Raheem Sterling scored a stunning 96th-minute winner as Man City dramatically edged Southampton 2-1 on Wednesday to preserve their eight-point lead at the Premier League summit. Pep Guardiola’s side looked set to drop points after Oriol Romeu cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne’s opener, only for Sterling to give City a 19th straight win in all […]
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Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Lagos State have threatened to withdraw their services from Dec. 11 over NNPC’s breach of bulk purchase agreement to sell fuel to them at N133.28k per litre. The Lagos State Chapter of IPMAN, on Wednesday said it was set for a showdown with NNPC over irregular fuel […]
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The federal government has said that it has evacuated 7,000 migrants, with additional 250 arriving Nigeria today. Sadia Faruk, the Director-General of the National Refugee Commission, told newsmen after a meeting she and her counterparts in the National Emergency Management Agency and the NAPTIP held with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Faruq, who said 460 others […]
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Mounir Gwarzo, suspended director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission is facing at least two enquiries over his role as helmsman of the commission since 2015. Apart from the administrative enquiry ordered by the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Gwarzo is also being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. EFCC wants to unravel […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has on Wednesday announced the suspension of its 15 day-old strike it embarked on Nov. 19. The President of ASUP, Usman Dutse made the announcement in Bauchi during a press conference held at the Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Dutse is […]
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Atiku, ‘Atikulation’ and other stories by Reuben Abati “I hear say Atiku don port oh, from APC to God knows where…” “He used to be a Customs officer. Going from one port to another should not be an issue or a problem for him. It is in the nature of Customs officials to go from […]
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Shawn Corey Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z, who had never before been nominated in a major category as a solo artist, is up for Album of the Year for his “4:44” as well as for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. “4:44” marked a return to music by the 47-year-old Jay-Z after […]
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More than 3,000 migrants and refugees have died crossing the Mediterranean in a desperate bid to reach Europe’s shores since the start of the year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday. The figure so far represents a 40 percent drop compared to last year’s record of 5,000 known or suspected drownings. “That mark […]
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Speaking at the commencement of the debate on 2018 budget on Tuesday, Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, said the budget is dead on arrival, as it is totally fictitious. The senator said the proposed N8.6 trillion appropriation bill could not be described as a budget of consolidation because “nothing was done” in […]
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President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Tuesday that any African can get a visa on arrival in Kenya, and will be free to settle in the country if they marry a Kenyan, removing restrictions on some nations. Kenyatta was on Tuesday sworn-in for a second term in office. “If you wish and find a willing partner, […]
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