BREAKING: APC unveils Lalong as Tinubu’s campaign DG

    The All Progressives Congress, on Thursday, confirmed the Governor of Plateau State and Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Simon Lalong, as the Director General of its Presidential Campaign Council.   The APC Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after meeting the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.   He said, “We are here to see Mr. President to brief him and to get his approval of plans that we are having regarding our campaign outfit.   “And once we have his approval, we intend to make

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BREAKING : Court seals up Abuja’s Firstbank headquarters

      The headquarters of Firstbank located at the Central Business District, Abuja, had been sealed up by the FCT High Court Enforcement Unit over failure to comply with a garnishee order.   A garnishee order is one of the options open to a judgment creditor to enforce a judgment that has been made in his favour.       It is a common way of enforcing a judgment debt and is solely used to enforce monetary judgments against a debtor to recover money.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that officials of the FCT High Court

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Breaking:Akeredolu Dissolves ODSFA Interim Committee

  Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has dissolved the Ondo State Football Agency interim Committee with immediate effect. Consequently, the Governor has put the management of the Agency under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development pending the constitution of the Board. Governor Akeredolu has also directed that efforts must be made within one year to find a suitable investor to take over the Sunshine Star Football Club on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. He thanked members of the interim Committee headed by the Deputy Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa for a job well-done, while

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JUST IN: Uduak Akpan to die by hanging over murder of job seeker, Iniubong Umoren  

      Justice Bassey Nkanang of the Akwa Ibom State High Court on Thursday sentenced Uduak Akpan to death by hanging for the murder of Iniubong Umoren.   Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy, University of Uyo, was killed on April 2021. She was job hunting while awaiting mobilisation for the compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.       Late Iniubong Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy, University of Uyo, (UNIUYO) was raped, murdered and buried in a shallow grave by a suspected serial rapist and killer, Uduak-Abasi Akpan, in April 2021.       Uduak-Abasi Akpan had lured

JUST IN: Atiku appoints Dino Melaye, Daniel Bwala as Campaign Spokespersons

    Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appointed Sentaro Dino Melaye and Dr. Daniel Bwala as his Campaign Spokespersons.   This was announced in a statement issued and signed by Atiku’s Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, on Thursday.   The statement said the two appointments take immediate effect.   Melaye is a politician and a member of the 8th Senate, who represented Kogi West Senatorial district.       He hails from Ayetoro Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State       Bwala, on the other hand, is a legal practitioner, politician and public affairs

BREAKING: Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu remanded till October 31

          Former Deputy Senator President, Ike Ekweremadu may continue in detention with the UK authority over the alleged case of organ harvesting.   TheCable reports that the Central Criminal Court in UK has adjourned the case to October 31, 2022.       DAILY POST reports that Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice are facing charges bordering on conspiracy to arrange/facilitate the travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.   They appeared in court today, Thursday.   More to follow…

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Transfer rumours: De Jong, Fofana, Sesko, Neto, Udogie, Cucurella, Henderson, Perisic

    Chelsea have opened talks with Barcelona for 25-year-old Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United this summer. (Athletic - subscription required)   De Jong would prefer a move to Chelsea over Manchester United. (Metro)   Chelsea are willing to offer French defender Wesley Fofana £200,000 a week if they can strike a deal with Leicester City, who want £85m for the 21-year-old. (Mail)   Manchester United have held initial talks with RB Salzburg over the signing of 19-year-old Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko. (Sky Sports)   Chelsea have also had

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AITEO Cup: Holders Bayelsa United, Rangers, Enyimba, Remo Stars booted out

    Cup holders Bayelsa United and former champions Rangers International have been sent packing from this year’s AITEO Cup competition in the Round of 32.   Two-time CAF Champions League winners Enyimba FC of Aba and CAF Confederation Cup aspirants Remo Stars were also victims as a good number of the 16 matches on Wednesday threw up interesting results.     Champions Bayelsa United and Green Berets ended it 0-0 at the University of Nigeria, Enugu campus but Green Berets went ahead to win 5-4 on penaltes   Enugu Rangers were leading Heartland FC of Owerri at the Samuel

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