in Champions League q’finals
Holders Chelsea will face 13-time winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Manchester City will play Atletico Madrid, while Liverpool tackle Benfica and Bayern Munich take on Villarreal, reports the BBC. In the semi-finals, the winner of the Chelsea v Real Madrid tie will face Atletico Madrid or Manchester City,
JUST IN: Champions League q’final draw:
Chelsea vs. Real Madrid Manchester City vs. Atletico Madrid Villarreal vs. Bayern Munich Benfica vs. Liverpool
JUST IN-Electoral Act: FG, Buhari win as court rules political appointees only need to resign 30 days to elections
The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia Friday struck down Section 84(12) of the newly amended Electoral Act which President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the National Assembly to delete. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Evelyn Anyadike, held that the section was unconstitutional, invalid, illegal, null, void and of no effect
EFCC Moves Obiano to Abuja after Arrest in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has moved former Anambra Governor, Mr Willie Obiano to Abuja after he was arrested in Lagos on Thursday night. The spokesperson for the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. “The ex-governor was
Russian, Belarusian athletes to be excluded from Diamond League
The Diamond League of track and field competitions has banned Russian Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) and Belarusian athletes from its events “for the foreseeable future”, organisers said, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this month, World Athletics banned the two countries’ athletes, support staff and officials from all events for the foreseeable future, and
Ligue 1: Messi left to pick up pieces at PSG after jeers, UCL failure
A season that started with such feverish excitement is turning out to be nothing short of a fiasco in Paris for Lionel Messi, who suffered the ignominy of being booed by his own supporters last weekend. Unhappy Paris Saint-Germain fans targeted the Argentine as well as Neymar during the 3-0 win over Bordeaux that
Russian sanctions over Ukraine grow, Biden to talk to Xi
Japan and Australia on Friday imposed new sanctions on Russian entities as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine, which the West says has been stalled by staunch resistance but continues to take a devastating toll on civilians. Western sources and Ukrainian officials said Russia’s assault has faltered since its troops invaded on Feb. 24,
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