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The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, could not hide his feelings on Saturday after watching brilliant performances by two young female boxers. Mr Dare shared a video of eight-year-old Shekinah on Twitter while that of another young female boxer was twitted by a user – @samson_stringz. In the video, the young boxers […]
The initiative of the Chinese Government granting access to Satellite TV for 1,000 villages across all 774 local governments in Nigeria which started in 2017 has been completed and handed over to the government. This was made known during a completion ceremony held in Abuja to present a completion certificate to StarTimes for executing the […]
Unai Emery has confirmed that Granit Xhaka is no longer one of Arsenal’s captains after his outburst at fans 10 days ago. Xhaka was seen telling fans at the Emirates to “fuck off” after he was jeered when leaving the pitch during their 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. Emery then left the Switzerland international […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has picked Senegalese official Issa Sy as referee for next week’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria and the Benin Republic in Uyo. Sy will be assisted by compatriots Nouha Bangoura (assistant referee 1), El Hadji Abdoul Aziz Gueye (assistant referee 2) and Fatou Thioune (fourth […]
An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and a yet-to-be-identified man have been killed by a vehicle in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. A statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, said that a team of FRSC officials who were assigned to monitor and control traffic was approached by a truck […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has asked Lagosians to address him simply as ‘Mr Governor’, saying only God is the ‘Most Excellent’. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a signed statement said that the title ‘His Excellency’ has been seen as a symbol of authoritarian disposition, disregarding the reason to serve the electorate. He also explained that the […]
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly and the Executive are collaborating on the best ways to tackle the issue of kidnapping and insecurity in the country. Lawan was quoted to have said this in a statement by the Special Assistant (Press) to President of the Senate, Ezrel Tabiowo on […]
Prosecution on Wednesday opened case against Faisal Maina son of the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina at a Federal High Court in Abuja, Faisal is standing trial for alleged money laundering and operation of fictitious bank accounts. The Prosecutor, Mohammed Abubakar also added that he is also being investigated […]
A former Managing Director of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), Haruna Momoh and his wife Eileen, have said a court was misled into temporarily forfeiting their N2, 417, 037, 404 billion. It was reported on Monday that a Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum, following an […]
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court has adjourned the trial of Omoyele Sowore to the 5th and 6th of December, 2019. The adjournment is occasioned by the objections raised by Counsel to Sowore, Mr Femi Falana to the effect that the defense team was never served with the witness statement that the prosecution […]
