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The House of Representatives is set to petition President Muhammadu Buhari over the refusal of some agencies of government to appear before its Committee on Public Account to answer questions over financial irregularities traced to them or clarify some records provided by other agencies. The House Committee on Public Account is particularly not happy with […]
Police have taken over the Edo State House of Assembly complex in Benin City, the state capital. Dozens of the security officials stormed the complex on Thursday morning while patrol vehicles were stationed there. It Was gathered that the police took the action following a reported threat of an attack on the facility. The police […]
Rivers State Governor Nyseom Wike on Tuesday gave the green light for schools to re-open in Rivers state. The information was contained in a statement signed by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Prof Kaniye Ebeku. The re-opening, however, is for the limited purpose “of allowing candidates in exit classes to revise with their teachers and […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reengineering of the nation’s entire security apparatus. This is according to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno. Mr. Monguno briefed journalists on Tuesday after the third National Security Council meeting in 2020 chaired by President Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The nation’s security adviser called for […]
Real Madrid left-back, Sergio Reguilon, is in talks to join Chelsea, according to ESPN. It is understood discussions are already at an advanced stage. Reguilon was voted “the best left-back in LaLiga” for the 2019/2020 season. Last week, Everton submitted £18m offer for the Real Madrid academy product, who shone while on loan at Sevilla. […]
West Ham United are closing on a deal for Barcelona striker Martin Braithwaite. Mundo Deportivo says the Hammers are at an advanced stage of negotiations for the transfer of the 29-year-old Dane. It is reported the player will cost the English club €20m. Braithwaite joined Barcelona from Leganes in February 2020. He has played […]
Footballers can be sent off if referees judge they have coughed deliberately at opponents or match officials in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, say the sport’s rule-makers and England’s Football Association. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) said it was up to the referee to judge whether he felt the cough was an abusive […]
The former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, has pleaded not guilty to the amended charges of money laundering. Mr. Adoke is being re-arraigned alongside Aliyu Abubakar who is an Abuja based businessman before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja. During sitting on Tuesday, the defendants pleaded not guilty to […]
From now onward, broadcasting stations in Nigeria that broadcast materials considered to be hate speech will pay between half a million and five million. This was revealed today in Lagos by the Minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The minister, who made the disclosure in company of the acting DG of NBC, Professor […]
The director, Corporate Affairs, NDDC, Mr. Charles Odili has disclosed that scholars of the Commission facing hardship abroad over non-remittance of their fees and stipends would be paid by the end of this week, adding that President Muhammadu had given an order to the effect. Odili explained: “The delay in the remittance of the fees was […]
