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The questioning of former FIFA president Joseph Blatter at the federal criminal court on Wednesday in Switzerland has been delayed to Thursday due to his ill health. “I am not well. I have a complaint that comes back, then I can’t…

By Derrick Bangura The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres has condemned Sunday attack of St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State where over 50 persons were reported to have been killed, calling on the…

By Derrick Bangura A statue immortalising Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt during the 2006 World Cup final will be re-installed in Qatar after it was removed in 2013 amid a domestic backlash, the head of Qater Museums said on Monday. The…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has emerged as the presidential flagbearer of the party ahead of the 2023 polls. Tinubu amassed over half of the total votes to see off the Vice President,…

By Derrick Bangura With some last minute intrigues and horse-trading, a former governor of Lagos State, often addressed as National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is projected to emerge the party’s…

Two men,  Mohammed Abdullahi, 30, and Abdullahi Sani, 35, were on Wednesday, docked in a Kano Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding one Adamu Hassan of N2.1 million. The defendants, who live at Rimin Kebe Quarters, Kano, are facing…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has berated those violating international labour standards in different countries and workplaces. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this while making a presentation at the ongoing 110th Session of…

The absence of Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae of the National Industrial Court Abuja, on Wednesday, stalled a hearing in the suit filed by retired AIG Joseph Mbu, challenging his alleged compulsory retirement against the Police…

A 39-year-old mechanic, Agio Diddie, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for alleged criminal breach of trust. The police charged Diddie, whose address was not provided with damage to property and breach of…

More than 500 barracks youths are currently participating in the 2022 edition of the Abuja Military Barracks Youths Sports Championship organised by the Defence Headquarters. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, said this…