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By Chidinma IwuohaNigeria’s Ademola Lookman has been ranked number 14 in the 2023 Ballon d’Or award held in Paris, France.The Atalanta forward narrowly missed out in joining Victor Osimhen to become the only Nigerians to have made the top 10 in the Ballon d’Or award. Osimhen was ranked in the 8th position last year.Lookman is however the only African player that made the...

By Arese Julian OsaweThe House of Representatives has condemned the assault on a ride-hailing driver by a member of the lower lawmaking House.A video of Alex Ikwechegh assaulting Stephen Abuwatseya and threatening him had gone viral, prompting condemnations from Nigerians.Hours after the video emerged, the House of Representatives said it was concerned over the incident which it takes &ld...

By Ewoma OmajeNorthern governors have expressed concern over the blackout in the region and have appealed by the Federal Government and related authorities to speed up the restoration of power. The Northern Governors’ Forum said this after the union’s meeting with traditional rulers and other stakeholders in Kaduna.The governors in a communique issued after the meeting acknowledged that the electricity power blackout affec...

By Ewoma OmajeNigeria’s Flying Eagles came from a goal down to defeat Niger Republic in the semi-finals of the WAFU Zone B tournament in Togo....

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By Arese OsaweAn international search by the FBI has identified more than 400 people from 10 countries who lost relatives in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 or suffered emotional injury in its aftermath.The US law enforcement agency tried to track down people directly affected by the atrocity in advance of a Libyan suspect's trial next yearA federal court in Washington DC is deciding how to allow remote access to the case against alleged bombmaker ...

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By Mary NwabumaJigawa State has withdrawn from the high-profile Supreme Court case initiated by Kogi State against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The case, marked SC/CV/178/2023, challenges the constitutionality of the EFCC’s authority to investigate state funds.At a press briefing, Jigawa’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Bello Fanini, conf...