The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has confirmed that Senegal has submitted an appeal case against Confederation of African Football (CAF) for stripping it of the AFCON 2025 title. The Lausanne-based court disclosed in a media release that it received the appeal by the Senegalese football federation (FSF) on Wednesday. Senegal won the AFCON…
Bandits who abducted who abducted eight members of the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA), Omugo, in Ifelodun LGA of Kwara state, have reportedly demanded a ransom of N1 billion for their release. On Sunday, March 22, the bandits attacked the church during church service and abducted some members eight members. In an interview with…
A police officer and nine soldiers have been reportedly killed in a deadly ambush by bandits in Giro community, Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi state. The attack occurred on Wednesday when the security operatives, traced the bandits to a construction company yard following a tip-off from residents. However, the security operatives were ambushed by…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday arraigned Nasir El-Rufai, before a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna over alleged corruption-related offences. The presiding judge, Rilwanu Aikawa, adjourned the matter to March 31 for the hearing of pending applications, including the defendant’s bail application. El-Rufai and Joel Adoga who we…
Eight persons have been reportedly killed on Monday after a vehicle they were travelling in was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on a bridge in Niger state. It was gathered that the veĥicle which was moving between Nuku and Woro stepped on the IED, which exploded on the bridge and killed the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is to arraign former Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai at the federal high court on Tuesday in Kaduna. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, the commission said the charges, which were filed on March 18, border on alleged conversion of and possession of public…
