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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to probe the raid on the residence of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili. A group of uniformed gunmen had stormed the residence of the Judge. It is still unclear who ordered the raid as the EFCC and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami have denied staging such operation. “We are taking steps as a government and people of the state to see that this matter is concluded and find out who are those who are the perpetrators,” he said on Sunday during a…

Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has been subjected to racist abuse online and the 28-year-old shared screenshots of some of the comments after Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League win over Manchester City. Zaha, who scored the opening goal of the game at the Etihad Stadium, was brought down by Aymeric Laporte which resulted in the City defender receiving a straight red card in first-half stoppage time. The Ivory Coast international, who has previously been targeted online, posted images of the racist messages that he received on Instagram after the game and asked social media companies to take the problem seriously. “This…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 400th league goal and won a penalty as AC Milan claimed a narrow victory over Roma in Serie A. Milan’s win moves them level on points with league leaders Napoli. Ibrahimovic, 40, opened the scoring with a free-kick and Franck Kessie converted from the spot after Roma’s Roger Ibanez fouled the Swede. Ibrahimovic scores at both ends as AC Milan edge past Bologna Theo Hernandez was sent off for Milan, with Stephan El Shaarawy scoring in added time against his former club. Earlier on Sunday, Napoli edged to a 1-0 win at struggling Salernitana and, like…

West Ham pushed their top-four credentials as they thrashed 10-man Aston Villa to condemn them to a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat. The result leaves David Moyes’ side level on points with third-placed Manchester City in fourth, while Villa remain 15th, three points above the bottom three. Ben Johnson opened the scoring for the visitors with a low drive into the bottom left corner from 18 yards after being picked out by Declan Rice’s cross-field pass. And Rice drove into the same corner to restore the Hammers’ lead after Ollie Watkins had swept home an equaliser following good work from…

The National President of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, Dr. Iyke Odo, has eulogised Prof. Yemi Osinbajo for his patriotism, passion and commitment to the progress of the nation. Odo described Osinbajo as a perfect and worthy Vice President of the country. He praised the VP at the 2021 Annual Convention of the Kings Palace Church International, in Kuje, where Prof Osinbajo had attended on Saturday. He said: “We are very privileged to have this uncommon man. A man very unusual, very unique in his ways of adapting and collaborating with the masses of this…

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over the controversial and unwarranted invasion of the house of the second most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili by security operatives. This is even as the CNPP congratulated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the successful conduct of its national convention, urging other political parties to emulate the rancour-free convention and the emergence of the youngest national youth leader in any major political party in the country.…

Gunmen who identified themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played, killing at least two people and injuring 10 others, officials say. A Taliban spokesman said two of the three gunmen had been arrested but denied they had acted on behalf of the Islamist movement. Music was banned when the Taliban ruled the country from 1996 to 2001. The new authorities have not yet issued such a decree. An eyewitness told the newsmen that four couples were being married in a joint wedding in Surkh Rod district in the province of Nangarhar on Friday.…

-VP attends PFN Thanksgiving in Jos, back in Abuja commends unity of Kuje community as people of different faiths celebrate church anniversary -Osinbajo is an uncommon man, always collaborating with the masses – President, Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN says that despite the challenges the country is currently facing, Nigerians should not lose hope as it remains a nation with great promises and a bright future. Prof. Osinbajo who has on different occasions affirmed his faith and firm belief in the country’s great future and immense potential of its people, declared this again on Saturday…

The widow of the late spokesperson of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, has been delivered of a set of twins – a boy and a girl, on Wedsnesday, October 27, 2021. The news was disclosed on Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin’s Facebook handle on Sunday morning. The statement revealed that the mother and her children were in excellent health. Read the statement below: “The “miracle” birth fulfilled the wishes of the late Odumakin towards the end of his sojourn on earth to have another baby to be named after him. “The couple got married in 1997, had their first baby girl in 2000 and…

The Nigerian Government has again postponed the deadline for the verification of National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami.  The Minister urged Nigerians and legal residents to comply with the latest directives before the end of 2021. The latest development was revealed in a statement on Saturday jointly signed by the spokespersons for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Ikechukwu Adinde and Kayode Adegoke, respectively. Both men had in a statement in June announced October 31 as the deadline for the linkage…