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•State APC pledges to work with Fubara The chairmanship candidates of the Labour Party (LP) in Rivers State have announced their decision to take legal action over alleged irregularities and breaches that marred the August 30, 2025, local council elections. In a joint statement by Dienye Pepple (Opobo/Nkoro); Miller Ngozi Chika (Emuoha); Fidelis Ikebuluwa (Ahoada East); Charles Inko-Tarriah (Asari/Toru), and Prince Tonye Jeminimiema (Bonny), the candidates revealed that they have instructed their legal teams to file petitions before the appropriate election tribunal constituted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). “As candidates who participated in the election, we possess…

The transfer deadline day in England, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, and many other countries across Europe was yesterday, and it was quite a big rush in the final minutes. Many players across different nationalities, including Nigeria, completed last-minute transfers to different clubs yesterday. But with the speed at which everything was happening, it would be very easy to miss out on one or two moves. Ola Aina, Wilfred Ndidi, Samuel Chukwueze, Boniface Victor, Alex Iwobi and Onyemaechi Bruno of Nigeria Super Eagles (Photo by Imago) In this article, Soccernet.ng highlights some of the moves involving Super Eagles star that happened…

A member of the defence team of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Barrister Christopher Chidera, on Tuesday, explained why a Finnish court exonerated the group but convicted self-styled IPOB Prime Minister, Simon Ekpa. Chidera, who is part of Nnamdi Kanu’s Global Defence Consortium, in a statement, explained that the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland convicted Ekpa for incitement, tax fraud, and professional misconduct, none of which IPOB is accused of. He raised serious concerns about what he called “malicious propaganda” being orchestrated against Nnamdi Kanu. He noted “the malicious article published on iBrandTV and authored by…

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Collins Agwam The Nasarawa State Government has called on residents across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state to fully key into the Federal Government’s proposed immunisation programme to eliminate Measles and Rubella, which is to be launched in October. The Executive Secretary of the Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Usman Iskilu-Saleh made the call in Lafia, the state capital on Tuesday during an orientation exercise for Journalists which was organised by the Agency ahead of the Measles-Rubella vaccination flag off by the FG. He noted that the meeting was geared towards providing journalists with the right…

Bayelsa Queens staged a dramatic comeback to beat Burkina Faso’s USFA 2-1 on Tuesday and book their place in the final of the WAFU B Women’s Champions League qualifiers, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian Women’s League champions had entered the semi-final as overwhelming favourites after cruising through Group B with a perfect record, collecting wins over Ghana’s Police Ladies, Benin’s Sam Nelly and Togo’s ASKO. But they were given an early shock when Burkinabé champions USFA, who had only managed one group-stage victory to scrape through behind hosts ASEC Mimosas, opened the scoring inside two minutes through Comfort Yeboah. Photo Credit:…

The chairmanship candidates of the Labour Party in Rivers State have announced their decision to take legal action over alleged irregularities and breaches that marred the August 30, 2025, local government elections. In a joint press statement, Dienye Pepple (Opobo/Nkoro), Miller Ngozi Chika (Emuoha), Fidelis Ikebuluwa (Ahoada East), Charles Inko-Tarriah (Asari/Toru), and Prince Tonye Jeminimiema (Bonny) revealed that they have instructed their legal teams to file petitions before the appropriate election tribunal established by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). They cited irregularities and breaches that marred the poll as the basis for their legal challenge. “As candidates who…

The fragile unity within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was put to the test on Tuesday as governors elected on the party’s platform openly declared readiness to “flex their muscles” to defend the integrity of the opposition, even as the camp of former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, issued fresh conditions that could determine the validity of the forthcoming national convention. At the inauguration of the 2025 National Convention Organising Committee in Abuja, Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, warned that the era of impunity and arrogance within the party was over, stressing that…

Nigeria will travel to South Africa to take on Bafana Bafana in a week’s time… Head coach of the South African Football Team Hugo Broos has revealed he’s not thinking about his side’s World Cup Qualifying clash against the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Soccernet.ng reports. The AFCON 2023 bronze medallists are currently top of Group D, six points above Eric Chelle’s side and the pair will meet next week Tuesday. South Africa played a 1-1 draw against the Super Eagles when both sides met in June 2024, with Nigeria still under the tutelage of Finidi George. Hugo Broos of South…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has given firm assurance that the forthcoming Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) will be accessible to students in every part of Nigeria, regardless of location. The examination body emphasised that when the new model is fully implemented in 2026, no candidate will be left out or disenfranchised due to inadequate access to technology or infrastructure. It maintains that deliberate measures are being put in place to ensure inclusivity, so that candidates from rural and underserved communities will have the same opportunities as those in urban centres. Head of the WAEC National…