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The draw for the third round of the FA Cup was disclosed on Monday Night. North London side, Arsenal, will clash with Newcastle as they plan to hold unto the trophy. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team will welcome Watford, Chelsea will play against Morecambe, while Wolves and Crystal Palace will settle it out. Tottenham Hotspur are […]
r Health, Abia State, Dr Joe Osuji has disclosed that 17 members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, currently at the orientation camp at Umunna, Bende council area, have tested positive for COVID-19. Osuji, who stated this in an interview with journalists, explained that the corps members underwent compulsory testing on arrival at the […]
World champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain, Formula One’s governing body FIA announced Tuesday. “In accordance with COVID-19 protocols and public health authority guidelines in Bahrain he (Hamilton) is now isolating,” said an FIA statement. “The procedures set out by the FIA and […]
A combination of operatives of intelligence service in Niger and anti-corruption agents in Nigeria have re-arrested the former chairperson of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. PR Nigeria, a news platform which distributes statements for Nigerian security organisations, quoted a security source as saying that Mr Maina was re-arrested Monday evening in Niger […]
US President-elect, Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale Adeyemo, as Deputy Treasury Secretary “It’s official! Wale Adeyemo becomes the first-ever Nigerian American Deputy Secretary of the US Treasury, in the history of the country!! Congrats to Wale,” the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa tweeted on Monday, confirming the appointment […]
A former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has urged the government to up the ante in dealing with the menace of crime and insecurity in the country. Reacting to the recent killings in Borno State and across the country, Duke said the nation’s security system needs a total overhaul especially in the areas […]
Military spokesman John Enenche on Monday said only 43 persons have been confirmed killed during the onslaught on farmers in Zabarmari, Borno on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. On Sunday, the United Nations had reported that 110 civilians had been killed. “We have also received reports that several women may have been kidnapped. I […]
A Federal Government delegation led by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State by mid-day on Monday on a condolence visit over the killing of farmers at the weekend by terrorists. Members of the delegation include the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari; Ministers of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello; […]
Seven Imo State lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, staged a boycott of plenary in the State Assembly on Wednesday and Thursday over discrepancies in the payment of their salaries and allowances. Our correspondent gathered that the allowances due to the minority, deputy minority leaders, and minority whip, were withheld by […]
Liverpool wasted a chance to book their place in the Champions League last 16 as Atalanta earned a shock 2-0 win at Anfield on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp’s side could have guaranteed qualification from Group D with a victory, but they produced a poor display that was deservedly punished by the impressive Italians. Two goals in […]
