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Karim Benzema came to Real Madrid’s rescue again on Tuesday, his acrobatic volley earning them a 1-1 draw against an impressive Chelsea side in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. Christian Pulisic grabbed Chelsea an away goal in a soaking wet contest at Valdebebas but Madrid will be satisfied too, after recovering from […]
The Nigerian Army has condemned and threatened to sue those involved in sharing the graphic pictures of personnel who paid the supreme price in the cause of defending and protecting the country from its adversaries on social media. In a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, “This act is not […]
National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has suspended a Television station with a fine of 5 million naira for breaching the broadcast code. In a press statement signed by the Acting Director-General of the Commission, NBC, Prof. ARMSTRONG IDACHABA, he accused the station of allowing the guest speaker of allegedly make derogatory and misleading statements about the […]
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 […]
