13 Liverpool fans’ tickets to the Champions League final were canceled after they attempted to resell them online for a profit. The club also made it clear to fans that anyone caught selling tickets will face severe consequences, including a possible lifetime ban. This follows a significant increase in the …
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Canada Confirms 15 Cases Of Monkeypox
Health authorities in Canada have disclosed that they had identified 10 new cases of monkeypox in Quebec, bringing the total number to 15, with additional cases expected in other provinces. Monkeypox, detected in recent weeks in Europe and North America, is a rare disease originating in Africa which usually clears up …
Read More »Okorocha’s Camp Links EFCC Arrest To APC Presidential Primary
Rochas Okorocha’s camp believes his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is politically motivated. The Senator representing the lmo West District is facing charges of misappropriation of state funds. On Tuesday, EFCC officials and security agents broke into his home in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, and kidnapped him. …
Read More »Enugu Guber Primaries: Sen Ekweremmadu Withdraws From Race
Enugu Guber Primaries: Sen Ekweremmadu Withdraws From Race Front line contestant in the gubernatorial primaries of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Enugu state, Sen. Prof. Ike Ekweremmadu has withdrawn his participation in the election scheduled to hold today, May, 25, 2023. In a statement issued by the Director-General of his …
Read More »INEC: Tax Clearance Not Complusory For Candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday has disclosed that it would collaborate with anti-graft agencies to prosecute candidates of political parties possessing forged academic credentials in the 2023 general election. Such collaboration, the commission said, would involve the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other-Related Offences Commission and the Code of Conduct …
Read More »South East Unrest: It Won’t End Well – IPOB Warns Against Attack On Igbos In North
The Indigenous People of Biafra has warned the Coalition of Northern Groups against reprisal attacks on any Igbo in the region. The separatist group said such move would only engender a circle of violence that portends danger for the country. The organisation was reacting to threats by the CNG to …
Read More »Dino Melaye Reveals Why He Lost PDP Primary In Kogi
Dino Melaye, former lawmaker has faulted gang-up for his loss at the primary to elect the senatorial candidate for Kogi West on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Recall that sources reported that the lawmaker representing Kabba/Bunu Ijumu Federal constituency, Tajudeen Yusuf, defeated Senator Dino Melaye to clinch the Peoples …
Read More »Career Politicians Hindering Nigeria’s Growth, Says Hayatu-Deen
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has said he would change the nature and dynamics of Nigeria’s politics if elected. He said he would create an environment that allows persons of other professions to excel in politics, adding that career politicians were recycling …
Read More »18-Year-Old Opens Fire On Texas Elementary School Students, Kills 15
No fewer that 14 children and a teacher at an elementary school in Texas were killed on Tuesday after an 18-year-old gunman attacked the school. The attack in Uvalde, Texas – a small community about an hour from the Mexican border — is the latest in a spate of deadly …
Read More »FIRS Seeks Tax Compliance Approval For Holding Political Offices
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has recommended that tax compliance should be a prerequisite for clearing aspirants to contest elective positions. This recommendation was made by Muhammad Nami, executive chairman, FIRS and chairman, Joint Tax Board (JTB) on Tuesday at a meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in …
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