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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fired its Director of Refereeing, Désiré Noumandiez Doué, following the submission of two formal petitions by the host country Morocco, challenging Nigeria’s victory and suing for the recall of the trophy. Doué’s removal comes after the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) submitted an official protest, claiming there were serious mistakes by the referees during the final match in Rabat. Morocco, the host country, lost 3–2 to Nigeria after taking a two-goal lead. Although Doué did not officiate the game himself, he was responsible for appointing the match officials. The final was handled by…
With Atiku Abubakar out of the party to his new bride, ADC, a founding member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Jerry Gana was on Focus Nigeria, a TV programme on AIT where he discussed Peter Obi’s return to PDP. Professor Jerry Gana disclosed that it was the party that reached out to the former Anambra State governor and Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, urging him to return to the PDP. Gana confirmed ongoing reconciliatory efforts within the party and acknowledged Obi as one of the political figures being courted. He went on to explain that Obi was…
The House of Representatives sitting on Tuesday July 22, 2025 constituted a committee to probe University of Calabar (UNICAL) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi. The decision of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance co-sponsored by the House Minority Leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda and Hon. Ahmad Jaha during Tuesday’s plenary. Speaking on the substance of the motion, Jaha noted that over 300 Dentistry students at the University of Calabar, Cross River State are going through difficult times, following the refusal of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to induct graduates from the…
The presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has criticized the Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar (UNICAL) over recent students welfare which has given rise to pockets of protests. Obi, calling for urgent intervention in the crisis affecting dental students at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), stressed that “no student should suffer as a result of leadership failings”. Obi stated this in a post on his official X handle, following reports of issues surrounding the graduation and induction quotas of dental students at UNICAL. “No student should suffer due to what I consider…
Yesterday, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central in the 10th Nigerian Senate, Sen. Natasha Akpoti forced her way into the National Assembly complex but was denied access into the Senate Chamber as she attempted resuming from “controversial” suspension. This development has forced the leadership of the Senate to issue a fresh update on when the lawmaker would be allowed to resume legislative proceedings. Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu says Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan remains suspended till the red chamber resume from recess in two months’ time. Adaramodu said this yesterday when he sat as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on…
In a strange turn of events, Muslims, irrespective of social status often pay no serious attention to the graves of their deceased. However, members of the late President Muhammadu Buhari have chosen to design the grave of their late military dictator. Here are pictures of the current design of the grave that is trending on social media and newspaper pages:
A serving governor in Nigeria was hospitalized yesterday evening, Sunday July 20, 2025 after being involved in a road accident. The governor, Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State who was returning from Daura along the Daura–Katsina Road, had gone to pay respects at the residence of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari and receive condolences. According to a statement from Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Governor Radda “sustained no serious injuries and remains in stable condition.” As a precaution, the governor is undergoing routine medical evaluations at a facility in Daura under the care of attending medical…
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined Multichoice Nigeria the sum of N766,242,500 (Seven-Hundred-and-Sixty-Six-Million-Two-Hundred-and-Forty-Two-Thousand-Five-Hundred naira). According to FG, the South Africa company, DSTV violated the Nigeria Data Protection Act. According to an investigation which commenced in the second quarter of 2024, DSTV breached the privacy rights of Multichoice subscribers and also guilty of illegal cross-border transfer of personal data of Nigerians. “NDPC found, among others, that Multichoice violated the data privacy rights of subscribers and their friends who are not necessarily subscribers”, NDPC Head, Legal, Enforcement & Regulations, Babatunde Bamigboye, said in a statement on…
In a judgement delivered on Friday, June 4, 2025 by Justice Binta Nyako, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025 filed by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Court described Natasha’s suspension as excessive, advising the Senate to lift it. However, the Senate, responding immediately, mentioned one condition the suspended senator must meet before she will be allowed to return to Chamber. The Senate Spokesperson, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, said the Red Chamber would not immediately reinstate the embattled senator, stating that the court judgment did not override the Senate’s constitutional powers to discipline its members. “Which judgment are we appealing when they (the…
Investigations carried out to ascertain the cause of the Air India plane crash that killed all 270 passengers on board has been completed and here is what the airplane’s black box revealed. Deaths: 270 people died Plane Type: Air India Boeing 787 Accident Time: Happened during takeoff Early Investigation Says: Main Cause: The captain’s seat had a problem—it couldn’t stay locked in place. What Happened: The seat suddenly slid backward. This caused the captain to accidentally pull the engine controls (throttles) back to idle (low power). Result: The engines lost power quickly, and the plane stalled (lost lift) while still…