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Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer were on Monday named as the first players inducted into the official Premier League Hall of Fame in recognition of a combined 435 goals and seven Golden Boot awards. Arsenal’s all-time top scorer Henry won two Premier League titles under Arsene Wenger and was part of the “Invincibles” team that […]
The Nigerian government is expecting about 29.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, Dr Faisal Shuaib said on Monday. Shuaib, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), disclosed this at the weekly media briefing of the COVID-19 Presidential Steering Committee in Abuja. He added that the […]
Governors in the southeast region are currently meeting at the Enugu Government House, in Enugu State. The meeting may not be unconnected with the rising insecurity in the region. Another issue that is likely to come up is the domestication of the regional security outfit, code-named Ebube Agu in each of the five states. The […]
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has condemned the attack on the country home of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. In a statement on Sunday by the NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, the governors described the incident as taking criminality to reckless and irresponsible heights. According to them, those responsible for the attack […]
The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the withdrawal of senior police officers attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Those affected by the directive of the police chief are officers from the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) and above. Baba gave the directive in a letter titled […]
Two officers have died following an attack on a police station in Adani, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, raising concerns over incessant assaults on security formations in the largely peaceful South-East region of Nigeria. The incident happened on Wednesday morning with the yet-to-be-identified assailants razing the police station. A statement issued by the […]
ustice Salisu Garba has been nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Acting Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. In an executive communication to the Nigerian Senate, the president asked the lawmakers in the upper chambers to confirm him in line with the act establishing FCT courts. Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, in […]
Gunmen have attacked a police station in Uzoakoli, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. The spokesman of the Abi State Police Command, Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the attack to Channels Television via the telephone. He said an investigation has commenced to unravel the perpetrators of the […]
Jose Mourinho has been sacked as head coach of Tottenham, according to Sky Sports News. Sky Sports News understood Mourinho has left less than a week ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday. Mourinho had been in charge at Spurs since November 2019, replacing Mauricio Pochettino, signing a deal until […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited the former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha for questioning. Although the details of the invitation were yet unknown, Mr. Okorocha, a serving Senator, was still with the EFCC as of Tuesday evening, sources said. Okorocha had reportedly refused to honour previous invitations from the anti-graft commission. […]
