Joao Pedro’s 95th minute header handed Brighton a 2-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday as 31-year-old boss Fabian Hurzeler enjoyed a dream home Premier League debut. United looked to have snatched a point when Amad Diallo’s deflected effort cancelled out Danny Welbeck’s first half opener for Brighton. The...
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Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo on Saturday applauded the Supreme Court verdict that upheld his victory in the Nov. 11 Governorship poll. Ododo also pledged to deliver good governance to the North-Central state, promising transparency and accountability. The governor, in a statement by his media aide, Mallam Ismaila Isah,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted applications filed by the police to remand 124 arrested #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on ex-parte motions moved by Ibrahim Mohammed, counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, granted the...
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the abduction, torture and brutal killing of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa, Sabon Local Government, Sokoto State. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Malam Bello Aliyu-Gotomo, made the commendation in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Aliyu-Gotomo...
The Imo Football Association and the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Imo chapter, have commiserated with the Heartland FC of Owerri over the demise of its coach, Christian Obi. In separate statements signed by the Media Officers of the Imo FA and the SWAN, Angela Nkwo-Akpolu and Kennedy...
Wife of Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, on Saturday decried the low uptake of immunisation in the state, urging mothers to prioritise the health and future of their children. Soludo made the call at the 2nd Anambra State Women Health Summit organised under her Healthy Living Initiative in collaboration...
By YUSHAU A. SHUAIB The recent attempts to forcibly remove the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar, are profoundly troubling and raise serious concerns about the independence of our key democratic institutions. According to a highly placed source, there is an apparent plot...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has expressed concern over the rate of vandalism and theft of its infrastructure across the country. Its Managing Director, Mr Freeborn Okhirie, voiced out this concern during a visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), headquarters in Abuja. Okhirie commended the...
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, Alhaji Murtala Ajaka, has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and other relevant security agencies to investigate the vicious attack on him and his supporters by one, Bashiru Gegu...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has urged stakeholders to collaborate in curbing the persistent vandalism and illegal encroachments within the transmission ‘Right of Way’. The General Manager of TCN’s Kaduna Region, Mr Ganiyu Aliyu, represented by the Assistant General Manager of Technical Services, Mr Abubakar Usman, made this...
Rep. Terseer Ugbor (APC-Benue), has warned against politicising the disbursement of loans to students of tertiary institutions in the country. Ugbor, who represents Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue, in a statement on Friday, demanded openness and transparency in the management and disbursement of loans to students. He also cautioned...
It is often said that the worst democracy is far better than the best dictatorship. One does not have to look farther than the northern border of Nigeria to a country with which it shares its longest land border to confirm this truism. Since the government of President Mohammed...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has distributed N20,000 each to 200 people in Kokona Local Government Area of the state. This, the Speaker said was to cushion the effect of the current hardship in the society and...
Benue State Police Command has confirmed the release of 20 students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos kidnapped by gunmen in the north-central State on August 15. Its Public Relations Officer, Mrs Sewuese Anene, confirmed their rescue to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) at 11.15 p.m....
The Late Heartland FC of Owerri Coach, Christian Obi, and the club’s bus below The club’s Media Officer, Tunde Liadi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Owerri and made available to newsmen on Saturday. Liadi stated that the accident occurred at Okwelle in Onuimo Local Government Area...
Rep. Nkemkanma Kama has said that Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi does not force people to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Kama represents Ohaozara/Onicha/ Ivo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on the platform of Labour Party. He was reacting to the gale of defections from...
The Federal Government says no fewer than 21,600 students are parading fake certificates obtained from degree mills institutions in Benin Republic, Togo and others. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this during a ministerial press briefing on his one year achievements in the ministry, in Abuja on...
The Federal Government will meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other stakeholders on Monday to address the strike notice issued by the union. Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists during a briefing on his...
The United States government on Friday said that it was not planning the establishment of any military base in Nigeria. Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), West Africa Coordination Element Lead, Department of Defence, made this known during a media roundtable with select journalists in Abuja. The News...
As part of the drive to eradicate malaria in Nigeria, the Federal Government has enlisted the support of prominent business leaders. The government said Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Group, Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, and Femi Otedola, Chairman of Geregu Power Plc, will lead the charge against...