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Holders Liverpool crashed out of the UEFA Champions League in the last 16 round on Wednesday after Atletico Madrid struck three times in extra time. The Spanish side earned a shock 3-2 victory at Anfield to go through 4-2 on aggregate, after having won the first leg 1-0 at...

…says private sector-led economy will save state Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared that the State would be known for good governance all through his tenure. Makinde, who stated this while addressing members of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during a stakeholders’ meeting of the...

Left, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning,  Prince Clem Ikanade Agba and Minister of  Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika (right) exchanging greetings/banter at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday amid concerns over the global spread of COVID-19. In the middle is the Minister of Mines and Steel...

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has emphasized the role of guidance and counselling officials in shaping lives of students in the way that they shape the students’ personal image, self-esteem and career paths. She made the statement during an event tagged “Conversation...

Some inmates of Mtangani GK Prison in Malindi, Kilifi County of Kenya have begged the country’s government to institute new laws that will allow them to enjoy sexual intimacy with their visiting spouses. Speaking on behalf of other inmates, Sofia Swaleh who is serving a life sentence said the...

By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has pledged the support of the FCT Administration towards improving the welfare of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Territory. Malam Bello made the pledge when he received a delegation from the Ministry...

Barely one month after operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kano arrested Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s Commissioner for Special Duties, Mukhtar Ishaq for alleged N86 million fraud, eleven (11) aides have been involved in assets declaration mess, according PRNigeria. A painstaking investigation by the Abuja-based online...

Three days after he was deposed as Emir of Kano, former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has landed two appointments – all coming from the Government of Kaduna State. This followed his appointment on Wednesday as the new Chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU), barely...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he has no involvement whatsoever in the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II from the position of Emir of Kano. According to News Agency of Nigeria, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman, Buhari described all such insinuations...

The Bank of England has slashed interest rates to a record low and launched other emergency measures as part of a dramatic and coordinated United Kingdom response to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus. According to a report by Julia Horowitz and Charles Riley of CNN Business desk,...

Dr Lazarus Maigoro,  Chairman of the University of Jos chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has said that members of the chapter have joined the ongoing two-week warning strike embarked upon by the national body of the union. Maigoro confirmed this in an interview with News...

Nigeria and two other African nations, South, Africa and Kenya, are to benefit from Facebook’s newly-launched Accelerator Programme  to provide community leaders the opportunity to drive empowerment and mentorship in their areas. Kiran Yoliswa, Strategic Partner Manager, Communities Sub-Sahara at Facebook, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos....

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has refuted social media reports that he received N300 million and bullet proof cars from Mr David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa. Jonathan made the rebuttal in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Ikechukwu Eze, on Wednesday in Yenagoa, according...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  Following a confirmation by the Federal Controller of Works, Mr Adedamola Kuti, on the closure of a section of Eko Bridge to enable rehabilitation works on worn-out bearings noticed between Alaka and Costain portion inwards Apongbon, the Lagos State Government has announced alternative routes for motorists....

SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri  Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved N578,682,000 for the payment of scholarships to Borno citizens pursuing PhD, Masters and Graduate degrees in different tertiary institutions within and outside Borno state.  Commissioner of Higher Education Prof. Isa Hussaini  Marte disclosed this in a meeting...

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has expressed his administration’s preparedness to insulate the state from the impact of the impending reduction in federal allocation following the crash in oil prices at the international. The governor stated this on Tuesday, according to astatement to NATIONALACCORD, while receiving members of...

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde said on Tuesday that his administration has been providing a safe and secure state for investors in the state, warning criminally-minded elements to stay away from the state and the South-West geopolitical zone. The governor, who stated this while signing the Oyo State...

ANTHONY OGUNLEYE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has given assurances that the FCT Administration will provide complementary infrastructure services to ensure that the Nigerian Aviation Sector Roadmap is successfully implemented in the FCT. Malam Bello gave this assurance when a delegation from the...

The Zamfara House of Assembly has relocated to a newly constructed primary school in Gusau, following ongoing reconstruction at the assembly complex. Malam Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura, the Public Relations Officer of the House, announced this in a statement in Gusau. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Bello Matawalle...

The legal team of the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi ll has vowed to take legal action over what it called his illegal detention and banishment after his removal by Kano State Government. Mr Abubakar Balarabe-Mahmoud, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and leader of the team said this while...