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The Super Falcons on Saturday beat Cameroon to lift the African Women’s Championship cup for the seventh time. The Falcons defeated Cameroon 2-0 in a match that saw the girls dominate every department on the pitch. The Falcons remained unbeaten in the tournament hosted by Namibia. The two goals came the 1st half through Oparanozie and Oshiola

THE Executive Chairman, Delta Board of Internal Revenue DBIR, Mr Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, has been turbaned as the Majidadin Kaigama of Katsina by His Royal Highness, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, Emir of Katsina. The Katsina monarch bestowed the title on Thomas at a gala night at the Protea Hotel, Warri, Delta State, with Alhaji Kabir Muhammed Mashi, the Kaigama of Katsina State, the Emir’s representative performing the turbaning. Mashi, Chairman of the Joint Task Board who said the decision to honour the DBIR boss was taken after “an extensive consultation,” added that the title demonstrates the Emir’s detribalised posture and promotion of unity amongst the diverse people of Nigeria and the recipient’s outstanding performance. “It is in recognition of your outstanding contributions to the development of taxation in the country, both at the state and national levels,” Mashi, told Thomas. He advised the Majidadin Kaigama of Katsina to uphold and promote the cultural heritage o...

Following the ruling of the Federal High Court in Jos, Giwa resumed today at the Glass House and immediately reinstated Stephen Keshi as the Coach of the Super Eagles. It will be recalled that Amaju Pinnick was elected NFF President in Warri but that Election and Congress has since been nullify by the Court sitting in Jos. this will definitely bring FIFA hammer on Nigeria as it frowns on taking football matters to courts

The Supreme Court on Friday sacked a member of the Delta State House of Assembly representing Ugelli North Constituency II, Mr. Edoja Akpodiete. The apex court ordered him to refund to the state coffers all the salaries and allowances he had collected since he had been occupying the seat since 2011. It was the first time the Supreme Court would be ordering any person to refund the money earned from office that he or she illegally occupied. In its lead judgement delivered by Justice Walther Onnoghen, the Supreme Court ordered that Mr. Jenkins Gwede of the Democratic Peoples Party to take over the seat from Akpodiete. The court held that the Independent National Electoral Commission had wrongfully issued the certificate of return to Akpodiete even when it was aware that he had ceased to be the sponsored candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party over 45 days before the state House of Assembly election was conducted on April 26, 2011. The apex court described INEC’s action as w...