African Cup of Nations now starts on June 21 to enable players recover from effects of Ramadan

NIGERIA's Super Eagles will participate in the 2019 African Cup of Nations a week later than earlier planned because the tournament has been moved back by a week to begin on June 21 to enable players recover from the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

 

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Benue State's Governor Ortom says federal government should be held responsible if anything happens to him

BENUE State's Governor Samuel Ortom has sounded an alarm saying that his life is in danger and has warned that should anything happen to him the federal government should be held responsible.

 

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Former NBA president Olisa Agbakoba files petition against Justice Tanko Mohammed

FORMER Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president Olisa Agbakoba has filed a petition against the newly-appointed acting chief judge of Nigeria Justice Tanko Mohammed saying his assumption of office is illegal and unconstitutional.

 

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Ohaneze Ndigbo president Chief Nwodo says Anambra's Governor Obiano called him an idiot

OHANEZE Ndigbo president Chief Nnia Nwodo has revealed that Anambra State's Governor Willie Obiano called him an idiot during a recent telephone conversation as the ongoing spat about who Igbos should support during next month's elections.

 

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Former Eagles defender and Chelsea director Michael Emenalo sacked by Monaco alongside Thierry Henry

FORMER Super Eagles defender and Chelsea's director of football Michael Emenalo has been sacked as Monaco's sporting director following the club's decision to part ways with manager Thierry Henry.

 

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says she is ready to become World Bank president as she emerges frontrunner for job

NIGERIA'S former finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala could be named as the next president of the World Bank as she has become the front runner for the job following the sudden resignation of the incumbent Jim Yong Kim.

 

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Presidency lashes out at US UK and EU for interfering in Nigeria's domestic affairs over CJN matter

NIGERIA'S presidency has warned the US and United Kingdom not to interfere in the country's domestic affairs after both governments expressed concern about the recent suspension of the chief judge of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen in the run-up to elections.

 

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Supreme Court judges boycott Justice Tanko's inauguration of election panels as protest against interference

NEWLY appointed acting chief judge of Nigeria Justice Tanko Mohammed is facing a mutiny among Supreme Court judges as they have refused to recognise him and made their feelings known by boycotting his recent inauguration of election petition panels.

 

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Governor Umahi offers to lend APC supporters when Buhari visits Ebonyi just to fill the stadium

GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State has chided the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) saying the party failed to mobilise their members for President Muhammadu Buhari's recent visit to Enugu State indicating that it was very weak across the southeast.

 

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Atiku describes Onnoghen's suspension as an attempt to interfere with the outcome of elections

FORMER vice president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has described the recent suspension of the chief judge of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen as anti-democratic act related to the forthcoming elections.

 

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