Liverpool’s James Milner’s converted a penalty kick on the stroke of halftime and Sadio Mane added a late second goal to secure a hard-fought 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on Monday. The English Premier League fixture offers an accomplished performance from Juergen Klopp’s side. With Virgil Van Dijk in commanding form at centre-half, Liverpool looked […]
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Hosea Akuchi, a pastor of a Baptist Church, Guguwa, Nasira, Igabi local government area of Kaduna state, was on Sunday killed while attempting to resist kidnappers. The suspected bandits, however, abducted Talatu, the deceased’s wife, after killing the clergyman. The incident was said to have occurred when the gunmen attacked the community. Witness said the […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki says Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), repeatedly told him he was not happy with President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of government. Saraki said this on Monday while responding to the previous allegations made by Tinubu. Responding to his decision to quit the APC for the Peoples […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC), says it has facts on Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers and the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) move to scuttle the Port Harcourt Constituency 3 bye-election. Mr Ojukaye Flag-Amachree, State Chairman of APC in Rivers also alleged that Wike offered him N200 million bribe to compromise the election, while over time […]
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The Borno state command of the Nigeria Police Force, on Monday said Boko Haram insurgents burnt down 40 houses in a reprisal in Mailari village in Guzamala local government area of the state on Sunday. Damien Chukwu, commissioner of police in the state, who disclosed this at a news conference, said that the insurgents stormed […]
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A former State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo State, Mr. Godwin Erhahon, has denied reports that he was among those who are planning to defect from the party. Erhahon who made the denial in a statement he issued on Sunday in Benin, berated the defectors, describing their reasons for defection […]
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A former Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Prof. Olufemi Baniro, has charged African countries, including Nigeria, to find solution to their problem of under development, rather than relying on help from international communities. He gave the charge last weekend at the University of Benin, during the innaguration of a Centre of Excellence in Reproductive […]
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There is imminent crisis in the education sector of Edo State, as teachers of primary and secondary schools, under the umbrella of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), have served a 21-day ultimatum on the government to meet all their demands, or they embark on indefinite strike. The ultimatum dashes the hope of students who are […]
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At least 33 children have died in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Bama, Borno state, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a non-governmental organisation, has said. In a report released Friday, the organisation said a critical humanitarian situation is unfolding in the camp which has seen an influx of “more than 10,000 IDPs” in August […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday expressed satisfaction with the effort and prompt response of emergency, rescue operators and security agencies at the collapsed building site at Jabi, Abuja. Osinbajo, who visited the scene at about 6.47 p.m on Friday, said that all hands were on deck to rescue and save the lives of those […]
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