Chelsea were made to pay heavily for missed chances as they squandered a lead to lose 2-1 at Wolves on Wednesday. But in the same night, Liverpool beat Burnley to keep in touch with leaders, Manchester City. Only two points separate the two teams. Tottenham beat Southampton 3-1, to spoil the debut of coach Ralph […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed it will commence registration for the 2019/ 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in January. The Chairman of the governing Board, Dr. Emmanuel Ndukwe announced the new date to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, during a ceremony to celebrate some staff of the board who retired […]
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The eight day, non-stop, celebration will hold simultaneously in five different designated locations in Lagos from December 24 to 31. The venues include Agege stadium Agege, Barbeach, Epe, Ikorodu, Badagry and Victoria Island, culminating in a grand finale at Eko Atlantic City. The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Steve Ayorinde, said this […]
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The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, narrowly escaped death on Wednesday following his involvement in an auto crash om the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge. Although details of the crash were sketchy, his media aide, Lere Olayinka, made this known on his twitter page @olayinkalere on Wednesday afternoon. “Immediate past Governor of Ekiti […]
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Scores of street sweepers under the “Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI)” of the Lagos State Government on Wednesday protested their delayed salaries and merger with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). The protesters, who were chanting various solidarity songs at the Alausa Secretariat, barricaded the road and urged Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to intervene in ameliorating […]
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US rapper Cardi B on Wednesday announced the end of her 15-month marriage to Offset, the rapper and father of her daughter, dropping a video with the news on Instagram. “It’s nobody’s fault it’s just like I guess we grew out of love,” says the 26-year-old, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar. “We’re not together […]
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The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), on Wednesday said Nigeria ranked 11 among the 20 countries in the world with highest prevalence of child marriage. Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, said this at the ongoing UN Women Conference 2018 in Lagos. The News Agency of […]
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The Police Zone 2 Command in Lagos on Tuesday said that it had arrested a cemetery attendant and four others for being in possession of human skull. Mr Lawal Shehu, Assistant Inspector-General of Police ( (AIG) in charge of Lagos and Ogun states, told newsmen that the suspects were arrested with dried human jaw and […]
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Valentine Ashi, a judge of the federal capital territory high court, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies to arrest Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources,within 72 hours. According to Tony Orilade, the order was made following an ex parte motion made before […]
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An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court has released popular singer, Adekunle Temitope, aka Small Doctor. He was reportedly let go with a warning not to be involved in any violent act for the next one year. Our correspondent learnt from a police source that the suspect has a licence for the gun over which he was […]
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