Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was placed under house arrest on Friday, January 16, a day after elections in which early results showed President Yoweri Museveni with a commanding lead as he seeks to extend his 40-year rule. Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, has faced accusations of “brutal repression” against opposition…
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has hailed Calvin Bassey as the standout central defender of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Fulham defender featured in all of Nigeria’s matches at the tournament and was one of the team’s most consistent performers. His commanding presence at the back helped the Super…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has rejected a High Court order that temporarily halted the ongoing impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. The court had on Friday granted an interim injunction restraining Speaker Martin Amaewhule and the Clerk of the House from sending any correspondence to the Chief…
British boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has said that former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua alone will determine when he is ready to return to the boxing ring. Joshua was involved in a car accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on December 29, which claimed the lives of two of his close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif…
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to retain head coach Eric Chelle, stressing that continuity is vital to the national team’s long-term success despite missing out on the AFCON final. Speaking ahead of the third-place playoff, Ndidi said altering the coaching setup at this stage would be counterproductive, noting…
The Oyo State Government on Friday, January 16, raised the alarm over reports that some pensioners are being extorted by individuals posing as government officials during the processing of gratuity payments. The Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, disclosed this in a press statement issued in Ibadan, warning that criminal networks are targeting vulnerable retirees…
The Federal Government has banned sand mining within a 10-kilometre radius of the River Niger to protect the First and Second Niger Bridges. The Minister of Works, Mr. David Umahi, disclosed this on Friday, January 16, in Asaba during the commissioning of the Second Niger Bridge Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras Monitoring Centre. Umahi said…
Rivers High Court in Oyigbo Local Government Area has intervened in the deepening political crisis in the state by issuing an interim injunction that temporarily halts further action on the impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Nma-Odu. In a ruling delivered in Port Harcourt, the court restrained the Speaker of the…
The Muslim cleric, Abdullahi Abubakar, who gained national and international recognition for sheltering over 300 Christians during the 2018 Plateau attacks, has d!ed at the aged of 92. The deceased passed away on Thursday night, January 15 at the Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos, after battling with a heart condition. The late imam made headlines when…
Russia has announced that a British diplomat is being expelled after the Federal Security Service (FSB) accused him of working as an undercover agent for British intelligence. The diplomat has been given two weeks to leave the country. Russia’s Foreign Ministry summoned Britain’s chargé d’affaires in Moscow to lodge a formal protest, saying Moscow…
