Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford is 100 per cent ready to face FC Copenhagen in Wednesday’s Champions League trip after missing last weekend’s 1-0 win at Fulham, manager Erik Ten Hag said. However, United have been hit with a double injury blow as Brazil midfielder Casemiro and Argentina...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday said, that the FCT Administration (FCTA) is open for partnership with the Republic of Ireland. The partnership, he said, would be in the areas of agriculture, vocational education and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Wike...
Lagos State Police Command has confirmed two persons dead at Ojota area of Lagos on Tuesday as two cult groups engaged themselves in a supremacy battle. Unconfirmed sources, however, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that three suspected cultists were killed in the clash. Police spokesman in...
Erling Haaland scored twice as holders Manchester City cruised into the last 16 of the Champions League with two group games remaining. This was after a 3-0 victory over Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side maintained their 100 percent record and lead Group G with...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three new Executive Commissioners at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) pending their confirmation by the Senate. They are Mr Bashir Indabawa, (Northwest), Executive Commissioner, Exploration and Acreage Management; Mr Enorense Amadasun (South-South); Executive...
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday nullified the participation of the PDP and its Senatorial candidate in the Feb.25 National Assembly Election, Napoleon Bali for the Plateau South Senatorial District of Plateau State on grounds of refusal to carry out the order of Court.Pdp The Appellate Court in...
The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has declared its commitment to root out the enablers of financial crimes and criminal activities in the country. The committee also asserted that the 10th National assembly would not tolerate corruption. Rep. Ginger Obinna, Chairman of the committee, made this...
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has begged politicians in Kogi to give peace a chance for a peaceful, successful and credible governorship election on Nov. 11. The INEC made the appeal during a one-day stakeholders meeting on Tuesday in Lokoja. Yakubu, who was...
The Bauchi State government, on Tuesday, handed over the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport to the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for effective management and economic development of the state. Speaking during the official handover, the Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Kabir Muhammad, said the state...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed confidence of winning the Saturday’s Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship election. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, said this at news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that apart from being PDP strongholds, the party’s governorship candidates in...
King Charles III on Tuesday traveled in a horse-drawn carriage to open a new session of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament. The parliament session is expected to be the final one ahead of the general election, which must be held by January 2025. In a typically British tradition...
Lagos State and National Appeal Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) against the re-election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Labour Party candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Mr Abdulazeez Adediran of PDP, are...
Federal High Court in Ibadan on Tuesday sentenced a farm labourer, Johnson Abu, to six years imprisonment for cultivating and dealing in cannabis sativa, otherwise known as Indian hemp. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abu was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday said its embarking on a $1.1 billion ports rehabilitation plan in first quarter of 2024, to fortify Nigeria’s trade competitiveness. The Managing Director, NPA, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, said this in a panel session at the 43rd Port Management Association of West...
Cross River Government has disclosed that the Obudu Cargo Airport being constructed by the state will be ready for operation by April 2024. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Aviation, Mr Eno Inah, during inspection of the project on Tuesday. He said though the contractor had...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In continuation of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) preparations for the three off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States, the Commission has made available two publications on the forthcoming polls. This is contained in a statement by the National...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has expressed its readiness to partner with Rural Electricification Agency (REA) to ensure uninterrupted power supply in universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, made this known during a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of State FCT, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has charged indigenous construction companies on adoption of modern technologies with a view to shaping the engineering landscape of the country. The minister made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at an event to celebrate News...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed additional personnel and dogs from its Anambra command to support its personnel in Imo during the Nov. 11 governorship election. Anambra Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Edwin Osuala, who addressed the team before their departure on Tuesday in...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau on Tuesday, presented a budget of N295.4 billion for 2024, to the state House of Assembly for approval. Speaking at the ceremony, Mutfwang said that the budget tagged “Budget of New Beginnings”, was aimed at laying a solid foundation for the...