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The Federal Government has issued an ultimatum to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to deactivate all improperly registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards by September 25. Minister of Communications, Ibrahim Isa Pantami, gave the deadline on Tuesday when he met with the management of the telecom regulator in Abuja. “We want to make sure that by […]
Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has admitted he has had little contact with Antoine Griezmann, since the Frenchman arrived at Barcelona. In an interview with Sport, Messi also warned another team-mate, Ousmane Dembele, to be “more professional” in the 2019/2020 season. Griezmann joined fellow countrymen Dembele and Samuel Umtiti in Catalunya this summer. It is […]
Raheem Sterling was the target of racist abuse from a Bulgaria fan during England’s 4-0 Euro 2020 qualifying win at Wembley on Saturday. The fan was ejected from the stadium and arrested in the latest in a string of racist incidents involving high-profile players in recent weeks. The Metropolitan Police confirmed to Britain’s Press Association […]
Valencia announced the shock sacking of coach Marcelino on Wednesday, less than a week before their Champions League opener against Chelsea. The Spanish outfit have named former Real Madrid assistant coach Albert Celades as his successor. The 54-year-old joined the club in 2017 with Valencia then struggling after back-to-back 12th-placed finishes in La Liga. But […]
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has given an assurance that the government would support Nigerians who are being evacuated back to the country from South Africa in the wake of xenophobic attacks. A first batch of returnees numbering about 188, had departed South Africa on Wednesday, via the Air […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, hasasked the PDP and its presidential candidate in the last elections toapologise to Nigerians for “willfully distracting” the BuhariAdministration with an election petition. Mr Lai Mohammed said instead of appealing the ruling of Wednesday’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the opposition party should be apologizing to Nigerians […]
The Air Peace flight MEN2759 conveying 188 Nigerians from South Africa has arrived at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos at 9:35 pm local time. The aircraft which departed the OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa, after an eight-hour delay, had on board, 188 Nigerians. The evacuation of […]
The Air Peace Airlines flight due to transport Nigerians from South Africa back home has been delayed due to slow check-in and clearance process. According to a foreign ministry official in Johannesburg, the flight that was initially slated for take off at 9am is still on ground. The official said only 84 out of the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the Federal Executive Council are meeting in Abuja. It is the first FEC meeting after the President inaugurated new ministers on August 21 for his second term of another four years. The ministers had used the past three weeks to familiarise themselves with the operations of their new […]
Nigeria have beaten Sudan in the second leg of the CAF U-23 AFCON qualifier ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Olympic Eagles thrashed their rivals 5-0 in the on Tuesday at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, the Delta State capital. With the victory, the U-23 AFCON defending champions have qualified 5-1 on […]
