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Tragedy struck on Thursday afternoon in Jalingo the Taraba State capital when a secondary school teacher, Mr Bassey Sardauna of the Government Model School, Jalingo was stabbed to death by his former student. Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Usman noted that the teacher was attacked by his former student […]
Inter Miami saluted Argentine star Lionel Messi’s eighth Ballon d’Or on Friday, but their friendly match to mark the achievement ended in a 2-1 loss to MLS rivals New York City FC. The defeat, in a match between two teams long out of the MLS championship running, was just a footnote on a celebratory night […]
The Pa Reuben Fasoranti’s faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the Pa Ayo Adebanjo’s group’s position on the recent Supreme Court judgment upholding the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the last presidential election. The Adebanjo’s faction had on Wednesday met in Ogbo Ijebu, Ogun State and issued a communique vilifying the […]
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, said on Thursday that his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, remains his principal. He urged the people of Rivers State to put behind them the discomfort created by the political tension experienced over a week ago in the wake of an explosion in the […]
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, says the previous government, headed by former President Muhammadu Buhari, did not take the issue of insecurity seriously. Matawalle, who appeared before the Senate Committee on Defence in company with the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, disclosed that the Ministry of Defence just took delivery of new […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, says the electoral umpire has no candidate in the November 11, 2023 governorship polls in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. In a statement late Thursday, the electoral chief pledged to ensure a level playing field for all political parties and candidates in the […]
Ademola Adeleke, Governor of Osun State, has proposed a budget of N273, 908, 997, 410:00 to the Osun State House of Assembly.The budget is included in the Appropriations Bill for 2024. Governor Adeleke said the budget was divided into N165, 654, 976, 700:00 for recurrent expenditure and N108, 254, 020, 710:00 for capital expenditure while […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved Mohammed Abba Isa’s nomination as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters. According to a statement signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mohammed Isa is a distinguished champion of persons with disabilities with over a decade of experience in local […]
Indications have emerged that the federal capital territory (FCT) may enjoy the budgetary provision of N1 trillion in the 2024 financial year. The chairman of the House committee on the FCT, Mr Muktar Betara Aliyu, dropped the hint during the inauguration ceremony of the committee at the national Assembly complex, Abuja. Aliyu argued that there […]
Former Premier League stars, Jamie Carragher and Owen Hargreaves, have given their opinions on Marcus Rashford’s red card during Manchester United’s Champions League 4-3 defeat against FC Copenhagen on Wednesday. Recall that Rashford was given his marching orders in the 42nd minute of the encounter when he caught Danish defender Elias Jelert when trying to […]
