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Senator John Owan Enoh, the Minister of Sports Development, has praised Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman for his outstanding performance in the Europa League final on Wednesday. Lookman scored a historic hat-trick to lead his Italian club, Atalanta, to their first European title in Dublin, Ireland. His three goals secured a 3-0 victory over Bayer…
Niger has loaded its first crude oil shipment at Benin’s Seme port, marking a significant milestone after the completion of the $5 billion Niger-Benin pipeline project, according to sources and shipping data. This achievement places the landlocked country among Africa’s oil-exporting nations just a year after a military coup. S&P Global Commodities at Sea reported…
The autopsy results for the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, have failed to determine the cause of his death. Senior Advocate of Nigeria Wahab Shittu revealed this information during a press briefing at the coroner’s inquest held in Lagos State on Wednesday. Shittu explained that the pathologist in charge informed the coroner that…
The Nigerian Army has reunited Lydia Simon, a Chibok schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram in April 2014, with her family. Alongside her three children, Lydia was handed over to the Borno State Government by Major General Waidi Shuaibu, Theatre Commander of North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, at a ceremony held at the Mailmalari…
In a highly anticipated English Premier League clash, Liverpool FC faced off against Manchester United in a thrilling encounter that ended in a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford. The match was filled with drama, goals, and a flurry of action that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle. Liverpool started…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, revealed on Monday that the ongoing battle against banditry and kidnappings in the Abuja metropolis is being hindered by insufficient equipment and operational vehicles. During a media chat in Abuja, Wike highlighted the inadequacy of equipment in tracking criminals at some border communities of…
In the early hours of Monday, January 8, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) unveiled a three-part documentary in which former followers of the late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua, accused him of various forms of physical abuse, manipulation, and staging fake miracles. The allegations also included claims of sexual assault, rape,…
The Nigeria Police Force has indicated that the widely circulated social media phrase for the New Year 2024, “No Gree For Anybody,” which loosely conveys a refusal to agree with anyone, was intentionally designed to incite chaos in the nation. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), explained that, based on intelligence, the Police…
In a significant move geared towards restructuring pivotal federal agencies, President Bola Tinubu has dismissed Alexander Okoh, the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), and Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The announcement, made by Ajuri Ngelale,…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended that a judge from the Osun State High Court, Justice S. O. Falola, should retire. This decision came as he was found guilty of issuing a court order against Polaris Bank for a large amount of money in a suspicious way. The NJC mentioned that an investigation discovered…