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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to dismiss an application filed by the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, seeking to stop the forfeiture of some properties and monies linked to him. On August 25, 2024, the court authorised the EFCC to temporarily take custody of the cash sum of $2.045 million, seven choice landed properties, and shares linked to Emefiele. At the resumption of proceedings on Friday, Emefiele’s counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olalekan Ojo, asked Justice Deinde Dipeolu to stay further proceedings in…

The Action Peoples Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the Rivers State local government election. The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, made this known on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. While declaring the results, Enebili said the announcement was suspended in Etche Local Government Area because the results collation was ongoing. Enebeli clarified that the result of Etche LGA and the 319 councillorship positions would be announced upon the conclusion of the collation. The RSIEC chairman said the election held at 6,866 units of…

Following the death of his wife, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has named his daughter, Helen Eno-Obareki, as the Acting First Lady of the state. Eno disclosed this when Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, paid him a condolence visit in Uyo. The governor said his daughter would work closely with the state’s deputy governor to ensure the Office of the First Lady continues its duties. “To maintain the Office of the First Lady and carry forward my late wife’s work, I present our daughter, Helen, to continue the duties of the office. “She will work closely with the…

Arsenal came from behind to maintain their unbeaten start to the season against winless Southampton at Emirates Stadium. Two goals in 10 second-half minutes from Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli ensured the Gunners made a full recovery after being stunned by Cameron Archer’s opener for the visitors, before Bukayo Saka confirmed the three points late on. It meant Arsenal became only the second club in Premier League history to record 400 home wins, and they remain within one point of Premier League pace-setters Liverpool before the international break. Southampton, who still only have one point after seven games, had struggled…

Mateo Kovacic scored twice as Manchester City, Man City overcame a dogged Fulham to pick up a first Premier League win in three games. Man City dominated the early stages before Raul Jimenez’s outstanding backheel cross enabled Andreas Pereira to score from close range. Adama Traore missed two big chances either side of that – being denied by Ederson in a one-on-one and then skying a shot from inside the box. And City midfielder Kovacic made him pay. His first was a first-time effort from a half-cleared corner that went in via a deflection. Newcastle frustrate Man City in 1-1…

Liverpool continued their impressive start to the season by securing a sixth successive victory in all competitions with victory at Crystal Palace – but it came at a cost as goalkeeper Alisson went off with an injury. The early Premier League pacesetters took the three points thanks to Diogo Jota’s first-half strike as the Portugal forward capitalised on some poor defending to turn in Cody Gakpo’s cross. But as they closed in on the three points Alisson appeared to suffer a hamstring injury when making a clearance and was replaced by Vitezslav Jaros for the final 10 minutes, with the…

Supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike have staged a protest in Port Harcourt, calling on the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to comply with a recent Federal High Court judgment regarding the ongoing local government elections. The protest, which drew a large crowd, was organized in response to what Wike’s supporters described as irregularities in the electoral process. Chronicle NG reports that this comes amidst ongoing political crisis in Rivers State over the local government election. The demonstrators, carrying placards with messages like “Obey Court Order” and “No Justice, No Election,” expressed frustration…

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has accused the Inspector General of Police and the entire Nigeria Police Force of serving the interest of Nyesom Wike to scuttle the Local Government election scheduled for 5th October, 2024 in the State. Fubara made the accusation during a Press Conference held at Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday. The Governor said the already scheduled Local Government election, barely hours away, cannot be stopped or truncated because a particular person does not want it conducted. He said that everything that needed to be done about the electoral process legally, security wise and…

Lebanon said an Israeli air strike on the Syrian border on Friday cut off the main international road linking the two countries. Coastal Lebanon shares a border with Israel, with which Hezbollah is at war, and Syria, where tens of thousands of people have taken refuge from the violence engulfing the country. Israel has said Hezbollah uses the road to bring weapons across the border from Syria, with which it is allied. “The road that leads to the main humanitarian crossing for thousands of Lebanese into Syria is now cut off after an Israeli strike,” Transport Minister Ali Hamieh told…

A football team consisting entirely of transgender men has made its debut in a regional league in Spain, overcoming administrative challenges and prejudice to become the first all-trans squad to achieve federated status in Europe. The team, named Fenix FC after the mythical bird symbolising rebirth, played some friendlies and seven-a-side games last season but now competes in the fifth tier in the northwestern region of Catalonia after being incorporated into a local club in the Barcelona suburb of Sant Feliu de Llobregat. Spain passed a pioneering trans rights bill last year designed to make it easier to change a…