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Alexandre Lacazette believes Arsenal prospect, Bukayo Saka, has a claim to being the Premier League’s best young player after breaking into the Gunners’ first-team. Saka, 18, has been a revelation for Arsenal this term, playing 26 times across all competitions having enjoyed an eye-catching pre-season. Predominantly a winger, Saka has been used at full-back recently […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received another batch of 116 Nigerians, who volunteered to be repatriated back to Nigeria from Libya. The Acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, received the returnees on behalf of Mr Mustapha Maihajja, the Director-General of the agency. Farinloye said that the Nigerians arrived […]
Lagos State Government says the Chinese citizen suspected to have coronavirus has tested negative to the infection. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, a day after the patient presented himself at a hospital in Ikeja. He noted that the possibility of the infection of […]
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed the Zonal Intervention Squad officer who was involved in the murder of the Remo Star football club player, Tiamiyu Kazeem. Inspector Olaniyi Ogunsoro’s dismissal came following a recommendation sent to the Assistant Inspector General of police in charge of zone two, after the dismissed officer’s trial by the Ogun […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged the residents of Anambra State, especially motorists to shun acts that could lead to road crash. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, made the appeal on Wednesday at the agency’s headquarters in Awka, the state capital. He spoke at an event to commemorate […]
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja has convicted the former Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh who was prosecuted by the EFCC. The Judge found him guilty of committing Money Laundering offence for being in possession of the sum of N400, 000, 000 (Four Hundred Million […]
Lille football club says its Nigerian import, Victor Osimhen will not be leaving the club in June. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool and other top European clubs are interested in signing the Super Eagles striker. However Lille president, Gerard Lopez said the player will remain at the French Ligue 1 side for the 2020-2021 season. The […]
Medical students of the Imo State University (IMSU)has called on the state government to fast track the accreditation of Medical and surgery programmes in the institution. Speaking with Darling FM, president of IMSU Medical Students’ Association EKE MACDONALD said the non-accreditation of the programmes had impeded the graduation of the medical students. According to MACDONALD, […]
The nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has recorded a growth of 2.55 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2019, the highest since the recession in 2016. This was revealed in the latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and obtained by Channels Television on Monday. The figure shows an […]
Supreme Court has fixed Wednesday 26th February for the hearing of the All Progressives Congress’ application for a review of its 13thFebruary 2020 judgment which overturned its victory in the last governorship election in Bayelsa State. The five-man panel of the court led by Justice MARY PETER-ODILI disqualified DEGI-EREMIENYO’S candidacy and ruled that the disqualification […]
