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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on FIFA to cover public transportation costs for the 2026 World Cup, following revelations that New Jersey Transit plans to charge fans over $100 for train tickets from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium during the tournament. Schumer, a Democrat, made the demand on Tuesday via X, arguing that…
Amid a tense pre-convention standoff over the use of a private event centre in Abuja, the David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress moved forward with its national convention on Tuesday, after days of scrambling for a venue and fresh accusations of political intimidation directed at the Federal Capital Territory administration. Senator Dino…
The Nigerian Naira began the trading week with measured stability, opening at N1,358.84 per Dollar in the official market on April 13. Early volatility saw the currency touch N1,362.08 before central bank liquidity management tethered it back to its starting range. This official rate reflects the ongoing effort by monetary authorities to curb wild fluctuations…
The Nigerian Army has dismissed as “false, misleading and exaggerated” reports that Brigadier General Oseni Braimah was killed because his vehicle failed to start during an insurgent attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State. It also rejected claims that 17 soldiers died, stating that the verified casualty figure stands at two officers…
The Nigerian Bar Association has issued a stern warning that it will pursue disciplinary measures against legal practitioners who institute court actions aimed at entangling the judiciary in the internal disputes of political parties. The warning, contained in a statement released amid ongoing factional tensions within the African Democratic Congress, reflects growing concern over…
A divergence of perspectives has emerged among senior opposition figures regarding the source of Nigeria’s escalating pre-election turbulence, with contradictory assessments appearing within hours from two prominent PDP leaders. The discord highlights internal analytical fractures as the party confronts institutional challenges ahead of the 2027 electoral cycle. Olabode George, the former Deputy National Chairman…
CAF president Patrice Motsepe arrived in Dakar on Wednesday for meetings that carry considerably more diplomatic weight than the official agenda suggests, as the continent’s football governing body navigates one of its most contentious decisions in recent memory. CAF confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that Motsepe would visit Senegal on Wednesday, April 8,…
The Nigerian DJ Association has announced an immediate boycott of music by Grammy-winning Afrobeats artist Burna Boy, following reports of a physical confrontation between the singer and prominent disc jockey DJ Tunez at a Lagos nightlife venue. The decision marks a rare instance of collective industry action against a major Nigerian artist and has intensified…
The leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress has deepened further with the emergence of a third faction led by Abia State Chairman Don Norman Obinna, rejecting both the Senator David Mark-led coalition and the group associated with Nafiu Bala. The development comes days after the Independent National Electoral Commission delisted the Mark…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Joemartins Uzodike, has called for the immediate resignation of the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, accusing him of bias and incompetence in handling the Commission’s withdrawal of recognition from the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the party. Uzodike, a legal practitioner, described the…
