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…holds draws, unveils mascots, theme song for third edition of annual tourney …Edo First Lady hails Edo Queens for Sheroes Cup victory, rewards team Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has said the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) has continued to receive increased private sector sponsorship which will ensure that the tournament is sustained beyond 2024. Edo State …

…Names Issa-Onilu, Ali M Ali, six other CEOs of NOA, NAN, FRCN, NBC, four other agencies. President Bola Tinubu has effected immediate major changes in the leadership of eight parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. According to a release issued on Thursday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, the President has approved the appointment of eight new …

CNN —Former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election subversion case, one day before her trial was set to start. As part of her guilty plea, Powell is admitting her role in the January 2021 breach of election systems in rural Coffee County, Georgia. With the help of local GOP officials, a group of Trump supporters accessed and copied information …

The Supreme Court Registrar, Zainab Garba, in a notice on Thursday, announced that Atiku’s appeal had been listed for hearing on Monday. It read, ”Take notice that the above appeal/motion will be listed for hearing before the Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting at Abuja on Monday, October 23, 2023. “And further take notice that in accordance with Order 2 Rule …

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will deliver a rare Oval Office address Thursday night as he prepares to ask for additional billions of dollars in military assistance for Israel and Ukraine, deepening American involvement in two very different, unpredictable and bloody foreign conflicts. The speech will be an opportunity for Biden to argue that the United States has an obligation — …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) seems focused on restoring constitutional order in Niger since the 26 July coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. At the same time, the regional bloc must ensure that other transitions progress peacefully – including in Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea, which also recently experienced coups. At the 9 July summit in Guinea-Bissau’s capital, ECOWAS …

The acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has granted approval for the posting of dedicated Police Public Relations Officers to some Commands and formations within the Nigeria Police Force. These appointments, the Force Headquarters announced Thursday night, are instrumental in enhancing communication, transparency, and community engagement in the affected duty areas. The newly appointed PPROs include DSP Chukwukadibia Omojola …

Senior officials of Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA) are enmeshed in allegations of corruption that threaten the ability of the oft-troubled agency to achieve its purpose of providing electricity to rural communities, PREMIUM TIMES can report. At the heart of the financial scandal is a ‘cabal’ that insiders say always tries to control the agency’s finances and frustrate any efforts …

The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, yesterday, explained why students staying on campus have been asked to come into the halls of residence with their mattresses and some other personal items, saying it is due to health reasons. In a chat with Vanguard, the Head of the Information Unit of the varsity, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, also said the halls …

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the removal of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Meiran Police Station, Tony Abutu, over alleged extortion. PUNCH Metro had on Wednesday reported how Abutu allegedly led a team of policemen attached to his station to extort a phone dealer, Ibrahim Saliu, of N200,000. Saliu told PUNCH Metro that trouble started when …