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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government which means he will no longer be able to sell the club. Abramovich has had “his assets frozen, a prohibition on transactions with UK individuals and businesses, a travel ban and transport sanctions” imposed on him. The UK government, however, granted Chelsea a special license […]
Women under various groups on Thursday continued their protest at the National Assembly gate. For the fifth day, the women gathered early morning at the National Assembly demanding that lawmakers rescind their decision over rejection of five gender bills in the process of amendment of 1999 constitution. The protest by the women drawn from various […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, rubbished claims that its leader Nnamdi Kanu has been removed as the Director of the group in the United Kingdom. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, maintained that Kanu is still the group’s leader. In a chat with DAILY POST, Powerful described those behind the claim as gossip mongers […]
The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has ruled out vying for any post in the forthcoming general but said only President Muhammadu Buhari can make him rescind the decision. He said this on Wednesday in reaction to speculations that he will be the running mate to the former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi […]
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, his Deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, and 16 members of the state House of Assembly have filed an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which on Tuesday sacked them from office over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The governor and his co-appellants […]
THE Senate has vehemently jettisoned President Muhammdu Buhari’s Bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act, 2022. The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act 2022 and for related matters, 2022,” was overwhelming rejected by Senators, a development that effectively stopped its second reading. The Bill was thrown out on Wednesday […]
Russia has been removed from the 2022 World Cup qualification round, according to FIFA. The decision was made following President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch military operations in Ukraine, the world football body said. Russia’s opponents, Poland, have been given a bye into the Path B playoff final on March 29. Poland had been due […]
The Benin Zonal Command of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it rescued 105 victims of human trafficking in various operations in 2021. Mr Nduka Nwannwenne, the Zonal Commander, NAPTIP, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday. Nwachukwu said that some […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has nominated Iduma Enwo Igariwey as a replacement for Governor David Umahi, and Mr Fred Udeogu as Deputy Governor. This comes hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and his Deputy, Eric Igwe, to vacate their seats as Governor and Deputy respectively, […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and his deputy, Eric Igwe, to vacate their seats as the sitting governor and deputy respectively, on grounds that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the election on March 2019 and not its candidate. Having defected to the All Progressives Congress […]
