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The Federal Government has announced plans to open the Kara Bridge of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, confirmed this to Channels Television on Saturday. According to him, the road would be opened by 9am to ease the flow of traffic on the highway, especially as the […]
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has expressed satisfaction over the justice meted out to 24-year-old South African police constable, Austin Luciano Reynold that killed a Nigerian, Ebuka Okoli in Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal. Mr Reynold was charged on four counts of murder and robbery after shooting Okoli at close […]
The Federal Government has announced free train ride for travellers along the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, made the announcement on Saturday via his Twitter handle. He explained that the take-off point is the Iju train station in Lagos while the free ride would last beyond the festive […]
Chelsea coach, Frank Lampard has disclosed that he told midfielder, Mateo Kovacic that he needed to score more goals for the club before the Croatian international finally broke his duck during the Blues’ 2-2 draw against Valencia in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Lampard also said that he was delighted for Kovacic and hoped […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has acquired roughly a quarter of the shares in Stockholm-based football team Hammarby, the club said on Wednesday. The 38-year-old former Juventus, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United forward has bought 50 percent of American sporting and entertainment company Anschutz Entertainment Group’s (AEG) stake in the Swedish team, according to a separate statement […]
Barcelona secured a place in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday with a convincing 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund. Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, and Antoine Griezmann scored for the La Liga champions who have an unassailable four-point advantage ahead of the German side at the top of Group F with one round to go.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the victory of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State in the March 9 governorship election. In a unanimous judgement delivered on Thursday, the court dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the poll, Mr Emmauel Jime, for lacking in […]
Nigeria’s recent border closure drill has been linked to the recent rise in headline inflation which is currently at 11.61 per cent as of October 2019. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, briefed State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, that recent figures from the […]
Real Madrid boss, Zinedine Zidane has admitted that he was “worried” about forward, Eden Hazard after the former Chelsea star sustained an injury in his side’s 2-2 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Hazard was forced to withdraw from the encounter after 20 minutes in the first-half following a strong […]
The Lagos State Government says it has an agreement with religious bodies on the registration of all churches and mosques in the state. A communique issued at the end of a meeting between the state government and the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council on Tuesday in Ikeja, and read by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mrs Uzamat […]
