Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane will have beaten every goalscoring record by the time he retires, according to the club’s manager Antonio Conte. The 29-year-old England captain needs just three more goals to become Spurs all-time record scorer after his brace in Wednesday’s 4-0 thumping of Crystal Palace. The double …
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Edo State Government has restated Governor Godwin Obaseki administration’s commitment to solving pension issues in the state and called for patience among pensioners as the government tackles challenges. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, noted that the government has shown good faith by …
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said that 21 travellers were involved in an auto crash at Narbodo village in Toro local government area of Bauchi State and 18 passengers were burnt to death when a bus collided with an articulated trailer. A statement from the Bauchi Sector …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have arrested 1,232 suspects and recovered 15, 104.555kg of illicit drug in the state. Mr Ibrahim Baraje, Kaduna state NDLEA Commander told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kaduna, that the arrest and seizure …
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged drivers to always ensure that their headlamps are on, especially in the morning, when harmattan haze affects visibility. FRSC Sector Commander in Akwa Ibom, Mr Matthew Olonisaye, gave the advice in a statement on Thursday in Uyo. Olonisaye reminded drivers and all …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced online accreditation for Journalists and media organisations wishing to cover the 2023 general elections. According to the flier issued by INEC on Thursday in Abuja, interested media organisations wishing to deploy journalists to cover the election are to apply via: https://imap.inecnigeria.org. It …
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has posted 35 new cases of COVID-19 for the last week of December 2022. It stated on its website, yesterday, that 22 of the cases were recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 10 in Lagos State, two in Delta, while one happened in …
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Blame alleged illegal activities of security agents The Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (PTD-NUPENG) has threatened a strike action over what it described as “illegal activities and high-handedness of security agents, particularly, the military task force operating in the Port Harcourt zone …
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The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has called for a total review of the Finance Bill 2022, which President Muhammadu Buhari denied assent to on Tuesday, citing some irregularities. CPPE, in a statement, said the bill was hastily passed by the National Assembly without inputs from key …
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Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has queried the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the scarcity of new naira notes a few weeks before the deadline for the validity of the old banknotes. Since the launch of the new notes started circulation on December …
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