The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences Unit has repeated its commitment to eliminate the menace of Okada operators who have devised new means of operating on the highways and restricted highways across the metropolis. The Chairman of the agency, Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, Shola Jejeloye, had led a series of week-long…
Play-offs in the CAF Confederation Cup — the African counterpart of the Europa League — will be ditched from the 2023-2024 season, it was verified on Saturday. The decision to discard the third and final round of allowing for the group phase was made at a CAF executive committee meeting in Rabat. Play-offs pitted winners…
Mr Felix Hassan Hyat, Kaduna State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on leaders and stakeholders in Nigeria to ensure they promote peace and unity in their utterances and actions. Speaking in Kaduna on Friday during a one-day roundtable on religion and politics, he lamented that former governor Nasir El-Rufai could lower…
Spain legend shot stopper David De Gea has announced his exit from Manchester United, bringing an end to a 12-year stay at Old Trafford. De Gea announced his exit from United in a lengthy message to the club fans. “I just wanted to send this farewell message to all Manchester United supporters. “I would like…
Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi-Wellington has revealed how she felt when her husband, Bankole Wellington, aka Banky W, informed her that he wanted to join politics. It was recalled that Banky W on 11 November 2018, announced his intent to run for the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat on the platform of the Modern Democratic Party. He…
The longing issue of result made several publics home and abroad disturbed. The Anambra State Government Committee on Verification of Examination Fraud involving Mmesoma Ejikeme has said she manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result. Anambra born Mmesoma Ejikeme had been claiming that she had the highest score in the UTME with an aggregate score…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 15 persons allegedly spotted for shootings in parts of the State on Tuesday. While comforming the arrest, the Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Faleye Olaleye said that an herbalists was apprehended too who was known to specialises in preparing charms for the suspects was also arrested. He further…
Barcelona feminine player and Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has been shortlisted for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award. France Football gave the Updates on their Ballon d’Or Twitter handle on Friday. The Barcelona star was nominated for the Socrates award category of the Ballon d’Or. The Socrates award which was created in 2022 and named…
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on state governors of 36 State to take to the behaviors of Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State by giving all the needed support and attention to the education sector. The admonition which came on Friday via a press statement, was in lieu…
The Councilor representing Umualor Ward in Isi-Uzo Local Government Legislative Council, Enugu State, Aluagbo Maxwell, has been canceled for allegedly embezzling N1.1 million meant for Internally Displaced Persons in his constituency. The motion for the recess of the legislator was moved by the Majority Leader of the Council, Nnabuike Ugwu, representing Neke Ward II during…
President Bola Tinubu has authorized the association of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Taiwo Oyedele, is the chairman of the committee. In a statement issued by Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake on Friday, the appointment aligns…
The Abuja district of the Federal High Court has announced the charges and deductions to the tune of over N16 million from the accounts of the Centenary City Freezones company and Prime Properties FZE by the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) as withholding and value-added tax as illegal and unconstitutional. Consequently, the court has deterred the…
A young Cameroonian lady identified as Danny Zara has shown her interest in breaking a Guinness world record on a 200-hour sex marathon. While confirming, Zara, in a viral post on Facebook, noted that the Guinness World Record is “aware of my proposed attempt to have continuous sexual intercourse for 200 hrs.” Sharing the flyer,…
Premier League club Liverpool FC have tended an huge bid for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe. The “Never walk alone” team offer is reportedly worth €200m. The France forward is expected to quit PSG this summer after telling the club he won’t sign a new contract. Sportskeeda reports that PSG have told the Frenchman to…
The body established for statistical examination, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed plans to carry out a nationwide survey on Time-Use. The proposed Time-Use Survey is a statistical tool used to measure the time individuals spend on various activities including paid and unpaid work with a view to inputting it into the Gross Domestic…
Troops fighting to relieve the country of criminal elements, terrorists/bandits, and economic saboteurs have abolished 51 terrorists/bandits in several operations while also bailing a total of 94 kidnapped civilians from captivity. This is just as a total of 210 criminal elements including terrorists, their observers, armed bandits, perpetrators of oil theft; IPOB/ESN militants among others…
The Federal government on Thursday, has asked Nigerians to abstain from open dumping and promote good hygiene practices. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Ibrahim Yusufu, said this at a press briefing held on Thursday in Abuja. Yusufu said this in commemoration of the National Environmental Sanitation Day, NESD which is usually commemorated on…
The Vice Chancellor of Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos, Prof. Samuel Bandele, has warned against conceding the integrity of public examinations, saying the consequences are dire for society at large. This is just as he announced a full scholarship award to Miss Umeh, Kamsiyochukwu Nkechinyere, who emerged the highest scorer in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
President Bola Tinubu has endorsed four Executive Orders one of which is the recess of the five percent Excise Tax on telecommunication services as well as the Excise Duties increased on locally manufactured products. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake declared this on Thursday while enlightening journalists…
More than 10 million people have signed up for Threads, Meta’s opponent to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch, the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday. Threads are the biggest challenger yet to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, which has seen a series of potential competitors emerge but not yet replace one of…
It was reported that a white substance found in the White House and sparked a brief security alert has been confirmed to be cocaine, the Secret Service said on Wednesday. The found substance seen in the West Wing on Sunday was initially treated as a potential danger, prompting a brief evacuation. An initial test of…
A prominent shot stopper for the Super Eagles, Victor Sochima has welcomed a bouncing baby boy with his partner, Juliet. Report of the good news was shared on the social media. “All thanks to God for safe delivery…Sochima Victor Jnr is here,” Sochima wrote. The Rivers United goalie was named in the Super Eagles’ squad…
Nigeria’s World record holder, Tobi Amusan has declared her preparedness to compete in the national trials for the 2023 World Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary. Tobi Amusan had an awesome week as she won Bronze in Ostrava, Silver in Lausanne, and Gold in Stockholm Diamond League and sent a warning signal to rivals….
The government of Kwara State has reversed and ended the directive which reduced working days from five days to three days for civil servants in the state. This was contained in a statement by the State Head of Service, Modupe Oluwole who on had on June 5 this year, said that the state government took…
French Ligue 1 club and reigning Champions, Paris Saint-Germain have officially made public Spanish Gaffer Luis Enrique as their new coach. Enrique takes over from ousted gaffer Christophe Galtier who spent a year at the club. The updates was announced on the Paris Saint-Germain Twitter handle. “Paris Saint-Germain is delighted to announce that Luis Enrique…
Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi has upheld the appointments of 21 Heads of Agencies of the Jigawa State Government. This was included in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State, Malam Bala Ibrahim. Those appointed include; Ahmed Umar Labbo, Executive Secretary, of the Pilgrims Welfare Board, Kamilu Aliyu Musa, Executive…
The national leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reflected sadness on the news of the tragic incidents that recently affected the Salvation… The national leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed sadness at the news of the tragic incidents that recently affected the Salvation Army and the Redeemed Christian…
The Federal House of Representatives has set up an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the alleged abuse of N2.3 trillion generated from the Tertiary Education Tax by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund from 2011 to 2013 to discover what the funds was used for. The actions was as a result of a motion by a member,…
The France Anti-Fraud Office, says the search engine of the United States tech giant lacked information on the ranking criteria of results. French authorities consequentially imposed a €2 million fine on Google on Tuesday over incomplete results in its search engine and app store. According to the checkmate Organization, results for vacation accommodation searches lacked…
The Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Meta is launching its new app to rival Twitter and will go live on Thursday. The emerging app, which is called Threads is available for pre-order on the Apple App Store, and will be linked to Instagram. BBC reports says screengrabs platform shows a dashboard that looks similar to…
In breaking news from Abuja, the Presidential Election Petition Court has officially accepted crucial evidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s defense against the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku. President Tinubu’s educational records from Chicago State University, including his admission letter, have been admitted as exhibits, confirming…
