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ICYMI: Cristiano Ronaldo makes history, becomes first player to score 900 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men’s player in history to score 900 goals in official matches, reaching his latest milestone in Portugal’s UEFA Nations League match against Croatia in Lisbon on Thursday. Ronaldo secured the historic goal with a volley from 6 yards off a cross from Nuno Mendes to […]
LG poll: Kaduna electoral commission releases screening timetable
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission has presented a timetable for the screening exercise for councillors and chairmanship candidates ahead of the local government election slated for October 19, 2024. This is contained in a timetable signed by Mrs Hajara Mohammed, Chairman of the Commission, issued in Kaduna on Friday. […]
Chicago record: Tinubu betrayed me, I’ll fight till Supreme Court verdict, says Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 poll, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, said he did not betray President Bola Tinubu, over the allegation of certificate forgery he levelled against him at the court. Rather, he said the former Lagos State governor abandoned him as well as the Action Congress of Nigeria and supported Umaru Yar’Adua of the PDP in the 2007 presidential poll. Atiku also recalled […]
Bandits free kidnapped Plateau pharmacist
The Secretary of the Plateau state chapter of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharmacist Kim Bot, who was kidnapped on Wednesday by bandits has been set free.
Mob attacks man, cops over alleged organ disappearance in Abuja
There was apprehension on Thursday evening in the Dei Dei area of the Federal Capital Territory after a mob attacked policemen attached to the Gwagwa police division. The policemen numbering about five had gone to rescue a man identified as Mubarak who was almost lynched over an allegation of manhood disappearance.
Five die after tree crushes bus in Sri Lanka capital
Five passengers were crushed to death in Sri Lanka on Friday when a large tree fell on a state-run bus in the heart of the capital Colombo, police said. Another nine were rescued from the wreckage and admitted to hospital where their condition was listed as stable. There were about 20 passengers on board at the time. “The bus had stopped at the Kollupitiya stand to pick up more passengers […]
12.5kg cooking gas hits N12,500
Price of 12.5kg of Liquefied Natural Gas or cooking gas has increased to N12,500 Market survey by our correspondent revealed that gas retailers had jerked up prices of 12.5kg from N10,000 reported towards the end of last month, to around N12,500 in Lagos.
Madrid plot Boniface summer move
While summer signing Jude Bellingham continues to flourish for Real Madrid since his arrival from Borussia Dortmund, the Spanish giants are still in the market for a recognised striker and are seriously considering Nigeria international, Victor Boniface,
Mixed reactions greet Tinubu’s daughter over independence day speech
Mixed reactions greeted Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the first daughter of President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day speech. Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja-General of Lagos State, in a now-viral video on Monday, urged citizens to “keep the hope” alive for a better Nigeria, despite the challenges that abound in the country. She added that she believed “Nigeria would still work for every Nigerian.” “Happy Independence celebration to every Nigerian, especially my beloved father, Mr. President, […]
Ogun: Smugglers forfeit N1.5bn goods Jan to Sept – Customs
The acting controller of Ogun Area 1 Command of Nigeria Customs Service Deputy Comptroller Ahmadu Shuaibu on Monday, said that smugglers operating around the border communities in the state have suffered loss of at least N1.5bn worth of goods seized by the command between this year January and September. Shuaibu who lamented this huge loss said that assuming such an amount was spent on legitimate trade, it would have improved […]
NAF airstrikes neutralise terrorists in Lake Chad
The Nigerian Air Force on Monday said it neutralised several Boko Haram and Islamic States of West Africa Province terrorists in air strikes on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the air strikes obliterated the terrorists’ hideouts and destroyed their structures and strategic logistics base […]
Ooni begs Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s administration given the current economic situation. The Ooni made the appeal during the visitation to his family compound as part of activities to mark the grand finale of the Olojo Annual Festival in the Oketase area, Ile-Ife on Monday. The monarch admitted that Nigeria is currently at its trial period […]
Chicago varsity releases Tinubu’s records to Atiku
Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday in compliance with the order of a United States District Court in Northern District of Illinois. In ordering the CSU to release Tinubu’s academic record, a US district judge dismissed the President’s objection. The judge ruled: “For the foregoing […]
Labour faults FG’s meeting, insists on indefinite strike
The National Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, said nothing would stop the strike, noting that Nigerian workers were disenchanted with the Federal Government. He stated that the unions had given the government sufficient time to address their demands, stressing that the workers would not allow themselves to be deceived any longer.
Afenifere accuses Obasanjo of ridiculing obas, demands apology
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lashed out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for disrespecting traditional rulers in Oyo State by ordering them to “stand up and sit down” at a public function. Obasanjo, some weeks ago, asked monarchs who attended a road inauguration in Iseyin, Oyo State, to stand up and sit down when he and Governor Seyi Makinde entered the venue of the event. But in a communique issued […]
Sylva, Diri trade words over violence
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, and incumbent Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday, engaged in a war of words over allegations of spying and violence ahead of the November 11 polls. Sylva claimed in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Julius Bokoru, that Diri had recruited spies to monitor his movements but the second-term-seeking […]
Less than 40 million Nigerians paying tax — RMAFC chairman
The Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Muhammad Shehu, says Nigerians must endeavour to pay their taxes to boost government revenue and improve service delivery. This is as the RMAFC boss noted that less than 40 million Nigerians are presently captured in the tax net and paying taxes. “That is too low for a country that has more than 200 million populations,” he said. Shehu, in an interview with […]
Averted crash: Adeleke’s aide alleges sabotage
Spokesperson to the Osun State Governor, Olawale Rasheed on Sunday confirmed that Governor Ademola Adeleke and some of his aides recently narrowly escaped an aircraft crash. Rasheed alleged that the engine of an aircraft carrying the governor might have been tampered with. It was reported in a national daily that an aircraft carrying Adeleke and some of its aides nearly crashed on September 5, while attempting to take off from […]
Gunmen kill admission seeker, raze Osun palace
Tragedy stuck in Okanla community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State on Sunday as some men bearing arms stormed the palace of Olokanla of Okanla, killed an admission seeker, Ibrahim Qudus, before setting the building ablaze.
N’Assembly plans quick screening, private sector demands forex reforms
The National Assembly has hinted on plans to expedite the screening of nominees for the positions of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria as well as the deputies. The parliament said this would be done along with a list of two ministerial nominees of President Bola TInubu. The president had on Friday nominated Yemi Cardoso to as the new CBN governor. Cardoso was Lagos State’s Commissioner for Budget […]
Two sisters killed in Ogun building collapse
Abiodun in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, collapsed and killed their two daughters on Saturday.The incident, it was gathered, occurred due to a mudslide following a downpour.The 16-year-old Suliyat and her 25-year-old elder sister, Nofisat, were trapped in the collapsed building
13-hour PEPT judgment raises more dust, exposes petitions’ loopholes
The judgment of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal where President Bola Tinubu was reaffirmed as the winner of the contentious February 25 presidential poll may have come and gone, but the memory and impact of the verdict would continue to linger. Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress had scored a total of 8.7 million votes to defeat the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour […]