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Issa Hayatou, former president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has died in Paris at the age of 77. Born in Cameroon in 1946, Hayatou was a towering figure in the world of football, leaving an indelible mark on the sport during his nearly three-decade tenure as CAF president. …

By Paulinus Nta, Akwa Ibom The Paramount Ruler of Ibeno Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Owong Effiong Bassey Archianga (JP), has called for the creation of Obolo State from the existing Akwa Ibom State. Addressing the media at his palace, the Ibeno monarch, an Obolo indigene, expressed the community’s …

The Katsina State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma Local Government Area. This decision, announced by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari, was made public on Thursday. The announcement, made in a statement signed by Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, Director of Media at the Secretary’s office, …

Former Niger Delta freedom fighter Mujahid Asari-Dokubo has issued a stern warning to the organisers of the planned nationwide protest against economic hardship scheduled for August 1, urging them to stay away from the Niger Delta region. Asari-Dokubo criticised the protest’s agenda, arguing that it fails to address the specific …