Super Falcons star striker, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or women’s player of the year award following her impressive season with FC Barcelona Femini in the Spanish League and the Super Falcons of Nigeria. Oshoala, who is the reigning Africa women’s player of the year, scored 21 goals in just 28…

Current holder of Yashin Trophy, Thibaut Courtois has been named in the nomination list for this 2023 Ballon d’Or Best Goalkeeper. Also in the list is World Cup-winning goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez, Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale and Barcelona’s Marc Andre ter Stegen. See full list Mike Maignan Yassine Bounou Andre Onana Ederson Brice Samba Emiliano Martinez Thibaut…

…says justice was not served …begins consultations with lawyers on next step The Labour Party has rejected the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court upholding the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as winner of the February 25, 2023 election. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, made the…

Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen has been nominated alongside Inter Miami forward, Lionel Messi and Man City forward Erling Haaland for the 2023 Ballon d’Or men’s award. The Super Eagles hotshot becomes the first Nigerian to be nominated for the prestigious prize Nwankwo Kanu in 1999. The Napoli striker scored 26 Serie A goals last season…

…says he failed to list specific polling units The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the allegation by the Labour Party, LP, and its candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, that the 2023 presidential election was rigged in favour of President Bola Tinubu. The court, in its preliminary ruling that was delivered by…

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed as incompetent, the case the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, filed to nullify President Bola Tinubu’s election. The court held that issues the APM raised in its petition contained pre-election matters that could only be determined by the Federal High Court. Chairman of the panel,…

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has commenced the delivery of judgement on the petition the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, filed to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu. The five-member panel of the court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, had disclosed that it would not read everything in the judgement, especially…

Justices of the Election Presidential Tribunal arrived at the court at about 9:27 a.m. to deliver judgment on three petitions that are seeking to remove President Bola Tinubu from office. Wednesday’s judgment will be delivered by the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsammani, assisted by other members of the panel: Justices Stephen Adah, Monsurat…

•Police block entrance to Court of Appeal, warn politicians against violence •Five justices decide Atiku, Obi’s petitions today, security agents patrol Abuja There was heavy security deployment at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and other flash points and dark spots in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of the delivery of the judgment on the election petitions…

…says Nigeria experienced economic development during Jonathan’s administration A former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, said the protest that trailed the fuel subsidy removal during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012 was due to political interests. Fayemi said this in his keynote address delivered at a national dialogue organised…