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The Taraba state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised the alarm over an alleged plan to upturn Saturday’s governorship election in favour of the opposition political party in the state. The leadership of the party, which raised the alarm on Monday, in Jalingo through its spokesperson, Andeta’rang Irammae, said the party has uncovered the mapped out plans to deny the PDP victory. Lamenting the ongoing delay in making public the winner of the governorship election, by… Read the full article here

The Super Eagles had their first training session on Monday night at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double header against Guinea-Bissau. 11 players took part in the session which was mostly light workouts. The first 30 minutes of the session was open to journalists and the public. Leicester City duo, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi, as well Ademola Lookman, Joe Aribo, Alex Iwobi and Semi Ajayi are some of the players already in the… Read the full article here

You must have heard of the greens when talking about golf, welcome to the brown. Burkina Faso’s sole golf course is a pioneer in bringing sustainability to a water-consuming sports. Founded in 1975, it boasts an 18-hole and two nine-hole courses — all certified by the French golf federation. Villagers whose land was taken… Read the full article here

The founder of Africa Sourcing has accused certain members of the Federation of Cocoa Commerce of ganging up on him, saying his company was defrauded of more than $5.3m. Source Read the full article here

The Taraba State Police Command on Monday accused soldiers of shooting two policemen to death at a military checkpoint close to the INEC headquarters in the Jalingo area of the state. Confirming the development to the News Agency of Nigeria, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Usman, said two other policemen were sustained injuries during the attack were receiving treatment in hospital, adding that an investigation would be conducted to ascertain the… Read the full article here

Some people are fond of jovially saying, ‘Stop franking your face.’ They do so to show how awkward the statement sounds. The fact, however, is that some actually believe ‘franking face’ is a correct expression and thus use it – whereas it is pregnant with at least two major blunders. In the first place, although ‘franking’ is a legitimate English word, its meaning is different from that of ‘frowning’, which is what is expected in the context of… Read the full article here

The Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State has called on the Deputy Senate President,  Ovie Omo-Agege, to accept his defeat in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The PUNCH reports that the governorship candidate of the PDP, Sheriff Oborevwori, who is the Speaker of the state House of Assembly defeated Omo-Agege, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared that Oborevwori polled 360,234… Read the full article here

Low-income earners have been facing challenges meeting one of the basic needs of man, shelter, due to lack of access to finance. The poor mortgage system in Nigeria has made housing unaffordable for millions, writes JOSEPHINE OGUNDEJI Nigeria’s housing shortage still persists, despite the real estate industry contributing 5.64 per cent to the country’s GDP in 2022. The Federal Government would need to spend N21 trillion to address the country’s 28 million… Read the full article here

The World Obesity Atlas 2023 report published by the World Obesity Federation has shown that Nigeria is least prepared to deal with the rising Non-Communicable Diseases and obesity globally. The report shows that Nigeria ranks 180 out of 183 countries on the NCDs-Obesity Preparedness Rankings. The ranking system takes account of countries’ current health system responses to the NCDs and their commitment to the implementation of obesity prevention policies. The… Read the full article here

• Djurtus hold first training, arrive Abuja today A total of 16 players have arrived at the Super Eagles’ John Woods Hotel Camp in Abuja ahead of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau on Friday and March 27, with nine more expected, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Eagles are scheduled to play the Djurtus in a two-legged affair as they bid to book their place at the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast next year. The first leg holds at the… Read the full article here