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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. […]
Nigerians make unfair demands on lawmakers – Senate President
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, says of the three arms of government, legislators are the most misunderstood and attacked by Nigerians. According to him, Nigerians blame lawmakers for everything, including things not directly under their control. The Senate President, represented by the senator representing Ogun Central, Shuaib Salisu, said this on Sunday at the 100th birthday colloquium of a Second Republic lawmaker, Senator Kunle Oyero, organised by the Abeokuta Grammar […]
PDP, LP kick as Uzodimma, Ododo win, protests in Bayelsa
The Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party on Sunday cried foul as Governor Hope Uzodimma, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship poll in Imo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The electoral body affirmed Uzodimma’s re-election, having won in all the 27 local government areas of the state. The governor clinched a second term in office after scoring a total […]
Don faults high tuition in faith-based varsities
The Registrar of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State, Dr John David, has decried the high tuition charged by universities owned by churches, making it difficult for children of their members to attend. David also berated the current situation in the education sector in the country, lamenting that the value of education is gradually being devalued due to the alleged commercialisation of education in the country. He stated […]
Wheelchair-bound drug dealer, ex- convict, others arrested by NDLEA
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a drug dealer, 45-year-old Godwin Emuneyin, who is physically challenged and uses his wheelchair as a cover to deal in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cannabis in Afuze, the headquarters of Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. The anti-narcotics agency revealed that the suspect was arrested on Tuesday, November 7, at his base in Afuze following credible […]
Campaign council hails Ododo’s victory, seeks support for governor-elect
The Independent Campaign Council of the Ododo/Joel Campaign Organisation has congratulated Alhaji Ahmed Ododo on his victory in the Kogi State governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared Ododo of the All Progressives Congress the winner of the November 11 governorship election. According to the results announced by INEC, Ododo polled 446,237 votes to emerge victorious. In a statement signed by Media Director, Jacob Edi, on Monday, […]
Benue gov congratulates Uzodimma
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has congratulated his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodimma, on his re-election. The congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula in Makurdi. Alia said Uzodimma’s landslide victory showed that he is the true choice of the good people of Imo. He said the outcome of the election was heartwarming, noting that the margin of victory was an indication […]
Comply with regulatory standards, ex-NAFDAC director urges breadmakers
A former Director, Food Registration and Regulatory Affairs at the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Rev. William Effiok, has urged breadmakers under the aegis of the Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria to be prepared for better business opportunities in 2024 by complying with regulatory standards. Effiok stated this on Sunday in Lagos at the 2023 Day Out of Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria, bringing together critical […]
Spain seeks partnership with Nigeria on maritime security
The Spanish Navy has reiterated its commitment to partner with the Nigerian Navy to tackle maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea. The Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Juan Jell, said this on Monday night in Apapa, Lagos, during the reception on board its warship, Bam Tornado. Jell explained that the exercise was part of Spain’s three-month deployment of ships within the Gulf of Guinea. “This ship is in Lagos as […]
Frankfurt offer €18m for Nigerian striker
German club, Eintracht Frankfurt are in negotiations with Czech side, Viktoria Plzen over the signing of Rafiu Durosinmi in January with the Bundesliga outfit offering €18m for the Nigerian striker, Frankfurt see Durosinmi as an ideal replacement for Randal Kolo Muani who joined Paris Saint Germain last summer. According to reports in Bild, Durosinmi held initial discussions with The Eagles, which has gone well with both clubs (Frankfurt and Viktoria Plzen) […]
Spend $150m Abacha loot on N’Delta, activist tells Tinubu
A Niger Delta rights activist, Ozobo Austin, has called on President Bola Tinubu to appropriate the $150m Gen. Sani Abacha loot to boost critical infrastructures in the Niger Delta region, saying “the money is part of the Niger Delta oil funds being stolen by Abacha.” Ozobo, in a statement on Wednesday, maintained that “no region but the Niger Delta should benefit from the money, and it would amount to injustice […]
Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak suffers stroke
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of popular technology company, Apple, has reportedly been hospitalised in Mexico City on Wednesday, after suffering a possible stroke. According to a report by CNBC, the 73-year-old scientist and tech entrepreneur was scheduled to participate in a World Business Forum event in the Mexican capital’s Santa Fe neighbourhood. A report by TMZ noted that Wozniak completed his speech at the event but later informed his wife […]
Ondo college assures protesting students of NYSC mobilisation
The proprietor of the College of Education, Ero, Ondo State, Mr Oyeleye Fasua, on Thursday, appealed to the protesting students of the institution to be calm, saying the issue of mobilising them for the National Youths Service Corps would be addressed. The students of the college on Monday staged a protest over the failure of the institution to mobilise them for the NYSC after completing their degree programmes in the […]
Former Grammys head accused of rape
he former head of the organisation behind the Grammy Awards on Wednesday was sued by a musician who accused him of drugging and raping her in 2018. The New York Times, which first reported the story, says the state suit filed in Manhattan accuses Neil Portnow — who stepped down as head of the Recording Academy in 2019 over his disparaging comments toward women — of sexual battery. It also […]
Tinubu stops electricity tariff hike, insists on subsidy
President Bola Tinubu recently stopped the implementation of a hike in electricity tariff and insisted that subsidy be paid on power consumed nationwide, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed on Wednesday. Adelabu also stated that the Federal Government would investigate the legality of the five-year licence extension given to privatised power distribution and generation companies, stressing that the operating licences of the firms would have expired on October 31, […]
Tinubu, Akeredolu congratulate Osemawe on birthday, coronation anniversary
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom, Oba Victor Kiladejo, on the occasion of his 70th birthday and 17th coronation anniversary. The was contained in a congratulatory letter signed by the president and made available to our correspondent, on Sunday by the Chairman of the Anniversary Planning Committee, Chief Steve Akinretoye. In the president’s letter titled, “Congratulatory message on your birthday and coronation anniversaries”, President Tinubu described […]
Collecting pension unlawful, Falana tells Akpabio, others
The Chairman of Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has appealed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and other former governors to stop the collection of pensions as ex-governor. Falana, a human rights lawyer, urged former governors to emulate Ogun State’s former governor, Gbenga Daniel, and former Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo. The senior lawyer stated that since the Kwara, Imo, and Zamfara states Houses of […]
BREAKING: Appeal Court declares Natasha winner Kogi central senatorial election
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party as the duly elected candidate for the Kogi Central Senatorial Election held in February 2023. The court further dismissed the appeal filed by Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress for lacking in merit.
Dattijo’s speech sparks calls for Supreme Court reforms
Against the backdrop of claims by former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Musa Datijo, that the Chief Justice of Nigeria wields enormous powers capable of derailing the course of justice, the House of Representatives has reiterated its readiness to look at the allegations and come up with what is best for the nation’s judiciary. Justice Datijo, until recently a member of the bench at the apex court, bared his […]
Suspected herdsmen raid Benue communities, kill PPRO’s relatives
A total of seven people were said to have been killed, among them three cousins of the Spokesperson for the State Police Command, SP Catherine Anene, by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The onslaught was said to have happened at Tse Gamber in Sengev and Nagi, Mbachohon Council wards, all in the Gwer West local government area of Benue State. Residents reported to our correspondent that communities were targeted by herdsmen in […]
APC petitions NBA over Abure, Kenneth Okonkwo’s utterances, LP kicks
The ruling All Progressives Congress has written the disciplinary committee of the Nigerian Bar Association to report what it labelled as ‘deprecating remarks’ against the justices of the Supreme Court by the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, and a spokesman of the party campaign council, Kenneth Okonkwo. In the petition signed by the National Secretary of APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, the ruling party disclosed that making inciting […]