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A coalition of Nigerian youth, student, and civil society organizations has demanded the immediate removal of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, citing recent incidents of alleged police brutality under his leadership. The group’s demands follow the arrest and reported mistreatment of Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) Commandant Dickson Akoh, along with other officers, which they claim exemplifies an escalation of abusive practices within the police force. During an emergency press conference in Abuja, coalition leaders condemned the IGP for allegedly ordering the arrest of Akoh over a tenancy dispute. Armed officers reportedly stormed the Peace Corps headquarters in…

Erik ten Hag has been sacked by Manchester United after the club’s worst start to a Premier League season, and just four months on from being handed a contract extension at Old Trafford. United have won just three of their opening nine league games of the campaign, including Sunday’s late 2-1 defeat at West Ham, with Ten Hag failing to impress United’s new club ownership. The decision was confirmed on Monday and former Manchester United striker,  Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was Ten Hag’s assistant, will take interim charge with immediate effect. “We are grateful to Erik for everything he has done during his…

The football world eagerly awaits 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony, set to take place today (Monday) at the historic Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The highly coveted award, honoring the best individual talent in world football, is poised to spotlight a new generation of players in the absence of longtime icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo from this year’s nominee list. Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr. leads the pack of favorites, with many analysts predicting his rise to the prestigious title. Yet, the Brazilian faces tough competition from his own teammate Jude Bellingham, as well as Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe. Manchester…

Former Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, has expressed concern over the exodus of talented young Nigerians from the country. According to Jega, the trend and current struggles in the nation symbolise a dangerous loss of hope. Speaking at the launch of the inauguration of a non-governmental organisation, ‘Unveiling and Rebranding Nigeria Initiative’ in Abuja, on Saturday, Jega urged Nigerians to restore faith in the country’s future. He said, “The country’s current struggles, including the nation’s global label as the poverty capital of the world and the increasing exodus of young talent, known as the “Japa” phenomenon are…

The continued power outages in many parts of the country, particularly in the Northern and Eastern States, as well as South-South states, have remained a cause of grievous concern. It is heartbreaking to see that the affected states, majorly in the Northern parts of Nigeria, have been facing a total blackout for several days now. The negative impact of the continued power outage on businesses, especially small businesses, who depend primarily on public power supply to sustain their businesses as a means of livelihood, is unimaginable. This power crisis, when combined with the present high cost of petroleum products and…

The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has filed a suit against Yoruba Nation agitator, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, in an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, the state capital, for recording and publicly releasing his private telephone conversation with another person without his consent. Adams, who also serves as the National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, submitted the suit, marked M/1006/2024, for enforcement of his fundamental rights, stating that Igboho’s actions had caused him significant harm in his role as the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. In his Motion on Notice, dated 15 October 2024, copies…

Omowunmi, widow of the late singer and rapper, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has expressed readiness to conduct a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test to determine the paternity of their only son, Liam. According to reports, the deceased singer’s father, Joseph Aloba, filed a suit seeking a DNA test for his grandson. In the application filed by the legal team to Joseph, the family sought an order to serve Wunmi by posting all the originating processes and other processes in the suit on the last-known address of the respondent. The family’s legal team led by Emmanuel Oroko, however, argued that attempts to…

The camps of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and that of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have returned to the drawing board to re-strategise ahead of the rescheduled National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for November 28. Wike had, while addressing his supporters in Port-Harcourt at an event, last week, promised to continue to be “a problem for Atiku, Obi and some PDP governors”, who are politically opposed to him and President Bola Tinubu. It was gathered in Abuja, that Wike and his loyalists have been holding meetings in…

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Sunday, urged South-East residents to upgrade their pre-paid meters before Nov. 24. The EEDC Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh, told newsmen in Enugu. “This is due to the Token Identifier (TID) rollover, an exercise that affects all Standard Transfer Specification (STS) compliant prepaid meters across the globe,” Eze said. It would be recalled that EEDC had in its various engagements and enlightenment programmes notified South-East residents that all STS prepaid meters would cease to accept credit tokens by Nov. 24 unless they are upgraded. Ezeh said that the EEDC successfully…

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on state governments in the South-east and South-south geopolitical zones in the country to jointly tackle the security challenges in their states. Arising from a two-day conference with the theme ‘’The Media as Partners in Regional Development’’ held in Owerri, the Imo State capital, weekend, the conference in a communique signed by NGE President, Eze Anaba and the General Secretary, Dr Iyobosa Uwugiaren, also tasked editors to play down on dissemination of information and messages of identified self-seeking groups in the zones promoting insecurity and violence. The conference, which was organized…