Bitcoin briefly rose above $60,000 for the first time on Saturday, as increasing backing from corporate heavyweights helps the world’s most popular virtual currency continue its record-breaking run. The cryptocurrency hit an all-time high of $60,012, according to the website CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin has been on a meteoric rise since...
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Bayern Munich romped to a 3-1 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday as Robert Lewandowski claimed another goal-scoring milestone in the Bundesliga and hit the woodwork three times in a dynamic display. Bayern dominated their final fixture before hosting Lazio in the Champions League last 16, second leg on...
Several police officers were wounded when violence and looting broke out on the sidelines of a Black Lives Matter demonstration in the eastern Belgian city of Liege on Saturday, police said. The march was held to protest against the arrest of a woman for “rebellion” in the city on...
Students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Kaduna have called for help in a disturbing video. The abducted students were seen being beaten by their captors, as they pleaded with the government to rescue them. They were seen huddled together and sitting on tree leaves, with...
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ekiti State Chapter, has given the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, till May 1 to pay all outstanding salaries of workers in the state. The ultimatum was contained in a statement signed by Messrs Kolapo Olatunde and Sola Adigun, Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)...
The President, Nigeria Medical Association, Professor Innocent Ujah wants improved surveillance on activities of medical practitioners to address quackery in the health sector. Unqualified persons have dented the image of medical practice, and posed a serious threat to society, Professor Ujah said in Ado Ekiti, when the association visited...
The police authority in Anambra state has arranged two men, 45-year-old Chidiebere Uzoma and 23-year-old Uchenna Nwegbu, in a Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping a sixteen-year-old girl. In a statement on Saturday by The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Haruna Muhammed, said the victim was raped at Osumowo street,...
The Nasarawa State Police Command said it has arrested one Mrs Sewuese Humba for alleged stealing a 4-month-old baby boy in Karu Local Government Area of the State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Ramhan Nansel disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Lafia the state’s capital. He...
The Benue Police Command has announced the assassination of Mrs Eunice Aghanya, wife of retired Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Mr Ibe Aghanya, in Makurdi, the Benue capital. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that the victim...
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue says his administration would no longer negotiate with or grant amnesty to criminals under any guise in the state. Governor Ortom stated this on Saturday in Anyiin, Logo Local Government Area of the state at the burial of Mr Terkura Suswam, the slain elder...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has charges troops of Theater Command Headquarters, Operation Lafiya Dole Maiduguri to bring to an end all forms of insecurity bedeviling the North-Eastern part of the country. He added that President Buhari has given the Nigerian...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- No fewer than 43,000 health workers in Bauchi have registered to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Chairman of the Bauchi State Task Force on COVID-19, Senator Baba Tela, disclosed this in his speech during the flag-off of the Oxford – AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination which was...
President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a stern warning to would-be terrorists and bandits targeting schools, saying the country will not allow the destruction of the school system. The president gave the warning in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja...
Thomas Tuchel said Chelsea need to be “more clinical” after being held by Leeds in a high-tempo goalless encounter. The Blues stretched their unbeaten run under the German to 12 games as Chelsea manager, but wasted several good chances including two for £71m forward Kai Havertz, who started in...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has advised the Federal Government on ways to end the lingering crisis between herders and farmers in the country. In a statement he personally signed on Saturday, he recommended a meeting at the instance of the federal, involving...
With an honest and transparent administration of our National production capacity and potentials, the domestic price of petrol should not exceed N70 per litre. This is the position of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which warned that any increase in the pump price of petrol would amount to a...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and his wife Aisha, on Saturday, took the shot of the Oxford – AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab. The Deputy Governor and Chairman, State Task Force on COVID-19, Baba Tela; the Chief of Staff Goverment House, Dr. Ladan Salihu; state PDP...
The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has arrived Nigeria on a one week visit. She arrived the country at about 12pm via Ethiopian airways. The Director General was received on arrival by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Investment, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo....
The Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) is offering six grants valued at USD6.95 million to finance digital financial inclusion in Africa. The grant is supported by the French Development Agency (AFD) and hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB). A statement from the French Development Agency (AFD) yesterday...