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Chelsea forward Eden Hazard said he expects Wednesday’s 4-1 victory over Arsenal in the Europa League final to be his last game for the club. “I think it’s a goodbye, but in football, you never know. My dream was to play in the Premier League and I did this for seven years for one of […]
Chelsea were not the only ones celebrating their victory over Arsenal in Wednesday’s Europa League final. Their 4-1 win in Baku was also great news for French club Lyon, who will now go directly into the group stage of next season’s Champions League. While Arsenal — who finished fifth in the Premier League — needed […]
The immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has explained reasons why he did not attend the formal inauguration of Mr Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. According to him, the newly inaugurated governor and deputy-governor should be allowed to be the star of the occasion. In a short statement by his […]
Twenty-nine governors have taken the oath of office in their respective states across the Federation. The swearing-in ceremony which took place on Wednesday marks the beginning of a four-year tenure for the governors to lead the affairs of their states. See photos of the event across the Country: Delta State Akwa Ibom State Bauchi State […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to publicly commit to making every day of his stay in Aso Rock a ‘Rule of Law’ Day. SERAP, in a statement by its deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, on Wednesday urged President Buhari to ensure that every segment of his government’s daily operations […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has announced that female civil servants in the state will get six months for maternity leave. Speaking after he was sworn for a second term on Wednesday, the governor explained that the initiative was to ensure that children were adequately cared for, well-fed and receive all the nutrients they […]
A Lagos High Court sitting in the Igbosere area has convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, a Béninoise househelp, Christian Hounvenon Yavine, for the murder of a 78-year-old woman, Mariam Atinuke Abiola. Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye found Yavine, 23, guilty of nearly severing Abiola’s head with a knife while she slept in her daughter’s home […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja gave assurances on security in the country, stressing that he will not let the nation down. Speaking at a meeting with the Northern Governors Forum, NGF, led by the outgoing Chairman, Kashim Shettima of Borno State at the State House, President Buhari said: “The security of the […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that if democracy must endure, the democratic process must be developed in a way that people will have confidence in the electoral process. This is as Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike said that the problems of Nigeria are self-inflicted as they flow from politicization of everything […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri the Imo state capital has sacked the member-elect representing Nkwerre/ Nwangele / Njaba / Isu Federal constituency of Imo State, Ugonna Ozurigbo under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a judgment delivered on Monday, the presiding Judge, Justice Tijani Ringim ordered the Independent National Electoral […]
