FORMER Nigerian lawmaker and social critic, Shehu Sani, has claimed that the proposed N21 billion for the renovation of National Stadium Surulere, Lagos, is not justified on any ground. His statement is contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Monday. Sani said although he is aware that …
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FIVE persons died, while six others survived a boat mishap at Kanwa Dam in Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State on Sunday. Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, the Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service made the confirmation. According to Saminu Abdullahi, “The incident occurred on April 22, at about 05:40 …
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EBONYI State Police Command at the weekend said it has rescued a kidnap victim, a clergyman whose name is yet to be identified at the time of filing this report. The Commissioner of Police, Faleye S. Olaleye, who made this known in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in …
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CHELSEA defender, Kalidou Koulibaly, is in talks with Juventus in a bid to join the Serie A giants from the west London club. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Koulibaly is unhappy at Chelsea and has taken a call from Juventus manager Max Allegri about a return to Italy. The …
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GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said he supported the relocation of the Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal from Port Harcourt to Abuja, because it was in the best interest of the people of the state. This is as Abe …
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THE Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum says it is working on getting the final approval from the Sudanese authorities to commence the evacuation of stranded Nigerians in the country. It also called for calm and asked students and other Nigerians living in Sudan to remain indoors. This was contained in a …
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A Lagos-based cleric accused of raping his members, Bishop Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, of I Reign Christian Ministry, Lekki, has yet to meet his bail conditions. By Sunday (today), he would have spent one week in detention after he was remanded by Justice Ramon Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja. …
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THE Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the demolition of three two-storey buildings in Banana Island following the collapse of a seven-storey building in the area. Sanwo-Olu gave the order on Saturday during his visit to the site of the collapsed seven-storey building and inspection of other infrastructure …
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THE Nigeria Football Federation on Sunday in Abuja released a list of 26 players picked for the country’s participation in the 2023 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations in Algeria. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the list has 16 players from various football academies across the country, while the …
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FORMER Governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, has asked the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to withdraw his petition against the President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and join him in the task of making a new nation. Senator Nnamani urged Obi and his supporters to align with …
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