IT was almost a stunning win for Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium as coach Mauricio Pochettino enjoyed a slim lead for most of the league game earlier today, February 17. Chelsea’s last two games before they met with the reigning Premier League champions, Manchester City, ended in wins, 1-3 against …

A member of the House Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo State. The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, who is also the chairman of the APC primary election committee, made this known on Saturday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Declaring …

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has said nobody has the right to announce the results of the Edo governorship primary election except Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State. In a statement on Saturday, Felix Morka, APC spokesperson, said the public should disregard any results announced by “unauthorised persons”. Morka said …

WHETHER the duty of conducting primary election to select a party’s candidate is that of National Executive Committee or National Working Committee of the party. It is, true, however, that the duty of conducting primary election to select a party’s candidate, is that of National Executive Committee or National Working …

THE manager of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, has hailed the “incredible job” Xabi Alonso has been doing at Bayer Leverkusen, describing him as a leader of the next generation of coaches. Xabi Alonso who played for top clubs like Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich, joined Bayer Leverkusen as a manager during the 2022-2023 …

THE Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has sought the Senate Passage of its proposed Act Bill. President and Chairman of the Council of CIBN, Ken Opara, disclosed this recently when he led a team from the Institute on a dialogue with the Chairman of the Senate Committee on …

THE President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, has been elected as the new chairman of the African Union for 2024 by the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). Ghazouani has taken over as Chairperson of the Union from President Azali Assoumani, who held the position in …

2023 AFCON Golden Boot winner, Emilio Nsue has accused his country, Equatorial Guinea of committing financial fraud during the tournament. Emilio Nsue was arguably the most prolific player in Equatorial Guinea’s 2023 AFCON squad as he scored five goals to finish as the tournament’s highest goalscorer. He won the tournament’s Golden Boot …

THERE was an explosion at the airport in the volatile eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday morning, Newsextra24 understands. The incident took place amidst escalating clashes between rebel groups and government forces near the strategically important town of Sake, located approximately 20 kilometres (12 …

IMMEDIATE past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning and front line governorship aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, in a swift riposte to the controversial outcome of the primary election that held on Saturday, assured his supporters that they won …