“Nic!” Viv Jeffers laughingly bellows at one of her players, whose impressive juggling skills become an unintended soundtrack to our conversation, the thump, thump, thump of the soccer ball bouncing off her cleats. It’s nearing 6 p.m. in the London district of Wapping, where the East London Ladies Football Club’s weekly practice is about to begin. Jeffers, who has been the lead coach and manager of the all-women’s team since 2014, is telling TIME about the club’s history and the role it plays in Britain at a time when women’s soccer—or football, as it’s called outside the U.

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Eleven new justices of the Supreme Court will be sworn in next week, according to Channels TV. Naija News recalls that the 10th Senate led by Godswill Akpabio in December 2023 confirmed the 11 justices as requested by President Bola Tinubu. The Justices billed for swearing-in are: Hon. Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey, OFR North Central Hon. Justice Stephen Jonah Adah North Central Hon. Justice Mohammed Baba Idris Hon. Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani

The recent appointment of the former aide to Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, Ibim Semenitari, by President Muhammadu Buhari as the acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission has been condemned by the Elders of Eket federal constituency in Akwa Ibom state. According to a report by The Punch, the Akwa Ibom elders, who protested the appointed on the platform of Eket Federal Constituency Elders’ Forum in Eket on Thursday, December 23, described Bassey Dan-Abia’s replacement whose tenure was yet to elapse, as an insult on Akwa Ibom people.

The organisers of Big Brother Naija reality show, have decried a list of supposed Season 6 housemates circulating in some sections of the media. The organisers stated, “We have received an unverified trending list of the Big Brother Naija 2021 Housemates. This is to clearly state that the official list has not been released.” Warning fans against the spread of fake and unconfirmed housemates’ list, BBNaija added that “The BBNaija official names of housemates will be published on the launching of the 2021 reality TV show, as Ebuka will be on stage to introduce housemates into the house.