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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s Refereeing Development Committee has suspended referee Yakubu Adamu indefinitely from all league and football-related activities following his performance in the Nigeria Premier Football League clash between Rangers and Bendel Insurance. ‎ ‎According to the committee, the sanction takes immediate effect against the referee for awarding undeserved penalty against Bendel Insurance […]

Abuja: The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment in absentia over N33.8 billion money laundering offences. Justice James Omotosho, who convicted Mamman in all the 12 counts preferred against him by the EFCC, ordered that the sentence shall run consecutively and not concurrently. […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for being improperly commenced. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment , held that the suit was incompetent because it was initiated by originating summons inspite of the containing allegations of […]

BENIN CITY – Members of thePress Corps attached to Edo State Government House on Monday held a solemn service in honour of their late colleague, Kingsley Uchegbu, an ITV/Radio correspondent attached to the Governor’s Office, who died after a brief illness on Wednesday, May 6. The service, marked by prayers and emotional tributes, was presided […]

Elders and residents of Iguovbiobo community in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State have lauded the Benin Monarch, His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin for stepping into the lingering Odionwere dispute and restoring calm in the community. At an enlarged meeting of the community, elders, including Pa Jonathan Osagie, Pa John […]

ABUJA – Proceedings in a suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election suffered a setback on Monday after the plaintiff and key defendants failed to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The matter, instituted by lawyer Johnmary Jideobi before Justice Peter Lifu, could not proceed as […]

IBADAN – The Senate Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions has unveiled plans to overhaul Nigeria’s agricultural education and research system as part of efforts to address food insecurity and boost job creation nationwide. Chairman of the committee, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, disclosed this during a media parley in Ibadan on Monday ahead of the maiden […]

ABUJA – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has said that the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers will align its political strategy on areas it commands electoral strength in the 2027 general elections. Wike stated this during an inspection tour of ongoing infrastructure projects in Abuja on Monday, ahead of the […]

BENIN CITY — Tension is mounting in Eso Community, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, following allegations of large-scale land grabbing levelled against a retired police officer, Mr. Daniel Aruagbon, in a dispute that has split opinion among indigenes and elders. The suspended Enogie of Eso, Pa Moses Omobude, alongside other community leaders and […]

BENIN CITY — Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Digital Economy, Ohimai Ehijimetor, has urged youths in the state to equip themselves with digital and technological skills needed to compete for an estimated 230 million jobs expected to emerge globally by 2030. Speaking at the InspireX Summit 3.0 held at the University of Benin, the […]

ABUJA — A new sense of direction is taking shape at 11 Plc, following the unveiling of an ambitious growth plan by its Acting Managing Director, Mr. Osagie Ogedegbe, who used the company’s 48th Annual General Meeting in Abuja to assure shareholders of stronger performance, wider market reach and improved returns in the coming years. […]

Lagos: A leadership crisis within the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) deepened on Monday, following conflicting claims over the legitimate leadership of its Lagos chapter. The dispute surfaced days after the national leadership publicly reaffirmed Dr Babajide Saheed as chairman of the Lagos branch. Fresh controversy emerged after a faction within the Lagos chapter announced that […]