The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has heard the appeal brought by Hon. Moses Agaba against the decision of the High Court to set aside the interim order restraining Comrade Austin Agada as the Benue State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Hon.Agaba, in this appeal, is challenging the ruling of Justice M. A. Ikpambese, the Chief Judge of Benue State, for setting aside the interim order issued by the Benue State High Court, Aliade Division restraining Agada from parading himself as the Chairman of APC, Benue State Chapter. Arguing the Appeal, Moses Agaba’s Counsel, Matthew Burkaa, SAN, adopted…
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Former Manchester United midfielder, Nicky Butt has warned the club’s new head coach, Ruben Amorim about the squad he is about to handle. Butt is of the opinion that none of Manchester United’s current players has what it takes to play for either Arsenal, Manchester City, or Liverpool’s squads. The Red Devils had a poor start to the season and are currently sitting 13th in the Premier League with only three wins from their first 10 games. The Red Devils only won their first Europa League clash last night, defeating PAOK 2-0. These disappointing results led to Erik ten Hag’s…
Former Argentina and Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero, has predicted his countryman, Lionel Messi, will make it into Argentina’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Aguero, 36, is of the opinion that his compatriot would be at the tournament ‘physically’, but would not be on the same level that he ‘always was’. Messi led Argentina to the World Cup victory in 2022, marshaling the South Americans to victory in Qatar after a 4-2 on penalties against France in the final. The 37-year-old scored seven goals and bagged three assists in seven games and was crowned the Player of the…
Big Brother Naija reality stars, Wanni and Handi Danbaki have revealed that they sometimes switch places due to their identities. Featuring on a recent episode of the BTS podcast, Handi recounted how Wanni pretended to be her on a date with a potential boyfriend while she was on a date with another man. She explained that she agreed to go on a date with two different men at the same time and had to plead with Wanni to go to one on her behalf. She said, “Back then in university, I had two dates. I don’t even know why I…
Zamfara State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Tijjani Illiyasu has warned motorists to avoid over-speeding, overloading, and using drugs during driving. The Sector Commander gave the warning during a town hall meeting held at UBE Training Centre Gusau, the State capital. Illiyasu said that the essence of the town hall meeting was to gather the stakeholders, drivers, and tell them the danger of reckless driving, Tijjani appealed to the drivers to always obey the rules and regulations of driving. In his remarks, the Chairman of the occasion, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Hon. Lawal Barau Bungudu, commended the…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Kabiru Yahaya Classic has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Classic announced his defection on Thursday after meeting with the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani and the Chairman, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari Political Organization, Alhaji Lawal M Liman, as well as other Zamfara APC stakeholders in Kaduna. According to the former lawmaker, who represented Anka/Talata Mafara Federal Constituency between 2019 and 2023, under the umbrella of the PDP, he defected along with the PDP structure in Talata Mafara Local Government Area, including the PDP…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has declared that he is still a member of the Labour Party (LP) despite the defeat suffered by his party during the recent Abia State local government elections. Otti, who stated this at Government House Umuahia while responding to questions from journalists during his monthly chat with the press, on Thursday, blamed the crisis in LP for the abysmal performance the party recorded. He explained that a lot of his supporters who were dissatisfied with the crisis in the LP went elsewhere, even as he said that his followers voted for right candidates irrespective of…
Former CIA director and US defense secretary, Leon Panetta, has predicted that when sworn in, Donald Trump, will give Israeli Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu a “blank check” in the Middle East, possibly opening the way for all-out war between Israel and Iran. According to him, the President-elect, who defeated the Democrats’ Kamala Harris to win the presidential election this week, and will take office again in January, would give Israel his blessing on every move. “With regards to the Middle East, I think he’s basically going to give Netanyahu a blank check,” he said via the Guardian, UK. “‘Whatever you…
Victor Osimhen has talked up Galatasaray’s impressive win over Tottenham Hotspur in Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League clash. Osimhen scored twice to help Okan Buruk’s side record a 3-2 victory over the Premier League club at the RAMS Park. Galatasaray remain unbeaten in the competition after four matches. The Nigerian said Tottenham made things difficult for them in the game. “Tottenham was a very difficult opponent. We made our preparations accordingly. I want to congratulate my team. I would also like to thank our fans who supported us from the first moment to the last,” Osimhen told the club’s official…
United States President-elect, Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, a longtime GOP operative, as his White House chief of staff. Wiles was Trump’s campaign manager and has been widely credited for running what was Trump’s most disciplined and well-executed campaign. Trump had given a special thanks to Wiles for her prominent role in the campaign during his victory celebration on Wednesday. He described Wiles as tough, smart, innovative and said she is universally admired and respected. “Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my 2016…