A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has accused the Nigerian Presidency of presenting a misleading account of a United States court ruling involving President Bola Tinubu and records of alleged drug trafficking.The firm made the allegation while reacting to a report titled, “US Court Blocks Discovery Attempt Against President Tinubu in FOIA Suit,” which was shared by Sunday Dare.In a statement on its X handle, the firm acknowledged that the US court had blocked Aaron Greenspan’s request to serve discovery on Tinubu in a separate case involving allegations of hacking by the Nigerian Presidency and its…
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Ranchers Bees are set to make a return to their original ground, the Kaduna Township Stadium for their home matches in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, DAILY POST reports.The Bees are currently playing their home matches at the Sani Abacha stadium in Kano following renovation work on their ground.The ground was not completed early for the start of the 2026/27 season.According to reports, Ranchers Bees will face Enyimba on their newly renovated ground in Kaduna next weekend.
The Zamfara State Police Command has revealed that over 30 decomposed bodies of suspected bandits were discovered during the ongoing clearance operations in the state.A statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the clearance operation was aimed at flushing out bandits from Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.The statement disclosed that the operation has resulted in a series of confrontations between the armed criminal elements and men of the police command operating in collaboration with local civil security outfits.“The operation commenced on 28th October 2026, following an attempted attack by armed bandits…
Chelsea manager, Xabi Alonso, has revealed the half-time team talk that saw his team defeat Manchester United 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.The Blues bounced back from a Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Liverpool to take three points and jump into the top four places.Despite a tough first half, goals from Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer clinched maximum points for Alonso’s men.”We are happy. The game had different moments. The first half was close: few chances for both teams,” Alonso told Sky Sports.
TV host Morayo Brown has warned parents against sending emotionally immature teenagers abroad for high school, following reports that a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy was killed in the United States after allegedly being bullied.Brown gave the warning while reacting to the incident, recalling how she was bullied when she attended high school in the US at the age of 15.She said fellow students targeted her because she was African, put dirty items in her locker and pushed her during morning sports activities.Brown said she did not report the incidents because she was new to the school and wanted to fit in,…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has expressed concern over the reported conviction of a Christian woman in Borno, North East Nigeria.CAN, in a statement signed by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, expressed concern over the reported conviction and imprisonment of a Christian woman, identified as Lami Samuel Dawa.The Association said it is particularly concerned by reports that the case arose from circumstances involving the conversion of an adult woman to Christianity, although the precise facts and legal basis of the conviction are still being verified.CAN said an appeal has been filed, adding it is committed to allowing the judicial process to…
It is one of three changes made by manager Michael Carrick, with Lisandro Martinez and Matheus Cunha also brought into the starting XI.Ayden Heaven, Mason Mount and Youri Tielemans are among the substitutes, while Kobbie Mainoo is also on the bench after missing United’s last four games through injury.Estevao comes in for his first Premier League start of the season, as Xabi Alonso makes four changes to the Chelsea XI that started Wednesday’s EFL Cup loss at Liverpool.Malo Gusto and Danny Welbeck drop to the bench, Maxence Lacroix is out with a hamstring injury and Jordan Henderson is a surprise…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused President Bola Tinubu of going into panic mode ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the Federal Government’s proposed N50,000 monthly cash relief as an election gimmick.The opposition party alleged that the announcement was driven by Tinubu’s desperation to regain public support following its promise to reduce the cost of living and make life more affordable for Nigerians if elected in 2027.The ADC stated this in a press statement issued on Saturday, October 31, and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi.The party argued that the timing of the proposed intervention…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has declared that the state will witness a change of governors without a quarrel.Sanwo-Olu said the change is something that he will be proud of as a governor of the state.He spoke during the unveiling of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the state, Femi Hamzat’s manifesto and campaign launch.According to Sanwo-Olu: “I stand here with only seven months left in my office, a governor learns in his last months what he actually built and I have learnt that the rails and bridges that we built, the hospitals that we commissioned, the…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the national leader of the party, Seriake Dickson were spotted on Friday using a colourful boat regatta to campaign in Bayelsa State.The event, which was held in Yenagoa, turned into a carnival as hundreds of boats decorated with party flags sailed across the creek, with supporters chanting Obi’s name.Peter Obi, who arrived with Dickson, mounted one of the lead boats and waved to the crowd that gathered at the waterfront.Speaking at the regatta, Obi said the NDC represents a new movement to rescue Nigeria, and that Bayelsa being a riverine…