Activist-cum-politician Aisha Yesufu on Saturday said she was not a card-carrying member of the Labour Party, LP, or any other political party. Yesufu, a member of the 2023 LP presidential campaign council, made the declaration on Seun Okinbaloye’s podcast, Mic On. https://newsextra24.com/why-i-wont-challenge-edo-election-result-in-court-olumide-akpata/ She also denied ever looking for an appointment …
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THE candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the recently concluded Edo State Governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has said he won’t challenge the outcome of the election at the tribunal. Newsextra24 reports that Akpata, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Recall …
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BRAZILIAN authorities, on Friday, October 11, 2024, commenced closing down more than 2,000 betting sites, including those that sponsors popular football team Corinthians and other first division clubs, as part of a push to regulate online gambling. Latin America’s biggest economy is struggling with what Finance Minister Fernando Haddad has …
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THE naira, on Friday, October 11, 2024, depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,641.27 to the dollar. Data from the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed that the naira lost N82k. This represents a 1.15 per cent loss when compared to …
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THE Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed November 1, 2024 to rule on the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the final forfeiture of the $2.045million, seven choice landed properties and shares involving former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. On the …
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COTE d’Ivoire and Ghana have agreed to deepen their collaboration in the cultivation, processing, and marketing of cocoa and cashew nuts, both critical products for their agricultural economies. This agreement was reached during the first summit of the ‘Strategic Partnership Agreement between Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana,’ held on Friday in …
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THE African Union, alongside a coalition of 104 UN member states, has strongly condemned Israel’s decision to declare UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as ‘persona non grata.’ This controversial move prevents Guterres from entering Israel, following his call for an immediate de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East. In a joint …
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Premier League club, Nottingham Forest have been fined £750,000 by the English Football Association for bringing the game into disrepute. This penalty was imposed on Nottingham Forest after the club expressed concerns regarding the integrity of a match official following their defeat to Everton in the previous season. The dispute arose …
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THE opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State has vehemently rejected the results of the local government election held on Wednesday, branding the exercise as ill-fated and promising to pursue legal action against the outcome. At a press conference on Saturday at the party secretariat in Jos, the state capital, …
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HUMAN rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has announced that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has returned his international passport, allowing him to travel out of the country after a prolonged ordeal. In a post shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Sowore revealed that he …
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