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Bayelsa poll: APC to challenge Sylva’s disqualification in Appeal Court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to challenge Monday’s disqualification of its Bayelsa governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, from the Nov. 11 poll. Mr Perry Tukuwei, the Director, Media and Publicity APC Bayelsa Gubernatorial Campaign Council, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Yenagoa. “The party has briefed its lawyers to appeal the judgement and it is…
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Liberians head to polls as President Weah seeks second term
Liberians voted on Tuesday in a general election in which President George Weah is seeking a second term after six years marked by corruption allegations and abiding economic hardship. Around 2.4 million people are eligible to vote in the West African nation. Polls opened at 08:00 (0800 GMT) and will close at 18:00. At the Kendeja polling station in the…
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Court bars Sylva from Bayelsa governorship election over ‘third term bid’
A Federal High Court in Abuja has disqualified Timipre Sylva, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), from contesting in the Bayelsa State Governorship Election scheduled for November 11, 2023. The court, in a judgement delivered by Justice Donatus Okorowo on Monday night, upheld the suit filed by Demesuoyefa Kolomo, an APC member from Bayelsa State, challenging Sylva’s eligibility…
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Hazard announces retirement from professional football at 32
Former Chelsea and Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from football at the age of 32. Hazard, who won the Premier League twice during his time at Stamford Bridge, revealed the news on social media on Tuesday. “You must listen to yourself and stay stop at the right time,” he wrote. “After 16 years and more than…
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First Lady urges Nigerians to prioritise mental health on World Mental Health Day
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to pay more attention to their mental wellbeing and support those who are affected by mental health issues. In a press statement released on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, to mark the World Mental Health Day with the theme ‘Mental health is a universal human right’, Tinubu said that “the challenges…
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Atiku Abubakar’s nunc dimittis, By Peter Claver Oparah
By every measure the parody Atiku Abubakar, the defeated presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his cohorts put up yesterday, which they flattered with the hyperbole of ‘World Press Conference’ was an anti-climax that worsened the already battered image of Atiku and his sulking PDP fawners that are yet to live down their defeat in the hands…
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Solid minerals sector to boost GDP and combat climate change, says Alake
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Oladele Alake has reaffimed that the decision of the Federal government to diversify from hydrocarbon to making the minerals sector major contributor to Nigeria’s gross domestic product ( GDP) is our contribution to climate change. Alake dropped this hint when he received a delegation of the Miners Association of Nigeria, led by their National…
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Sanwo-Olu praises Army’s professionalism, seeks cooperation on security, traffic
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hailed the Nigerian Army for committing to the rules of engagement and professionalism in its peace mission across the country. The Governor said the Army had continued to live up to the expectations of their roles as provided by the constitution, stressing that the sacrifice paid by soldiers to keep the territorial integrity and…
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Olympics qualifier: Falcons invite Nnadozie, Ohale, Oshoala, 19 others to face Ethiopia
Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defender Osinachi Ohale and forward Asisat Oshoala headline a list of 22 players invited to the Super Falcons’ camp for this month’s Paris 2024 Women Olympic Football Tournament qualification fixture against the Senior Women National Team of Ethiopia. Ethiopia will host the first leg of the second-round fixture in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, 25th October with the…
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Lagos court sentences killer cop Vandi to death for murdering pregnant lawyer
A Lagos State High Court has ordered a suspended police officer, Drambi Vandi, to be hanged for killing a pregnant lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas day last year. Justice Ibironke Harrison said the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt that Vandi was guilty of murder. She said, “The court finds the defendant guilty on one count of murder. You will…
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