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  The Confederation of African Football Disciplinary Board has imposed a series of sanctions on the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football, the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football, as well as several players and officials, following incidents during the 2025 African Cup of Nations final. In a statement posted on its website on Wednesday night, CAF said the sanctions were handed down …

  Investigators say the coup plotters planned to assasinate President Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas A covert intelligence operation coordinated by the Army Headquarters and the State Security Service (SSS), helped thwart a deadly plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government and assassinate key political figures, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. Multiple …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have pledged continued support for striking workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The unions made the position known in a statement jointly signed by the Acting General Secretary of NLC, Mr Benson Upah, and the Secretary-General of TUC, Nuhu Toro, made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. …

The Police command in Anambra has vowed to maintain peace, enforce lawful directives and prevent any breach of public order across the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Awka. Ikenga said the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, was in Onitsha to reinforce public order, safety and public confidence. The …

ABUJA: Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed claims that the tax reform laws which took effect in January were adulterated. Akpabio clarified the issue during plenary on Wednesday, saying the four tax Acts had been properly passed, gazetted, signed by President Bola Tinubu and certified by the Clerk of the National Assembly. “There is no adulteration. You can discard anything …

The Okpe Interest Group has defended Sapele’s territorial status, describing it as ancestral Okpe land, amid controversy surrounding the proposed foundation laying of an Okpe Sub Palace in Sapele, Delta State. In a statement signed by Comrade Ejomafume Akpomevine, the group dismissed a recent publication credited to Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri Kingdom, describing it as a …

IKEJA: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has instituted a N4.3 billion alleged foreign exchange fraud case against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and four other defendants before the Ikeja Special Offences Court. The other defendants are Muyiwa Akinyemi, Amangbo Stephen, Gesos Global Service Ltd and Fedat Global Ltd. Justice Rahman Oshodi adjourned the case until April 21 …

Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja division, has ordered workers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to suspend industrial action pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit. The order followed an application filed by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, seeking to compel the striking workers under the Federal Capital Territory …

  •Interim report reveals military officers targeted President, VP, ministers, and key installations; arrests ongoing An interim investigation report into the alleged coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s government has revealed that a clandestine network of military officers coordinated by an Army Colonel (name withheld) had planned the takeover, with funding, recruitment, and operational planning traced directly to him. The …

Following two days of confusion and crisis between the Anambra State Government and traders across various markets in the state, particularly the Onitsha Main Market, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has scheduled an emergency meeting with market stakeholders. The meeting was conveyed through a letter dated January 27, 2026, with reference number MCI/SPAD/MKT/V.1/177, issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and …