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A tortoise popularly known as Alagba at the palace of Soun of Ogbomoso in Oyo State is dead. The 344-year-old sacred tortoise said to be the oldest in Africa was sick for a few days before its death on Thursday. Alagba became a popular breed upon the ascension of the throne of the current Soun of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Pretoria, South Africa, called for more tolerance, vigilance and heightened security in countries to ensure safety of citizens, noting that competition heralded by globalization, especially with ease in migration, will only get more intense for businesses. Responding to questions during a press conference at the Union Building, alongside his host, […]
A witness, Patrick Obilo has revealed how two Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) officials tried to prevent an auditor from carrying out a financial audit of JAMB Makurdi zonal office by offering him a bribe. Obilo told the court that the officials involved – Samuel Saleh Umoru, Chief accounting officer of the Zonal Office […]
UEFA Champions League results on Wednesday: Group E At Genk, Belgium Genk (BEL) 0 Napoli (ITA) 0 At Liverpool, England Liverpool (ENG) 4 (Mane 9, Robertson 25, Salah 36, 69) Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) 3 (Hwang Hee-Chan 39, Minamino 56, Haaland 60) Group F At Prague Slavia Prague (CZE) 0 Borussia Dortmund (GER) 2 (Hakimi […]
Nigeria and South Africa were placed in the same group when the draw for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying tournament was made Wednesday in Egyptian city Alexandria. Nigeria and South Africa are in Group B for the November 8-22 championship with the Ivory Coast and Zambia, while Group A comprises hosts Egypt, Mali, Cameroon […]
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute foreigners and anyone engaged in the illegal mining of the country’s mineral resources. Lawan made the call on Wednesday in his remarks after the consideration of a motion titled “The need to check illegal mining activities in the […]
The leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have given the Federal Government two weeks to implement the new minimum wage of thirty thousand naira or risks a nationwide industrial action. In a statement signed by the president of the two unions, the labour […]
No fewer than 31 persons trafficked mostly from Katsina and Zamfara states, through Benin Republic, and taken to Burkina Faso, have safely been returned home. Out of the 31 victims, the return of seven was facilitated by the Nigerian embassy in Burkina Faso while the Katsina State Government assisted the return of the remaining 24. […]
The Department of State Services (DSS), says Faisal, the son of former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, pulled a pistol at security operatives while they were trying to arrest him and his father. The Public Relations Officer of the agency, Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. […]
The Senate has directed its committees on Petroleum, Finance, and Judiciary to investigate the reasons for the failure to review the provisions of the Production Sharing Contract Act which has cost Nigeria about 7trillion Naira over a period of 20 years. The Committees are to identify the best fiscal regime for the production sharing contracts […]
