More than 1,500 concerned Nigerians, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE) have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court to “restrain, prevent and stop the National Assembly Service Commission from paying the incoming members of the 9th National Assembly individually and/or collectively over N4.68 billion as ‘welcome […]
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Spanish tennis superstar, Rafael Nadal, restated his position as King of Clay with his 12th French Open title at Roland Garros, defeating Austria’s Dominic Thiem in four sets of 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-2. Nadal, with his latest triumph, becomes the first man to win 12 Grand Slam or tour-level singles titles at any event, with […]
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Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was the best man at German footballer Mesut Ozil’s wedding on Friday. The 30-year-old Arsenal midfielder married his fiancee, former Miss Turkey Amine Gulse, at a luxury hotel on the banks of the Bosphorus. Ozil, who has Turkish roots, sparked a furore when he posed in photos with Erdogan before […]
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Lois Olufunke, mother of late Pius Adesanmi, and Iyabo Toluhi, his daughter, have sued Boeing over the Ethiopian Airlines crash which killed the professor in March. The Boeing 737 Max 8, belonging to the Ethiopian carrier, had crashed few minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, killing all 157 people onboard including another […]
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The Kano State Police Command said it arrested 90 suspected criminals in Kano metropolis within the last one week. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmed Iliyasu, made the disclosure while showing the suspects to newsmen at the Bompai Police Headquarters in Kano on Friday. He said that the suspects were apprehended during the raids on […]
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DAAR Communications, owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM returned on air after a Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the suspension of its operating licence by the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) The station has has since come back on air. Recall that the action of NBC had sparked an outrage across the […]
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The European Union, Oxfam and other NGO’s on Friday urged Nigerians to imbibe the culture of tree planting in their environment in order to curb the menace of air pollution. Mr Constant Tchona, Acting Country Director of Oxfam, made the call at a news conference to commemorate the 2019 World Environment Day (WED). The 2019 […]
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Confusion and panic surround residents of Ikorodu area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria as cultists are on the loose in the area, wiping out a family of three. It was gathered that the cultists struck at Ojuirowo area of Ikorodu and killed a family of three – father, mother and child on Friday morning. The cultists […]
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The governors of the 36 states of Nigeria on Friday said no position has been taken on the creation of state police in the country. The chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, stated this at the end of a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr Buhari and […]
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Rafael Nadal produced a superlative performance on Friday to defeat Roger Federer, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, on Friday to reach his 12th French Open final. It was the longtime rivals’ 39th career meeting, but their first at Roland Garros since 2011. Federer had won their last five matches, but still has never beaten Nadal at the […]
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