Today's Headlines: I’d Given Up Hope—Keyamo Thanks Tinubu, Atiku Files New Case Against Tinubu in US
‘I Had Given Up Hope’, Keyamo Thanks Tinubu At Ministerial Screening
A ministerial nominee from Delta State, Festus Keyamo, said he had given up hope to serve in the Federal Executive Council of the current All Progressives Congress (APC) administration until he was nominated by President Bola Tinubu last Friday.
Source: Channel Television
Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), spoke on Monday during his ministerial screening at the Senate. The former Minister of State for Labour and Productivity under the then administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari thanked Tinubufor finding him worthy to serve in his cabinet.
Atiku Files Fresh Case Against Tinubu In U.S
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said yesterday that he withdrew the case against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County, in the United States of America because he filed a fresh case against the president.
Source: Leadership
Special assistant on public communications to Atiku, Phrank Shaibu, who stated this in a statement, said the former vice president has filed a separate case No. 23-5099 (N. D. III.) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Tinubu hence the decision of the former Vice-President to withdraw an existing case before a circuit court in Illinois.
The Circuit Court of Cook County had dismissed Atiku’s lawsuit seeking to get access to Tinubu’s educational records at the Chicago State University. Reacting to the development, Shaibu noted in the state statement: “Waziri Atiku Abubakar only withdrew the case before a Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County, United States of America because he is pursuing the same matter in a higher court and he wanted to avoid an abuse of court processes. So, this is just the beginning.”
Penalty practice helped us against Nigeria — England star Kelly
England’s Chloe Kelly said plenty of penalty practice had paid off after scoring the winning spot-kick to send the Lionesses into the World Cup quarter-finals after a nervy 0-0 draw against Nigeria.
Source: Punch papers
The European champions had to survive extra time a player down after Lauren James was sent off towards the end of 90 minutes for violent conduct. Georgia Stanway then fired England’s first penalty wide, but Bethany England, Rachel Daly, Alex Greenwood and Kelly found the net to prevail 4-2 in the shootout and prevent a huge upset in Brisbane.
“It’s amazing, anything that’s thrown at us we show what we’re capable of,” said the Manchester City forward, who scored the winning goal in last year’s European Championship final.
Niger Rep: Catholic Bishops, JNI, AANI, Others Say no Military intervention
The opposition has continued to trail plans by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, led by President Bola Tinubu, to launch military operations against the Niger Republic, as the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, led by the Sultan of Sokoto and the Alumni Association of the National Institute, AANI, the weekend kicked against the move.
Source: Vanguard
It will be recalled that the ultimatum given to the coup plotters by ECOWAS leaders to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to power or face military action expired yesterday. Reacting to the development yesterday, the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to dissuade ECOWAS Heads of States from using military might to subdue the coup plotters in Niger Republic.
Archbishop Ugorji, who appealed during a pastoral visit to inaugurate the Mary Mother of God Catholic Parish, Upe, Ngor Okpala local council area of Imo State, yesterday, said: “About a week ago, ECOWAS heads of state met in Abuja to deliberate on the recent coup d’etat in the Niger Republic. ‘’At the end of their meeting, they gave the coup plotters one week to restore democratic leadership in Niger or risk military intervention. This marching order expires today (yesterday).
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