Real Madrid said on Friday it had fined midfielders Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde 500,000 euros ($588,000) each following a training ground altercation that left Valverde requiring hospital treatment. The Spanish club said no sporting sanctions would be imposed on either player, but added that the financial penalty concluded its internal disciplinary proceedings. Valverde will...
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Explosives-Packed Drone Discovered Near Bogota Airport, Military Base
Report says an explosives-laden drone was discovered near El Dorado International Airport and an adjacent military base. Authorities reportedly found the fibre-optic drone on Wednesday about 5.4 km (3 miles) from the military air base, which borders Bogota’s main international airport. CliqMetro gathered that the discovery comes amid a surge in attacks by left-wing guerrilla...
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Court Adjourns ADC Leadership Suit Indefinitely Amid Transfer Request
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday adjourned indefinitely a suit filed by an African Democratic Congress chieftain, Nafiu Bala Gombe, challenging the party’s leadership under former Senate President David Mark. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter sine die after the plaintiff informed the court that he had applied to the Chief Judge of...
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Suit On Jonathan’s 2027 Candidacy Adjourned To May 11
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday challenged a suit seeking to restrain him from contesting the 2027 presidential election, arguing that the issue had already been settled by the courts. Jonathan’s lawyer, Chris Uche, told Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja that the former president had filed a conditional appearance,...
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NNPP Says Ladipo Johnson Never Belonged To Party
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday said Barrister Ladipo Johnson did not resign from the party, insisting he was only a member of the Kwankwasiya Movement loyal to former presidential candidate Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Johnson, a lawyer who had acted as spokesperson for the Kwankwaso faction of the NNPP, announced his resignation on...
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Oyo Witnesses Defections As PDP Reps, Assembly Members Align With New Political Direction‎‎
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State is witnessing a wave of political realignments as members of the House of Representatives and the State House of Assembly begin moves to exit the party, following what sources described as a new political direction within the state structure.‎‎ The development comes after Adebayo Gabriel, who represents...
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Oyo Assembly Majority Leader Dumps PDP For APM
The Majority Leader of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Sanjo Adedoyin, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Adedoyin’s resignation brings the total number of PDP state lawmakers to have resigned from the party to four. The major leader who announced his resignation in a statement on Friday stated that he would be...
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Jonathan To Consult Widely For 2027 Presidency
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has responded to requests urging him to contest the 2027 Presidential election. Jonathan while responding to the request revealed that he will consult widely before making a decision. The former president while addressing youth groups who visited him at his Abuja office to demand his participation, said Nigeria’s presidency is...
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Mali, Alone In The storm: The Strategic Risk Behind The Sahel Bloc’s ECOWAS Withdrawal – Adebayo Abubakar
In the theatre of geopolitics, timing is everything, and miscalculation can be fatal. The decision by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger (all under military rules) to sever ties with Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is beginning to look less like a bold assertion of sovereignty and...
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APC Waives Screening For Tinubu Ahead Of Presidential Primaries
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has waived the screening requirement for President Bola Tinubu ahead of its 2027 presidential primaries, declaring him duly cleared in line with party rules.The decision was taken at the party’s 188th National Working Committee (NWC) meeting held on Wednesday at its national secretariat in Abuja. In a...