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The Supreme Court has ordered the continuation of the N1.35 billion corruption trial of former Jigawa State Governor Alhaji Sule Lamido and his two sons, Mustapha and Aminu, reversing a Court of Appeal judgment that had previously discharged them. In a unanimous decision delivered on Friday by a five-member panel led by Justice Abubakar…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has declared the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 the most commercially successful tournament in the history of African football, reporting a revenue increase of more than 90 per cent over previous editions. In a statement published on its website on Thursday, CAF attributed the unprecedented…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has declared he would welcome Mohamed Salah back to the club even if he had 15 attackers in his squad, as the Egypt forward prepares to conclude his Africa Cup of Nations campaign. Salah is set to feature in Egypt’s third-place play-off match against Nigeria in Morocco on Saturday, following…
The mother of a teenage girl claiming to be the biological daughter of Nigerian Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has disputed the validity of previous DNA tests and alleged irregularities in past processes, stating she now intends to seek independent supervision from international authorities to establish the truth. In a detailed…
The National President of the Agents Association of Nigeria, Sarafadeen Atanda Fasasi, has strongly opposed the planned implementation of a 7.5 per cent Value-Added Tax on bank transfers and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data transactions, describing the measure as double taxation and warning it could undermine Nigeria’s financial inclusion objectives. The controversy erupted following indications…
The Confédération Africaine de Football and its technical partner PUMA have introduced a special commemorative edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 official match ball ahead of Sunday’s final in Rabat. The specially designed ball will be used when hosts Morocco face Senegal at Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in what…
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, challenging the forfeiture of $40,000 to the Federal Government over undeclared foreign currency. A five-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Inyang Okoro, delivered the judgment on Friday, ruling that the appeal…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has reaffirmed its determination to proceed with impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, accusing both officials of waging war against the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The lawmakers, addressing journalists during a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Friday, also…
Nigeria has been removed from the European Union’s list of high-risk jurisdictions for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, a development that is expected to significantly ease trade, payment systems and investment flows between Africa’s largest economy and European markets. The European Commission confirmed on Wednesday that Nigeria, along with South Africa, Burkina Faso, Mali,…
Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel has voiced his disappointment following Nigeria’s penalty shootout defeat to Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final on Wednesday, describing the exit as deeply painful while maintaining pride in his team’s resilience against the tournament hosts. Nigeria’s campaign to reach the AFCON final ended in heartbreak at a…
