Reading Time: 2 minutes Newcastle United’s hopes of finishing in the Premier League’s top four were dealt another blow with Saturday’s 2-2 draw against relegation-threatened Leeds United, while Southampton’s misery came to an end with the club’s relegation. The second-half equaliser scored by Leeds defender Rasmus Kristensen cost Newcastle the win that would have virtually guaranteed them a spot Read More…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Each prisoner in the country’s jail facilities reportedly costs the federal government N1 million per year to support. This was revealed in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by Sola Fasure, media adviser to the Minister of the Interior. The statement said that the minister made the remarks while opening a hospital and medical Read More…
Reading Time: < 1 minutes The Lagos State Police Command say they have caught two members of a gang whose speciality was robbing unknowing passengers with their cars. The command’s official spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, reported the arrest on his verified Twitter account on Thursday. Hundeyin named the culprits as Folashade Sholagbe, a woman of 36, and Seun Oke, a Read More…
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari has explained why he and other Northern Governors backed Sen. Bola Tinubu’s bid for the presidency. On Thursday in Daura, while paying a goodbye visit to Alhaji Umar Faruq-Umar, the Emir of Daura, the governor made the announcement. He claimed that Tinubu had the support of the northern APC governors Read More…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Carlos Alcaraz, one of the main candidates for the French Open crown, is the man to defeat on clay, according to the world’s top player, Novak Djokovic. After starting an injury-plagued season with the Buenos Aires crown, Alcaraz won back-to-back claycourt championships in Barcelona and Madrid. After the current Italian Open, Alcaraz is positioned to Read More…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The first-ever National Investment Policy for Nigeria (NInP) has been approved for execution, and a new National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NADIP) covering the years 2023 to 2033 has also been adopted by the Federal Government. This was revealed by Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, in a statement issued by Mrs. Read More…
Reading Time: 2 minutes “I am truly sorry to my fans who have been waiting for us to hit the stage this evening at the Prudential Center. I was asked not to perform in order to give Ms. Baker her space and time to perform her show in its entirety. My band and I are extremely saddened we didn’t Read More…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Arsenal are still atop the Premier League, but their manager Mikel Arteta’s body language after Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to Manchester City suggests they have no chance of winning the league. His team crumbled under City’s relentless assault and may have gotten lucky, what with Kevin De Bruyne scoring twice and John Stones and Erling Haaland Read More…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The detrimental impact of the 2019–2021 COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), is estimated to affect 6.2 million Nigerian children who have not had any vaccinations. To mark African Vaccination Week (AVW) and World Immunisation Week with the theme “The Big Catch-Up,” Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, made these Read More…
Reading Time: 2 minutes As a result of the ongoing turmoil in Sudan, the Nigerian government has announced its willingness to evacuate all Nigerian students and other members of the Nigerian community currently there. This information was released by the government in a joint press statement from Dr. Sani Gwarzo, permanent secretary at the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Read More…
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