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Prince Tsola Emiko will be crowned and formally installed as the 21st Olu of Warri Kingdom on Saturday, August 21, 2021, the Warri Council of Kingmakers announced on Thursday. The Iyatsere of Warri Kingdom and acting Chairman of the Olu’s Advisory Council, Chief Johnson Amatserunleghe, made the announcement at a press conference held inside […]
….20 generals likely to leave on his appointment The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This is coming one week after the demise of the former COAS, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others in a plane crash in Kaduna. The […]
Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid’s coach, has decided to leave the Spanish club. Zidane, in his second spell at the club, saw his side come up just short in LaLiga this season, with Atlético Madrid holding on to win the title on the last day with a victory over Real Valladolid. The news was broken […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday congratulated Nigerian children on the occasion of Children’s Day. Atiku, in a message released by his media office in Abuja said it was incumbent the society to ensure that they (children) attain their full potential in life. The former Vice President expressed regrets and disappointments that efforts to […]
Mali’s interim president and premier have been released, a military official said Thursday, three days after they were detained and stripped of their powers in what appeared to be the country’s second coup in nine months. “The interim president and prime minister were released overnight around 1:30 am (0130 GMT). We were true […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 48 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,146. The NCDC made this known on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria recorded the new cases and zero COVID-19 related […]
The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has said that the £4.2 million Ibori loot said to have been returned to Delta State has not been returned. Mr Ahmed Idris was reported to have told federal legislators on Tuesday that the money had been returned to Delta State. However, the Delta State Government […]
Organised Labour may be heading for a showdown with governors over its recommendation that the price petrol be raised from N162/litre to N408.5/litre. On Wednesday last week, a committee set up by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) pushed for the immediate removal of petrol subsidy and recommended that the product be sold between N380/litre […]
There is palpable apprehension and uncertainty among governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State over the mode of primary election the party’s hierarchy would use to choose its flag bearer today. The Anambra State’s wing of the APC Patriots raised this concern in a letter it addressed to the Chairman […]
Nigerians have in the last 24 hours put their weight behind winger, Samuel Chukwueze, to win the Europa League final slated Wednesday. On Twitter, most Manchester United and Premier League supporters of Nigerian descent have unanimously voted for a Villarreal win on the account of Chukwueze. The match between Villarreal FC and United will […]
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