Paris St-Germain (PSG) coach Mauricio Pochettino has warned that it would take some time for his formidable attacking trio to shine. This was after his team, with the trio of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, dubbed the “MNM”, disappointed in a 1-1 draw at Club Brugge on Wednesday....
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Manchester City crushed RB Leipzig 6-3 in a thrilling UEFA Champions League Group A game on Wednesday as Christopher Nkunku scored a hat-trick for the German side. It was a hugely entertaining match at the Etihad Stadium and Manchester City’s manager, Pep Guardiola, will be happy with the three...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – In continuation of its efforts aimed at rebuilding infrastructures destroyed by activities of insurgents in the region, the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has concluded plans to construct 500 housing units in Bauchi state. The foundation laying ceremony for the construction of the houses will be...
Mobile telecommunications giant, Globacom, has offered to reconstruct the 64 km Ota-Idiroko road in 2022, using Federal Government’s Tax Credit Scheme. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, announced this on Wednesday during an inspection tour of the ongoing reconstruction of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. “From Ota to Idiroko,...
Lagos, YouTube has said it had earmarked $1,000 each for 20 creators with eligible channels at the YouTube NextUp programme that will be available in Nigeria and South Africa. Addy Awofisayo, YouTube Content Partnership Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, said in a statement that the programme was an opportunity for local...
The Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) , Mr Sarki Auwalu, has said the department would hit N3.2 trillion revenue target by December 2021. Auwalu made the disclosure when he led a delegation of DPR management team to the Executive Secretary of Petroleum Technology Development...
Mr Basil Ejidike, Anambra State Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticised the low level of security in Anambra and promised to secure lives and property if APC candidate is elected governor. He said this in Awka on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Federal Government and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) are to continue their negotiations next week, on the proposed new hazard allowance for doctors working in government owned hospitals. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige stated this at a meeting of the Presidential Committee on Salaries...
The Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise called petrol, now sells for between N200 and N220 per liter at the independent marketers’ service stations in Nsukka. The hike in the price against the official pump price of N162 per liter started about a fortnight ago due to the scarcity of the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Ministry for Women and Children Affairs with support from Spotlight Initiative has flagged off the disbursement of 15,500 naira start up cash to survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) that have undergone training in various skills. Flagging off the disbursement in Gidan...
The competition, tagged ”Playing for Good” is being organised by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), with the support of the Aisha Buhari Foundation (ABF). The Super Falcons of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos defeated the Female Eagles of Mali in the opening match of the maiden Aisha Buhari Cup...
Former Rivers Governor, Mr Peter Odili has been placed on the watch list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) says the Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS) The NIS revealed this on Wednesday in response to a suit filed by Odili challenging the seizure of his international passport...
The National Industrial Court has fixed September 17 to rule on the application of jurisdiction and contempt of court, filed by both the Federal Government and the Association of Nigerian Resident Doctors. At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, counsel to the striking resident doctors, Femi Falana (SAN), told the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in three National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). They include Dr Baba Bila representing the North-East zone, Professor Sani Adam, representing the North-Central zone and Professor Abdullahi Abdu, representing the North-West zone. The swearing-in took place on Wednesday just before the...
The Federal Government has again pledged to restore Twitter services in the country, hundred days after the tech giant was banned in Nigeria. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House reporters after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. He...
The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has written letters to Governors of the 36 states of the Federation for the purpose of compliance with audit and recovery of back years of stamp duty from Jan. 15, 2016 to June 30, 2020. Dr Umar Gwandu, the Special Assistant on...
A Southwest political youth group on the aegis of GYB2PYB, has given reasons why Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi should fly the APC flag in the 2023 presidential election. The group stormed Lagos State on Wednesday, with youths, mobilised across the six states of the Southwest for a conference...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Boko Haram Insurgency which has results to humanitarian crisis in North-East Nigeria has become a prolong devastating problem paralyzing socio economic and political activities of the people in the region for almost twelve years, despite the international and national interventions from iNGOs and...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Suspected bandits between Tuesday and Wednesday night have kidnapped no fewer than twenty persons in Pejelu and Wabebe villages of Dange Shuni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.. The bandits were said to have stormed Wababe village at about midnight on Tuesday, killing one...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Civil Servants in Cross River State on Wednesday morning took to the streets protesting against what they called non-payment of their four years salary. The civil servants from the 18 local government areas (LGAs) of the state barricaded all the gates leading to the State’s...