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Chelsea legend, John Terry has named five toughest strikers he ever faced in the Premier League. The Englishman spoke during a recent TikTok video he posted on his account. Terry is widely considered one of the best defenders in Premier League history. The former Chelsea captain named the likes of Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney, Sergio Aguero, Alan Shearer and Harry Kane. Naming his five toughest strikers he ever faced, Terry placed Henry and Rooney in number one and two positions, saying: “Number one has to be Thierry Henry for me. The one player I got nervous about the night before…

The absence of Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Wednesday, stalled hearing in a N5.5 billion defamation suit instituted against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, by two aggrieved operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS. The hearing earlier fixed for November 12 was put forward to November 24 following the information that the Judge was indisposed and would not be in court. A Registrar of the court, Mr A. O Yinka informed lawyers and litigants present in the court that he had the instruction of the Judge to…

Lagos, Nigeria – November 6, 2025: The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has reaffirmed the Association’s commitment to strengthening Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance within the Nigerian legal profession. Speaking at the one-day Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop on Anti-Money Laundering Compliance and Use of the NBA-AML Portal held in Lagos, organized by the African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development, the NBA President, represented by Augustine Nwabueze Eseagwu III, praised the Association’s steadfast commitment to integrity, highlighting lawyers as frontline defenders of transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s…

Yoruba Council Worldwide and the Nigeria Coalition Group, has asked President Bola Tinubu to ignore those seeking extension of the implementation of the 15% import duty tax tariffs on petroleum products. During a protest in Lagos on Tuesday, the coalition demanded immediate implementation of the import duty tax tariffs. They also demanded a total ban and an end to importation of premium motor spirit also known as petrol and automotive gas oil, AGO, without further delay. According to the protesters, this would help the rapid growth of the country’s economy and encourage more Nigerians to establish more indigenous companies. The…

Former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said that all hands must be on deck to kick against episodic governance in Nigeria. Adebayo said there is no reverse gear in the vehicle of nationhood. He made the statement on Tuesday during a visit to the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) headquarters in Abuja, where he was received by the forum’s board of trustees chairman, Bashir Dalhatu. Speaking during the visit, Adebayo said the forum and its sister organizations, such as the Northern Elders Forum remained vital to Nigeria’s stability and must play a stronger role…

Mr Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has confirmed that the Senate President Godswill Akpabio-led National Assembly is a rubber stamp. Ibe said Oshiomhole has revealed that senators do not get advance copies of the draft bills under consideration. Oshiomhole, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had faulted the process of passing bills by the Senate. The lawmaker decried the fact that bills are approved in the Senate without proper debate or scrutiny. He had said: “We are not meant to rubber-stamp, and the way…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met behind closed doors with the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in response to the security challenges confronting the country. Addressing journalists after the meeting, Lt. Gen. Shaibu said his assessment of current security operations, particularly following his recent visit to the Northeast, showed encouraging progress. He assured Nigerians that security would improve nationwide after briefing the President. When asked what Nigerians should expect in the coming weeks, he stated confidently, “improved security across the country.” According to him, his briefing to the President covered the outcome…

A Minna Magistrate Court has recused itself from a case involving Alhaji Usman Idris Makanta, also known as Shinkafa Nupe, who is accused of defrauding Niger Foods Company of N3.4 billion in input loans in Niger State. Makanta, a former APC governorship aspirant in Niger State, was arraigned on six charges, including cheating and advance fee fraud. During the sitting, Chief Magistrate Murtala Mohammed Ibrahim refused the police’s request to replace the original charge, citing lack of jurisdiction. The case will now be transferred to the Federal High Court for further prosecution. The police alleged that Makanta, who acted as…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT)l, Nyesom Wike, has warned members across the country to boycott the planned national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. The faction insisted that a new court order had invalidated the process. This comes against the backdrop of a suit filed by former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido, which produced a court pronouncement that the Wike bloc says has introduced fresh legal uncertainty over the convention. Speaking to Vanguard, the Acting National Youth Leader of the faction, Timothy Osadolor, stated that the party cannot legitimately proceed…

A cross-section of Bayelsa indigenes, under the aegis of the Indigenes Without Borders Foundation, IWBF, on Tuesday criticised the mode of service of the impeachment notice on the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrujakpo. They argued that the deputy governor should not be victimised for refusing to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP— the platform on which he was elected as the number two citizen of Bayelsa — to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Last month, Ewhrujakpo declined to join Governor Duoye Diri and other State Assembly lawmakers in defecting to the APC, a development reported to…