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Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to overtake Pele as the top international goalscorer in South American football history on Thursday as Argentina cruised to a 3-0 victory over Bolivia in their 2022 World Cup qualifier. Messi pounced for his 77th, 78th and 79th international goals to keep Argentina firmly on course for a place at […]
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Value Added Tax (VAT) bill, along with a bill that prohibits the open grazing of cattle in the state. The two bills were passed after unanimous votes by the lawmakers during Thursday’s plenary after they were read for the third time. Following the passage of the […]
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, president, Amaju Pinick has thrown a challenge to Super Eagles players by promising a cash gift of 10 million naira to any player who earns up to 100 caps for the senior men’s national football team. Pinnick said this as the team prepared for their game away to Cape Verde […]
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has dragged the Federal Government of Nigeria to an Abia State High Court, over what he described as violations of his human rights. The Federal Government, the Nigeria Army, the Department of State Service (DSS), and the Nigeria police are respondents in […]
The Zamfara State Commissioner for Information in Zamfara State, Ibrahim Dosara, says the military onslaught against the bandits is yielding tremendous success especially since the shutdown of telecoms services in the state. Dosara disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing in the state. “Zamfara State Government in efforts to ensure the crashing of the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security chiefs to find tactics to solve the security challenges in the country, particularly in the North-West and North Central. The President issued the directive on Tuesday, during a three-hour security meeting with Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He reiterated the urgent need to deal with the […]
Bandits struck again Monday night hours after abducting family members of lawmakers in the Katsina State House Assembly. The attackers stormed Bakori Housing Units and abducted Ahmed Abdulkadir, a retired NBC director, and his 15-year-old daughter, Laila. Daily Trust reports that three other residents were abducted by the bandits who carried AK 47 rifles. […]
The Lagos State Government has filed murder charges against Chidinma Ojukwu and another person, Adedapo Quadri, for the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga. Channels Television gathered this on Monday when Chidinma was brought before a Chief Magistrate court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos. The prison wardens attached […]
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Monday asked the Federal Government to stop state governors from enacting the anti-open grazing law. MACBAN Secretary-General, Saleh Alhassan made the comment during a press conference in Abuja. He said the law would undermine the relative peace and stability currently enjoyed in the local communities, […]
Four persons have been killed in a fresh attack in Plateau State. The victims, who are all male, were killed by suspected herdsmen on Monday at Renwienku village of Miango District in Bassa Local Government Area of the North-Central State. President of Irigwe Development Association Mr Robert Ashi Dodo said the assailants invaded the village […]