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Cross River State Governor,Prof Ben Ayade has urged the Muslim faithfuls to use the period of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday celebration to show love to one another and imbibe the virtues of perseverance and tolerance. Ayade in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Christian Ita said Muslims should always emulate […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sympathised with residents of Oko Baba in Ebute Metta, Lagos Mainland, over the fire incident in the community. All structures in the community were completely razed in the inferno caused by sparks from electricity cables. The incident occurred last Friday. Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, sent a delegation of three […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most reverend and right honourable Justin Welby at the Lambeth Palace, London. President Buhari has been in the UK since November 2 on a private visit, after attending a Saudi investment forum in late October. The last time President Buhari and archbishop Welby […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court, Abuja “seeking leave to apply for judicial review and an order of mandamus to direct and compel President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate president Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila to disclose details of allocations, disbursement and […]
A tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) fell and spilled its contents at the Airport Road axis in Oshodi, Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed this in a statement on Saturday by its Public Affairs Officer, Nosa Okunbor. It added that no loss of life or injury […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, could not hide his feelings on Saturday after watching brilliant performances by two young female boxers. Mr Dare shared a video of eight-year-old Shekinah on Twitter while that of another young female boxer was twitted by a user – @samson_stringz. In the video, the young boxers […]
The initiative of the Chinese Government granting access to Satellite TV for 1,000 villages across all 774 local governments in Nigeria which started in 2017 has been completed and handed over to the government. This was made known during a completion ceremony held in Abuja to present a completion certificate to StarTimes for executing the […]
Unai Emery has confirmed that Granit Xhaka is no longer one of Arsenal’s captains after his outburst at fans 10 days ago. Xhaka was seen telling fans at the Emirates to “fuck off” after he was jeered when leaving the pitch during their 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. Emery then left the Switzerland international […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has picked Senegalese official Issa Sy as referee for next week’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria and the Benin Republic in Uyo. Sy will be assisted by compatriots Nouha Bangoura (assistant referee 1), El Hadji Abdoul Aziz Gueye (assistant referee 2) and Fatou Thioune (fourth […]
An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and a yet-to-be-identified man have been killed by a vehicle in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. A statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, said that a team of FRSC officials who were assigned to monitor and control traffic was approached by a truck […]
