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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will lock horns with Tunisia in the round of 16 stage of the African Cup of Nations following the North African nation finishing one of four best losers at the group stage. The Carthage Eagles lost 1-0 to Gambia on Thursday night to finish third in Group E on three points, but this was good enough for Tunisia to scramble into the knockout rounds. Both Eagles met at the bronze medal match at AFCON 2019 in Egypt with Nigeria getting the better of Tunisia 1-0 thanks to Odion Ighalo’s goal. Algeria, however, crashed out of…

Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, the state capital on Thursday adjourned the trial of Ignatius Uduk, a lecturer at the University of Uyo. Uduk, a Professor, faces a three-count charge bordering on publishing and announcing false election results. The case was filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against Prof. Uduk who was engaged by the commission as a Collation/Returning Officer for the Essien Udim State Constituency on March 9, 2019 Governorship and House of Assembly elections. INEC had charged two Uniuyo professors engaged as Ad-hoc staff, to court for electoral fraud. Read also:  For Alleged Electoral…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, January 20, narrated how he narrowly escaped being killed in a bomb blast near Kawo Bridge in Kaduna State. Buhari who stated this when he inaugurated projects executed by Governor Nasir el-Rufai during his two-day official visit to the state recalled that it happened while he was travelling to the state in July 2014. Buhari said, “They wanted to blow me (up). But my escort somehow stopped them. Before we came to this bridge, they became so desperate and there was a small market or something like that here. Read also: Buhari vows to tackle challenges…

Two workers of the Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) lost their lives after a mast they worked on collapsed in Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. A telecommunication mast which collapsed in Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State on Wednesday January 19, killed two staff of Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL). Witnesses said the workers were seven in number atop the mast working to dismantle it around the NITEL premises near Takum junction in Kastina-Ala when it suddenly collapsed, killing the two. Read also: A’Ibom To Prosecute Telecom Firms For Siting Masts In Residential Areas Telecom Workers Reject FG’s 2-Week Deadline Over…

Abia State High Court has ordered Federal Government to pay N1 billion as compensation to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, over the invasion of his residence by the security agents. Kanu had approached the court demanding N5 billion over the invasion of his father’s house by the military on September 10, 2017. Delivering judgment Wednesday, January 19, the presiding judge, Justice Benson Anya, described the invasion as unlawful and an infringement on his fundamental human rights. Anya also ruled that Kanu’s arrest and forceful return to Nigeria in June 2021 was “illegal” under local and international laws. Read…

The National Assembly has backtracked on the Direct primaries by amending the Electoral Act Amendment Bill earlier passed by the house last year. The bill empowers the political parties to adopt direct, indirect and consensus methods of electing aspirants to all elective positions. This followed the reintroduction of the bill in both the Senate and House of Representatives by Senator Yahaya Abdullahi and Rep Abubakar Hassan Fulata respectively during plenary on Wednesday. Read also: National Assembly okays Electoral amendment Act, electronic transmission of results National Assembly’s Resumption Date Shifted To Feb 9 National Assembly Shelves Reconvening, Gives Reasons President Muhammadu…

Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Tuesday suspended the Chairman of Mkpat Enin Local Government Council, Hon. Aniekpon Ekpo, over alleged gross misconduct and misappropriation of funds. The House, therefore, directed the Vice Chairman of the Council, Hon. Mercy Bassey, to take over from the suspended Chairman to act, pending the conclusion of investigation into the matter. This followed a report of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs read at Plenary on Tuesday. Presenting the Committee’s report, the Chairman, Rt. Hon. Mark Esset, revealed that the embattled Chairman hauled out the Council’s grader since April 15, 2021…

Ghana suffered a humiliating group-stage exit at the Africa Cup of Nations after the four-time champions were beaten 3-2 by debutants Comoros. El Fardou Ben Nabouhane put the islanders ahead early on, and Ghana then went down to 10 men when Andre Ayew was shown a straight red card. Ahmed Mogni doubled the lead before the Black Stars fought back to make it 2-2. However, Mogni tapped in his second in the 85th minute to inflict Ghana’s first group-stage exit since 2006. The result will go down as one of the biggest shocks in Nations Cup history as Comoros scored…

After much tension, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has settled for February 26 and 27 for the conduct of the much-awaited party’s National Convention. A source close to the national leadership of the party told Saturday Sun in confidence that the much-postponed meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) will now hold on Sunday to confirm the dates, timetable and schedule for the Convention. Our source further confirmed that the convention will hold at the Eagle Square, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on the proposed dates. Read also: APC dogged by crises in 15 states- says Osita Okechukwu APC Govs…

Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have decried the continued insecurity, the persistent and ceaseless flow of Nigerians’ blood on a daily basis in many parts of Nigeria. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the meeting attended by 12 PDP governors including the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The meeting which was the first for the year 2022 and reviewed the state of the nation and urged the Federal Government to outline the strategies to confront terrorists, kidnappers, bandits and other criminals…