New incredible footage of Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu has shown the intended plans to modernise the 81,000 seater stadium with a retractable roof. The La Liga giants had initally planned to open their updated home in the summer of 2022 but the coronavirus pandemic meant they could bring forward the renovation plans …
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Magu Suppressed Cases Against Amosun, Kwankwaso, Says Salami Panel
EXCLUSIVE: Magu suppressed cases against Amosun, Kwankwaso, says Salami Panel Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), allegedly suppressed corruption cases of a current and three former governors. The Justice Ayo Salami investigative panel said while overseeing the EFCC, Magu “directed designated operatives not …
Read More »Okoro Nkemakolam Asks Court To Disqualify Soludo As APGA’s Guber Candidate
The controversy trailing the nomination of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Charles Soludo, as the flag bearer of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, has resulted into a lawsuit filed before the Abuja division of …
Read More »2023: Zoning Presidency To South “Not A Must” — Zulum
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has said it is not a must that the 2023 presidency will be zoned to the Southern region of the country. Although the governor reiterated his support for power shift to the southern region of the country, he cautioned his colleagues that politics …
Read More »Power Sector: Reps Okay Bill To Create Royalty For Host Communities
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill proposing royalty for communities hosting power stations and facilities like it applies in the petroleum sector. In the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 before the House, host communities will be entitled to five per cent of …
Read More »Nigerian Military Dismisses Major, Lieutenant For Stealing Phone, ₦250,000
Nigerian Military Dismisses Major For Mobile Phone Theft, Lieutenant Commander For Stealing N250,000 Two Senior Officers Dismissed From Armed Forces Command, Jaji For Alleged Stealing Two senior officers of the Nigerian military have been dismissed from the force for engaging in theft, SaharaReporters has learnt. A military source noted that …
Read More »FIRS Secretly Recruited 2,000 Workers, Agency Under Financial Pressure –NCSU
The Nigerian Civil Service Union has said the secret recruitment of over 2,000 workers has put the Federal Inland Revenue Service under financial strain. The union revealed that the agency was finding it difficult to pay salaries at some point this year after the secret engagement of the staff members …
Read More »Senate Approves N983bn Supplementary Budget For 2021
The Senate has approved the sum of N983 billion as supplementary budget for the 2021 fiscal year. President Muhammadu Buhari had asked the National Assembly to approve the sum of N895.842 billion supplementary budget, to enable the Federal Government procure more military equipment to combat insurgency as well as vaccines …
Read More »Sunday Igboho’s Supporters Protest In Ibadan Over DSS Raid (Photo)
Supporters of wanted Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho have taken to the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to protest last Thursday’s midnight raid by the Department of State Services on the residence of the Yoruba nation activist. The protesters gathered in front of Igboho’s …
Read More »Secession Controversy: Aikpokpo-Martins Apologises Over Comment
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has affirmed its commitment to the rule of law and right to civic expression following controversy over the statement of one of its vice presidents on the Federal Government’s handling of secessionist agitations. NBA President Olumide Akpata dissociated the association from the position of 1st …
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