The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to appeal the Edo State governorship election petitions tribunal’s judgment on last year’s governorship election in the state. A three-member panel headed by Justice Wilfred Kpochi on Wednesday affirmed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s victory in the September 21 election in the state. The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by…
Arsenal have confirmed that Gabriel Magalhães requires surgery on his injured hamstring and will miss the rest of the season in a major blow before the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on Tuesday. The Brazil defender limped off after 16 minutes of Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Fulham on Tuesday, with Mikel Arteta stating…
For the first time in six months, Nigeria’s Super Eagles have fallen outside the top five African teams in the latest FIFA World Rankings. Despite moving up one spot globally from 44th to 43rd, the Nigerian national team was overtaken by Côte d’Ivoire, which climbed five places to 41st, securing Africa’s fifth position. Morocco held…
Some determined constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District on Thursday vowed to press ahead with the recall process of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly. They insisted that they would fine-tune the process. The constituents, in a statement issued on Thursday by one Salihu Habib, said there was no going back on their resolve…
The military high command has said the days of notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Bello Turji, are numbered. The military’s reaction came less than 24 hours Turji k!lled 12 farmers in Lugu town, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It specifically dismissed the claims that the military had downscaled operations against herdsmen, terrorists,…
