England forward, Lauren James, has received a two-match ban from FIFA on Thursday for stamping on Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie that earned her a red card in the Women’s World Cup last 16 match on Monday. The 21-year-old Chelsea attacker was sent off in the 87th minute of Monday’s match in …
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The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and its in-house electricity workers’ unions have signed a new condition of service to improve employees wellbeing and productivity. Speaking at the signing ceremony at IBEDC office, Ibadan, on Thursday, the Managing Director, IBEDC, Mr Kingsley Achife, said the new condition of …
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Osun state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Thursday said that a total sum of N8,572,152,849.05 has been released for payment of pensions, gratuity and accrued right benefits for retirees in the State from the inception of his administration to date. The governor who made this known at the presentation of …
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Justice Nicholas Oweibo of Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a woman, Adeola Adetutu, and Godwin Johnson, to two years imprisonment each for hawking Skushies and hard drugs. Justice Nicholas handed down the sentence to the duo after they both pleaded guilty to the separate …
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The National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal in Kano has nullified the election of Muktar Umar Yerima of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Yerima as winner of the House of Representatives election for Tarauni Federal Constituency. But the …
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Kamsiyochukwu Nkechinyere Umeh, a student of Deeper Life High School, who had the highest score of 360 in the 2023 UTME, has cleared all her papers in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination with 8 A1 and a B2. The 16-year-old student scored A1 in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Further Mathematics, Economics, Civic …
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Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi has approved the sum of N675 million for the payment of furniture allowance to the 21 elected local government council Chairmen in the state. According to NAN, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made this known in a statement made available …
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Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, is presiding over an Extraordinary Summit of the regional body on the political situation in Niger Republic. The summit, which is holding at the Presidential Villa, …
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A yet-to-be-identified man who jumped into Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge lagoon has been found dead, according to reports. His remains were recovered by the Lagos State Emergency and Rescue team. The discovery was after two days of intensive search and rescue operations. An eyewitnesses on the route confirmed sighting the …
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The military leaders in Niger who seized power in a coup last month have formed a new government, according to a decree read out on national television on Thursday. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member government, with generals from the new military governing council heading the …
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