USMAN EMERGES LABOUR PARTY NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST WOMAN TO LEAD PARTY. (PHOTO).

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 Usman Emerges Labour Party National Chairman, Makes History as First Woman to Lead Party The Labour Party on Tuesday elected Nenadi Usman as its National Chairman at the party’s national convention held in Umuahia, Abia State. With her emergence, Usman becomes the first woman to be elected National Chairman of a political party in Nigeria. Usman had previously been appointed to head the party’s National Caretaker Committee on September 4, 2024, during a National Executive Committee meeting in Umuahia, following a leadership vacuum created by the expiration of the tenure of the former National Working Committee. She led the party through a period of internal disputes, with her leadership later affirmed by both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal in rulings delivered in January and April 2026 respectively. Prior to the convention, the Independent National Electoral Commission had recognised her as Chairman of the party’s caretaker committee in line with the court judgemen...
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CAF PRESIDENT VISITS SENEGAL FOLLOWING AFCON TROPHY REVERSAL. (PHOTO).

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CAF president visits Senegal following AFCON trophy reversal

 The president of the Confederation of African Football was in Dakar on Wednesday, nearly a month after the body’s shock decision to strip Senegal of its AFCON title and award it to Morocco.


Patrice Motsepe announced the trip at the end of March, stating that he would travel to Senegal and Morocco to emphasise the importance of “working together to grow African football”, as his organisation faces considerable criticism.


President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will receive Motsepe at the presidential palace later in the day, with a press conference to follow.


His visit comes at a particularly tense time for CAF following its surprise decision to overturn Senegal’s 1-0 win over hosts Morocco in the Cup of Nations final on January 18.


CAF cited regulations about leaving the field as it recorded a 3-0 victory in Morocco’s favour on March 17.

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