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The budget defence session of the House of Representatives took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, as members of the Committee on Electoral Matters disagreed with their chairman on the modality she employed in engaging the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu concerning the performance of his commissions 2020 budget. The committee […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare on Thursday said congratulations are in place for Mr Adeoye Owolewa, 31, after he became the first Nigerian-born man to win a seat in the US House of Representatives. “Congrats are in place for the 31-year old Adeoye Owolewa for making Nigeria proud by being the […]
The National Examination Council (NECO) has published the new time-table for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The exams were suspended because of the End SARS protests which resulted in curfews in certain states. However, it will now run from Monday, November 9 until Saturday, November 28, 2020. The modified timetable has also been […]
Seventy-five members of the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist groups have been killed by the military across the North East in the last six weeks. A statement by the Acting Director of Defence, Media Operations, Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko the feat was recorded by personnel of the Nigerian Army attached […]
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has appealed to the West Africa examinations Council (WAEC) not to relocate from Calabar to nearby Akwa Ibom State for alleged insecurity in the state. WAEC had earlier announced that it is temporarily relocating its office in Calabar to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State due to attack on its […]
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists that the European champions want David Alaba to stay at the club beyond the end of his current deal, which is set to expire at the end of the 2020-21 season. Alaba’s future in Bavaria has been up in the air for some time, with negotiations at a standstill […]
Former Chelsea star, Jason Cundy, has warned Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, that defeat against Everton this weekend, could see him sacked. Solskjaer is under pressure at Old Trafford, after losing three home fixtures in four. This leaves United in the bottom six of the table. Their next league game is a trip to […]
Ola Aina says he feels special after scoring his maiden Premier League goal in Fulham’s 2-0 home win against West Bromwich Albion on Monday. Aina scored Fulham’s second goal of the game, thunderous left-footed strike into the top corner, to help the hosts on their way to a comfortable win over the Baggies. “It is […]
A Nigerian-American, Yinka Faleti, has failed in his bid to become the Missouri Secretary of State in the 2020 US election. The outcome of the election monitored by newsmen showed that Missouri Secretary of State, Jay Ashcroft of the Republican party was re-elected. However, Faleti said he would “continue to fight” for the development of […]
The Managing Director of the Lekki Concession Company, Abayomi Omomuwasan, has submitted video footage recorded by the company’s surveillance camera on the night of October 20, when soldiers opened fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate area in Lagos. He submitted the footage on Tuesday at the 4th sitting of the panel of Inquiry […]
