Death hovered at the Senate wing of the National Assembly on Wednesday with loss of a journalist and collapse of ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Balarabe Abbas Lawal during screening exercise. Before the screening exercise carried out on the three ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate for consideration, the correspondent of the Tribune Newspaper in the Senate, Tijani Yinusa Adeyemi, Read More
Kano state Governor, Abba Gida Yusuf, has approved the appointments of heads of parastatal in the state. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi DawakinTofa, on Wednesday, the appointment was pursuant to the quest of placing appropriate hands to improve good governance. Those appointed are as follows:Salisu A. Kabo, Director General, Youth Empowerment; Dr. Hamisu Sadi Ali, Director Read More
Popular American rapper, Curtis Jackson, who is professionally known as 5O Cent, has revealed that he would be coming to Nigeria on tour. Recall that the rapper had visited Nigeria about 19 years ago. 50 Cent, who is currently on tour ‘The Final Lap Tour 2023’ with Busta Rhymes and Jeremih, was in Nigeria in 2004 for a concert but Read More
The organisers of season 8 edition of the Big Brother Naija show, Multichoice, has revealed the amount spent on the just concluded edition. The Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice Nigeria, Busola Tejumola, Tuesday, said the show gulped N5.5 billion. Recall that Ilebaye Odiniya was presented with a cheque of N120 million and the key to her Read More
Lagos State Police Command, Wednesday, declared Owodunni Ibrahim popularly known as Prime Boy wanted. In a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Sp Benjamin Hundeyin, this became necessary following his failure to honour the police invitation successfully sent to him since the commencement of the investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of Mr. Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad. “Ibrahim is Read More
Ministerial nominee, Abbas Balarabe, has collapsed at his ongoing screening at the senate chamber. Shortly after his collapse, the Senate went into immediate closed session. Abbas was nominated by President Bola Tinubu as a replacement for former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Abbas collapsed while he was at the podium introducing himself to lawmakers during plenary. Prior to Abbas appearance, Read More
Ahead of their screening, the three ministerial nominees appointed by President Bola Tinubu have arrived at the senate chamber. They arrived Senate Chambers for screening and confirmation as ministers. The three ministerial nominees are Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Ayodele Olawande, and Abass Lawal Balarabe. In an effort to begin their screening, the Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion on Wednesday Read More
Real Madrid suffered a major blow as Nacho Fernandez has been handed a three-match ban which will see the defender miss El Clasico. The Spanish defender was given the marching orders in stoppage time during Real Madrid’s impressive 3-0 win over Girona last weekend for a dangerous tackle on Portu. Nacho recklessly lunged at the forward with his studs up Read More
Former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is set to take up an advisory role with his former, currently crisis-stricken club, Ajax. Van Gaal has been out of management since resigning as head coach of the Netherlands national team after the 2022 World Cup last December. Now, the Amsterdam outfit have announced the Dutchman, who declared himself cancer free and Read More
Manchester United’s 3-2 loss to Galatasaray has seen manager Erik ten Hag repeat a record that led to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking at Old Trafford. United slumped to their second straight defeat in the Champions League as the Turkish side twice came from behind to win at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. The Red Devils, who had Casemiro sent off Read More
Jude Bellingham scored and set up another as Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-2 in the Champions League group stages on Tuesday. The Madrid midfielder intercepted a pass from Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo before setting up Vinicius Junior for an equaliser at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium after Leo Ositgard put Napoli ahead. The England international then slalomed through Napoli’s Read More
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka’s heel injury is a ‘worry’ after he came off in his side’s 2-1 Champions League loss to Lens. Arsenal fell to a 2-1 defeat to the French side and to make matters worse, winger Saka went off in the 34th minute with a heel injury. After the match, which leaves the Gunners second Read More
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has announced that the second phase of the 2023 National Division 1 and 2 Volleyball Leagues will begin on October, 2023. According to Chief Martin Melandi, the Technical Director of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, the Division 1 and 2 leagues are scheduled for 5th to 15th October, 2023 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna state. Read More
Controversial Nigerian singer, Afeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has arrived Lagos. He arrived on Tuesday in order to ‘assist’ in the ongoing probe of the death of his former signee, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka MohBad. In a tweet via his official X handle, he said, “I’d like to share that I’ve just arrived back in Lagos, Nigeria to assist Read More
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, Tuesday, received his Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation counterpart, Dr. Betta Edu, on a courtesy visit to solicit support of the ministry and its parastatals on activities and programmes of the later.
President Bola Tinubu has finally replaced ministerial nomination of Mallam Nasir El- Rufai from Kaduna state with Balarabe Abbas Lawal. The nomination of Balarabe Lawal as nominee from the state by President Tinubu, was announced in a communication forwarded to that effect and read in plenary by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. President Tinubu in the communication, also formally Read More
As part of effort towards the reduction of tuition fees, the students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) have shut the institution’s main gate. The students on Tuesday shut the gate to restrict vehicular movement in protest of the recent increment in school fees. Recall that the school management had announced new increased school fees on September 14, 2023. This increase Read More
Ebonyi state police command Monday confirmed the burning of about three vehicles, motorcycles, and a Tricycle at Ezzangbo junction, Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi state. A viral video was seen online where commuter buses were set on fire along Enugu-Abakaliki expressed way by Ezzangbo junction. According to the video, the perpetrators were said to be members of IPOB/ESN. Confirming Read More
Not less than four passengers have reportedly died including a pregnant woman and her two children after a police officer and a driver dragged steering on Monday. The dragging of the steering, according to those at the scene drove a car into a tricycle in the Ago Palace Way of Okota in Lagos state. According to a user of X Read More
Dunamis Church located at Mission Ward North Bank in Makurdi, the Benue state capital has collapsed According to report, the incident which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday reportedly left a pastor dead as the building caved in. According to sources, four individuals including the pastor were observing prayers at the church building before the incident occurred. The other Read More
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will on Tuesday October 3, 2023, decide on the withheld results of its candidates. Recall that cases of malpractice and irregularities arose during the conduct of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). In a tweet on Tuesday, the council said the 76th meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee will be holding to deliberate on cases of Read More
Al-Ittihad’s Asian Champions League clash against Iranian side Sepahan was cancelled after the Saudi Arabian team refused to come out of the tunnel. The Saudi Pro League team were scheduled to take on Sepahan in the Iranian city of Isfahan on Monday. The Jeddah club travelled to Iran and arrived in the stadium ahead of kick-off but it has been Read More
Mykhailo Mudryk finally got his first goal for Chelsea as he opened the scoring in his side’s Premier League clash against Fulham. Mudryk chested down a cross from Levi Colwill before tucking it past Bernd Leno to give Chelsea the lead 18 minutes into the Premier League match at Craven Cottage. A minute later, Armando Broja doubled their lead thanks Read More
The Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed Vanguard (BAM-V) has congratulated Bauchi state Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, Kauran Bauchi on the occasion of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary. In a press release signed by its Director-General, Comrade Mohammed Abubakar Jibo, made available to Journalists in Abuja, BAM-V expressed its happiness that Governor Mohammed is in the helm of affairs as Bauchi state governor Read More
President of Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), Dr Ademola Are, has hailed the impact of ValueJet’s to rugby development and sports generally in the country. Dr Are who was speaking on the sideline of the just concluded National Youth Games in Asaba, where Delta state emerged winner in both the male and female events of rugby, said ValueJet’s contributions to Read More
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