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Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, said on Monday that the youth corps member  Ushie Uguamaye who criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over hardship is under tremendous pressure to apologise. Sowore, who accompanied the corps member to the NYSC Local Government Inspector’s office in Lagos alongside a team of lawyers, said government officials, including ministers, had been reaching out to pressure Uguamaye to apologise. Speaking on Arise TV on Monday night, Sowore insisted that the corps members committed no crime by exercising their freedom of expression in criticising Tinubu’s administration. In a now-viral TikTok video, a…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be back in action against Rwanda later this week as they look to salvage something from their 2026 World Cup Qualifiers bid, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria are fifth in Group C of the World Cup Qualifiers after picking just three points from their first four games, and they need to get going as soon as possible. New Franco-Malian coach Eric Chelle was named as Super Eagles’ coach at the start of the year, and he will be looking to start on a strong note to put the fans at ease and get the players’ full…

A suspected armed robber noted for robbing people of their belongings especially, handsets met his waterloo at the weekend, when angry mob descended on him, beating him to death. The Guardian gathered that on the day of the incident, the suspect identified as Saidu Sinah a.k.a Ojubitin and his gang allegedly attacked commuters with dangerous weapons, including dagger and snatched a few phones from them before some commuters mustered courage and charged towards one of them. Spokesperson for Lagos State Police Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident yesterday, said it happened at about 6:30a.m, on Friday near AP filling station junction…

APC tells Kaduna ex-gov to quit sulking The South South/South West Alliance has urged the 2023 presidential candidates of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, to distance themselves from the “deceptive politics” of former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, who recently defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Relatedly, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) called on el-Rufai to quit sulking, get a grip on himself and salvage some respectability, after losing out on ministerial appointments in the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. According to the alliance, Obi must recognise…

• Laments nonexistence of LG administration The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, yesterday, lamented that there is no properly constituted local council administration in the state, calling on the Federal Government to immediately halt all allocations to the state government through the Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) as stipulated in the Supreme Court ruling. The PDP noted that revenues collected are not accounted for and are being diverted, describing the situation in the state as clear executive rascality and impunity taken too far by the Governor Monday Okpebholo-led administration. The PDP also called on the Edo State…

Media strategist, Esther Ijewere, has accused Nollywood actress, Dayo Amusa, of plagiarism, saying Amusa copied and shared her social media post about singer, Asake, and his father without proper credit. Ijewere originally shared her thoughts on Facebook, reflecting on Asake’s childhood struggles and the emotional weight of his public family issues. She posted on Facebook on March 15 at 1:15am, Amusa posted the same message later on the same day. She has since deleted it when the controversy started. Ijewere’s post emphasized the deep impact of parental rejection, the emotional toll of fame, and the importance of parental presence in…

Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh was present at the King Power Stadium to watch Wilfred Ndidi play for Leicester City against Manchester United, Soccernet.ng reports. Ndidi has been an important player for Leicester City over the years, and that has not changed this season.  The Super Eagles star started in midfield when they welcomed the Red Devils. Unfortunately for him and his Leicester City side, they failed to halt their seven-game losing streak, as they lost again. Goals from Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho, and Bruno Fernandes sealed the 3-0 win for Ruben Amorim’s men. That victory just ensured that…

• APC refutes allegation of planting Jandor to destabilise PDP• Adewale, Pearse blame Bode George for party’s woes in Lagos A former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Lagos State during the 2023 general election, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has officially returned to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Jandor announced his readiness to return to APC, yesterday, during a media briefing held at Liberty Place, Ikeja, Lagos. According to him, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the President’s son, Seyi Tinubu, played a major role in facilitating his…

Abiodun Nejo Women in the legal profession have urged governments at all levels to intensify efforts to ensure the proper implementation of gender-based laws. The Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Ekiti State, Ayobami Olowoyo-Richards, made the call in response to concerns among women lawyers regarding the increasing incidents of gender-based violence in the state. Olowoyo-Richards made this appeal in Ado Ekiti on Saturday during a two-day Annual Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue on the Implementation/Status of Gender-Sensitive Legislation and Frameworks for the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls, organized by FIDA Nigeria in collaboration with the Ford Foundation. “We…

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 20 Commissioners of Police, 19 Deputy Commissioners, 13 Superintendents, and 14 Deputy Superintendents. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Abuja by PSC Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani. Ani said the CPs were elevated to Assistant Inspector-General of Police, DCPs to CP, SPs to Chief Superintendents, and DSPs to SP. The newly promoted CPs to AIGs include Fasuba Olabode, Musibau Ajani, Aliyu Musa, Patrick Atayero, Gyogon Grimah, Olaiya Mobolaji, and Chukwudi Ariekpere. Others are Abubakar Aliyu, Olalolu Adegbite, Godwin Eze, Disu Olatunji, Alausa Tolani, Kareem…