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[UPDATED] AFCON qualifiers: CAF awards victory to Super Eagles, fines Libya $50,000

[UPDATED] AFCON qualifiers: CAF awards victory to Super Eagles, fines Libya $50,000 26th October 2024 Super Eagles of Nigeria Ebenezer Bajela and Olaniyi Apanpa The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football has awarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria three points and three goals in their abandoned matchday 4, 2025 Africa Cup of Nations […]

Tinubu sacks five Ministers, appoints seven new Ministers

By Kayode Oyero Months after growing calls for President Bola Tinubu to rejig his cabinet, the former Lagos State governor on Wednesday sacked five of his ministers. He also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation. The President sacked Uju-Ken Ohanenye as Minister of Women Affairs; Lola […]

Ex-Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter ‘Flying Cat’ Fregene is dead

Ex-Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter ‘Flying Cat’ Fregene is dead   Former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Fregene, is dead. His death was announced by Segun Odegbami on Sunday. Odegbami, Peter Fregene’s friend and ex-international, said the legend died after a protracted illness in the presence of his wife, Tina, and two of his children. Recall that […]

I revoked Julius Berger’s land to build houses for Judges — Wike

By Ruth Nwokwu and Leadership News The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has narrated how he revoked the certificate of occupancy (C of O) of plots of land in the Katampe District of Abuja allocated to German construction giant, Julius Berger. Wike made this disclosure while speaking on Monday at the […]

Femi Kuti names Obasanjo and Abiola as his family’s greatest enemies

Femi Kuti names Obasanjo and Abiola as his family’s greatest enemies By Justina Otio Grammy-nominated Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has claimed that some of his family’s greatest enemies are members of their own ethnic group, the Yorubas. He noted that his family does not adhere to tribalism as they were inspired by pan-Africanists during their […]

Why we arrested Bobrisky – Immigration Service

Why we arrested Bobrisky – Immigration Service   Bobrisky   By Benjamin Njoku, Omeiza Ajayi & Abolarin Oluwafemi • How Bobrisky enjoyed special privileges in jail —Panel • We won’t sweep reports under the carpet —Ministe The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has broken its silence on the arrest of convicted cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky. […]

Ex-Rep member, Farouk Lawan, released from prison after 5-year jail term

  By Rachel Okporu Fadoju A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has regained freedom from the Kuje prison after the completion of his five-year jail term. Naija News reports the Supreme Court had in January affirmed the five-year jail term handed to Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted […]

Estranged wife of ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, reportedly evicted from Abuja home

  By Enioluwa Adeniyi Taiwo Obasanjo, the estranged wife of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, has been allegedly evicted from her Abuja residence due to years of accumulated unpaid rent. According to SaharaReporters, the eviction took place on Friday, October 18, 2024, following a ‘Pay or Vacate’ notice issued by the landlord of the property […]

Asylum: UK deports 44 Nigerians, Ghanaians in single flight, amid immigration crackdown

  In a record-breaking deportation flight, 44 Nigerians and Ghanaians were forcibly deported from the United Kingdom on Saturday, reflecting a significant escalation in the country’s immigration enforcement. The UK Home Office confirmed the deportation as part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigration, which has seen over 3,600 individuals deported since the Labour government […]