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Hearing stalled on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja in an asset forfeiture case involving properties linked to former Bayelsa State governor, Timipre Sylva. Judge Obiora Egwuatu had to adjourn the matter after EFCC lawyer, Oluwaleke Atolagbe, failed to file a report of compliance on an earlier interim order affecting the properties. The assets, all of which are in Abuja, iinclude four blocks of terraces at Dakibiyu and two blocks of buildings in Garki, currently occupied by the National Information Technology Development Agency. They also include a duplex with penthouse and office complex in Maitama, and eight units…

Nollywood film director and founder of the Abuja International Film Festival, AIFF, Fidelis Duker, has declared his intention to contest for the seat of the House of Representatives 2027, Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency. The position is at present held by Joseph Archibong Bassey of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on Emergency and Disaster Management. Mr Duker is contesting under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) platform. He joins the ranks of his industry colleagues, Foluke Daramola, who contested under the APC and Emeka Ike, who is contesting under the NDC. The filmmaker…

A former National Publicity Secretary of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, now a chieftain of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Ladipo Johnson, has said that the recent assault on the Yashikira Emir’s Palace and the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters in Baruten LGA, Kwara State, is a reminder that the current administration has completely lost its grip on the country’s security.‎‎Johnson, who spoke in a statement on Monday, described recent attacks in Kwara and Oyo states as evidence of a systemic security collapse, highlighting the abduction of over 30 pupils in Oyo and fatal incidents in Baruten LGA. The Lagos…

Mustapha Bala Dawaki, former Chief of Staff to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has defected to the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC. Dawaki, a former member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, defected to the opposition party just a week after he lost the APC ticket for the 2027 election following a consensus decision. Saifullahi Hassan, a media assistant to Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a leader of the NDC and the Kwankwasiyya Movement, confirmed the development on Monday. Hassan said the defection was formalized at Kwankwaso’s Kano Miller Rose residence. “Today, Leader Kwankwaso welcomed Mustapha Bala…

Bandits have abducted 13 residents of Tangaram Village in Wasagu District of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State following a midnight attack on the community. Residents said the attackers stormed the village at about 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, firing sporadically before breaking into homes and whisking victims away toward the Zamfara border. The Kebbi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Monday, saying the abducted residents were still in captivity while rescue operations continued across the area. Police spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, said preliminary investigations showed that all the victims were adult male residents of the village. “The abducted…

Former Newcastle United attacking midfielder, Chris Waddle, has advised Manchester United manager Michael Carrick to get rid of two players this summer. Carrick is preparing for his first transfer window as Manchester United’s permanent manager. The Englishman was recently appointed as Man United’s new manager on a two-year contract. Speaking to BoyleSports, Waddle insisted that Man United needs to part ways with another five or six players, including Zirkzee and Hojlund. “Looking at Manchester United, Casemiro is going, they have got to get rid of Joshua Zirkzee, Rasmus Hojlund has to be moved on,” Waddle said. “There are another five…

From a deadly midnight attack in Kwara State where gunmen stormed Yashikira community, burning part of the Emir’s palace and abducting residents, to a political shake-up in Katsina involving a former senior government aide linked to an alleged kidnap syndicate, and a growing list of Premier League players who have won titles with two clubs, the day has been marked by security concerns, political developments, and sports milestones across Nigeria and beyond. Here’s your complete afternoon roundup: 1. 10 abducted as bandits raze palace in Kwara community Rising tension in Kwara State followed a coordinated overnight attack on Yashikira community…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Edo State Command, has arrested a 24-year-old suspect over an alleged internet fraud involving a fake online vehicle purchase worth more than N3 million. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr Saidi Akintayo, disclosed this during a news conference in Benin on Monday. Akintayo said the case was reported on February 3, by the complainant, Olanrewaju Nurudeen, of Aduwawa, Benin, who attempted to purchase a 2010 Toyota Corolla through a US-based car auction website. According to him, the complainant unknowingly transferred N3,005,000 into an Access Bank account belonging to one Oluwafunmilayo Olubode, after…

Aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Imo North senatorial district have clarified that their decision to step down for the party’s incumbent candidate, Senator Patrick Ndubueze, was voluntary, dismissing reports suggesting they were induced or forced. Speaking to journalists on Monday in Owerri, Longers Anyanwu, who spoke on behalf of three other aspirants, said the clarification became necessary to correct what he described as “misrepresentations and falsehoods” circulating on social media about the outcome of the APC senatorial primary in the zone. “There’s need to make some clarifications in order to obviate the misrepresentations and falsehoods being peddled by…

Winning the Premier League is one of football’s toughest achievements. Doing it with more than one club is even rarer — a mark of players who have adapted, evolved, and delivered at the highest level across different teams and eras. Only a small group of players have managed to win the Premier League with two different clubs, forming an exclusive list of consistent winners. As reported by Planet Football on Monday, only 10 players have managed to lift the famous trophy with more than one side. Henning BergBlackburn Rovers & Manchester United Nicolas AnelkaArsenal & Chelsea Ashley ColeArsenal & Chelsea…