Month: July 2023

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Sports

LEON BALOGUN RETURNS TO SCOTTISH CLUB ON A ONE-YEAR DEAL.

Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun has rejoined Scottish Club Rangers after signing a one-year contract. Rangers announced Balogun’s return in a statement released on their website yesterday after he initially played for them from 2020 to 2022, becoming the seventh signing of the summer for them. Speaking after he arrived at the team’s training camp in Germany, Balogun said he was excited to be honest, adding that it is still […]

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News

POLICE DETAIN 26 SIT-AT-HOME ENFORCERS IN IMO STATE.

The police public relations officer in Imo State Henry Okoye has confirmed the arrest of 26 enforcers of the illegal sit-at-home order by some suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB. The police also arrested 53 other suspects involved in criminal activities ranging from conspiracy, armed robbery, murder, defilement, kidnapping, child trafficking, unlawful possession of prohibited firearms, car snatching, and vandalization of electrical cables. Okoye at a press […]

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News

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO PROBE ALLEGED KILLINGS BY SOLDIERS IN ENUGU STATE.

The House of Representatives, says it would investigate an allegation of the gruesome murder of Nigerians by soldiers in Enugu State following a motion by a member Cyriacus Umeha Umeha alleged that on June 29, 2023, licensed local vigilantes operating under the Enugu State Neighborhood Security Guards responding to a distress call about banditry and kidnapping, were shot dead at close range, by soldiers of the Nigerian Army, 82 Division […]

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National

PRESIDENT TINUBU CALLS FOR PATIENCE TO REMEDY SUBSIDY REMOVAL.

President Bola Tinubu has beseeched Nigerians to be patient as the framework for palliatives to remedy the effects of fuel subsidy removal was being worked out, assuring that the decision was in the best interest of the country, especially in guaranteeing future prosperity. Tinubu, who received 18 governors who served with him, Class of 1999, at the Presidential Villa, appealed for more patience from Nigerians, while the government will increase […]

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News

NPL CHAMPION DUMPED OUT OF NAIJA SUPER 8 TOURNAMENT.

New Nigeria Premier League champions NPL, Enyimba have been eliminated from the Naija Super 8 tournament after losing 2-1 to Katsina United at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, last night. The Peoples’ Elephant failed to record a win in three games in the competition, leaving Finidi George’s bottom of Group A with one point from three games. Ibrahim Yahaya opened the scoring for Katsina United in the 54th minute […]

todayJuly 12, 2023 7

News

KIDNAPPED CATHOLIC PRIEST REGAINS FREEDOM IN EBONYI STATE.

A Catholic priest Joseph Azubuike who was kidnapped in Ebonyi State has been freed. A spokesman for the state police command said Azubuike who regained freedom at about 6 pm yesterday was rescued unhurt, hal,e, and hearty as a result of the concerted efforts of the Operatives of the Command. The cleric and three other persons in Ebonyi State were kidnapped by Gunmen. Azubuike was abducted on Monday in ISU, […]

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News

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ASK NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION TO SUSPEND HIKE IN TUITION FEES.

The House of Representatives has advised the National Universities Commission NUC to suspend the implementation of an increase in the tuition fees of universities.   This was contained in a motion by Aliyu Sani Madaki, who listed that the universities that hiked their fees included Bayero University, Kano; the University of Nigeria Nsukka; the University of Uyo; University of Maiduguri; Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike; and Federal University, Dutse, among others.   The […]

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News

PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDEMNS KILLINGS AND VIOLENCE IN PLATEAU STATE.

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the killings and violence in Plateau State. Tinubu in a statement through his spokesman Dele Alake strongly condemned the recent internal killings in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau and parts of Benue State, stressing that the country must break the cycle of violence. He said it was most unfortunate that an innocent eight-month-old baby in […]

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Entertainment

MADONNA TO FOCUS ON HEALTH AFTER INFECTION SCARE.

Legendary pop star Madonna has said she is on the road to recovery in her first statement since a bacterial infection left her in a hospital's intensive care unit. Madonna in her message on Twitter said her focus now is her health, thanking fans for their positive energy and promising to be back with them soon. The 64-year-old pop star said her current plan was to reschedule her forthcoming North […]

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