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In Benin Republic, a former minister and three others have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup.Ex-sports minister OSWALD HOMEKY was caught while handing over six bags of money to the head of the Republican Guard, ELONM MARIO METONOU, the state prosecutor told a press conference.METONOU added that investigators said Col DJIMON DIEUDONNE TEVOEDJRE was being bribed not to resist a coup d'etat planned for Friday in the small West African nation.Also detained was...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh 16-count charges bordering on fraud against the former governor of Kogi State, YAHAYA BELLO, before an FCT High Court. In the fresh charge, the anti-graft agency revealed that it had uncovered alleged fresh fraud against the former governor to the tune of over N110 billion.The charges, which were filed by the Federal Government through counsels for the EFCC, KEMI PINHEIRO, ROTIMI OYEDEPO and seven other lawyers, are co...

The Confederation of African Football, CAF hAs confirmed that Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania will co-host the 2024 African Nations Championship, CHAN.CAF stated that the host stadiums and training venues will be confirmed in due course.The competition will be played between February 1 and February 28, 2025.The qualifiers will kick off with the first round on the weekend of 25-27 October 2024 and 1-3 November 2024.The second round of the qualifiers will be played on 20...

The Rivers State Independent electoral commission has confirmed that there is no court judgement...

Defending NPFL champions, Enugu Rangers secured their first win in the ongoing season following a lone-goal victory over the hosts, Ikorodu City at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos.The mid-week clash was one of the two outstanding matches of the Coal City lads who were eliminated from continental club tournament last weekend.Aside from Rangers, former champions, Enyimba FC were also in action after their successful continent club assignment and also secured a win against visi...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the People’s Democratic Party Governors, the National Working Committee, and Board of Trustees, of the party from tamp...

Justice EMEKA NWITE of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the alleged money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the immediate pas...

Zambia's President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA has suspended three top judges over alleged judicial misconduct, prompting accusations of political interference in the judiciary.In 2016, the three Constitutional Court judges dismissed President HICHILEMA’s petition, in which he challenged the election victory of former President EDGAR LUNGU.They also took part in a controversial ruling allowing LUNGU to stand in the 2021 elections, despite having twice served as Zambia’s p...

South Africa will host the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in January 2025.The Confederation of African Football (CAF) awarded the hosting right of the competition to South Africa which hosted the competition 13 years ago.Nigeria won the competition then, edging past Senegal in the final.The Flying Eagles will first have to scale through from the WAFU B qualifying tournament to be hosted by Togo next month to book their flight to South Africa 2025.Last year, the Flying ...