Arsenal FC manager, Mikel Arteta insists the club would not sell captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang if he were to become a target for Manchester City. The Gunners travel to face the reigning Premier League champions on Saturday, with City boss, Pep Guardiola, keen to add a striker to his ranks...
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Kevin De Bruyne looks set to be sidelined until after the upcoming international break after being left out of the latest Belgium squad. The Manchester City FC playmaker has had an injury-hit start to the season after sustaining an ankle problem during Euro 2020. The 30-year-old featured as a...
YouTube Shorts on Thursday said it has earmarked $100 million for creators globally aimed at helping creators to earn and build their growing businesses. The YouTube Partnerships Manager, Ms Addy Awofisayo, said in a statement that it was necessary during this time that the world was focusing on economic...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has congratulated his Predecessor, retired Capt. Idris Wada as he marks his 70th birthday, describing him as a man of peace, progressive and conscience. Bello’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, on Thursday. The Governor congratulated...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari, has announced a Profit after Tax of N287 billion by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 2020. The president made the declaration in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Thursday in Abuja....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – APC governors on Thursday said that Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borono’s insightful and resolute passion to mobilise Nigerians to end insecurity was inspirational. The governors, operating under the umbrella of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), made the declaration while congratulating Gov. Zulum on his 52nd birthday....
By LEKAN ABGOOLA, Ilorin – The Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq has reiterated his commitment to affordable and accessible primary health care delivery in line with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC programme. The Governor said this on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the Progressive Governors Forum...
South African side, Orlando Pirates Football Club, have signed Nigeria international, Olisa Ndah, from the reigning Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions, Akwa United Football Club of Uyo on a 3-year deal. The club announced the capture of the towering 23-year-old defender via a statement on its various social...
A 47-year-old mother of three has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for child trafficking in Akwa Ibom State. The woman, Gertrude Akpan, a retired hospital matron was convicted by the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, the state capital, for trafficking a 6-year-old...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The Innovative College of Education located in Karu LGA of Nasarawa State yesterday matriculated 30 students in to four departments with a 61 year old retired civil servant Mr. Samuel Okeke also taking matriculation oath as one of the students. In his welcome address,...
Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko, on Wednesday, survived a car accident while returning from a colleague, Stanley Okoro’s burial. The actress took to her Instagram account to thank God for saving her life and the lives of other occupants of the vehicle. She revealed that she was with her colleague...
Ondo State Government has urged the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) to partner with it in developing private businesses, including Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SME). Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu made the appeal when he received on Wednesday the National President of NACCIMA, Mr Ide...
Following the tense security situation in Plateau, the Kaduna State government has evacuated its students studying at the University of Jos and other tertiary institutions within the neighbouring state. The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board, Rilwan Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement on...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has urged traditional rulers across the country to use their positions of influence to support the military and other security agencies in their domains. Yahaya made the call when he visited the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, in Akure....
Nigerian powerlifter, Latifat Tijani, has won the gold medal in the female 45kg event at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympic Games. Tijani made a top lift of 107kg to secure the top prize in the category, leaving China’s Zhe Cui to settle for silver. The feat is an improvement on...
Yakubu Adesokan’s best lift of 155kg was just not enough to push him into a medal position on Thursday in the men’s powerlifting -49kg at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. The 42-year-old who won the competition’s -48kg at the London 2012 Games with a lift of 180kg could only...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The wife of late Dauda Danladi, Altine, has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court, Bauchi, against the Nigeria Police Force, over the alleged torture leading to the death of her husband. She is seeking N500 million, as general damages for the breech of...
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.01% (year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The NBS disclosed this in the latest report on the nation’s GDP entitled Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report (Q2 2021) released on Thursday....
The South African Airways (SAA) has said it would resume operations on Sept. 23, more than 15 months after it was grounded by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and business rescue, the company said in a statement. SAA interim CEO Thomas Kgokolo said, “After months of diligent work, we are delighted...
LUCY CHIAMAKA OKWUMA is among the few medical practitioners who have also crossed into the arena of fiction writing. With her novel NEGLECTED, Okwuma has dealt with a major health challenge, mental health. Her book is in the race for the huge prize money The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2020...