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Following an outcry over the decision to increase electricity tariffs in the country, the Nigerian Government says the implementation will commence in April. The Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Professor James Momoh, stated this while addressing a news conference on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. On Saturday, Channels Television reported that NERC has approved […]
A total of 596 dead civil servants and pensioners have been uncovered on the payroll of the Bauchi State Government in north-east Nigeria. The Chairman of Bauchi State Authentication Exercise Committee, Mr Adamu Gumba, disclosed this to reporters on Monday in the state capital. He explained that the dead persons have been on the state […]
Residents of Munya Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State have reportedly sighted dozens of stranded bandits wondering about apparently in search of food in the area. The bandits, according to sources, were up to 30 and said to be involved in the attack that claimed the lives of four soldiers and other civilians. In […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Chairman in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State who was abducted last week by Boko Haram elements has spoken out from the den of his abductors. In a video released over the weekend, Rev Lawan Andimi was seen appealing to the state government to intervene and secure his […]
Al-Shabaab claimed its fighters attacked a US-Kenya military base in Kenya’s coastal Lamu region early today. The strike on the base known as Camp Simba in Manda Bay is the latest by the group in Kenya since Nairobi sent troops across the border in 2011. Kenya’s army spokesman Colonel Paul Njuguna confirmed in a statement […]
Everton manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has criticised his players for not able to keep a high intensity in the second half against Liverpool following their 1-0 defeat against the Reds in the FA Cup third-round encounter on Sunday. According to Ancelotti, his players lost ‘energy and confidence’ against a youthful Liverpool side, describing Toffees’ performance against […]
Netflix led the way with 34 nominations , but when winners were announced on the awards that celebrates film and television, there were a few surprises. Here are all the award winners at the 2020 Golden Globes. (Forbes) On January 5, 2019, the 77th Golden Globes held at the Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California, United States. […]
Serena Williams returns to the Auckland WTA Classic on Monday for the first time since her “miserable” debut appearance two years ago, determined to put the record straight. “I’m in a really different frame of mind,” she said ahead of her opening match on day one — a marquee doubles appearance partnering Caroline Wozniacki — […]
Monaco’s exciting young Nigerian striker Henry Onyekuru is to spend the rest of the season on loan at Galatasaray, the Ligue 1 club announced on Sunday. It will be the 22-year-old’s second loan spell in Turkey as he shone for Galatasaray last season when he was still at English club Everton. He scored 14 goals […]
Imo state government has held her 2020 Diaspora Summit with the theme Mobilizing Diaspora Participation in the Rebuild Imo Agenda Among the keynote speakers expected at the 1-day conference are Professor ERNEST UWAZIE, Political Scientist, University of California; and DABIRI ABIKE- EREWA, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. The summit was being packaged to facilitate new […]
