The Flag Officer Commanding,(FOC), Central Naval Command, (CNC), Nigerian Navy, Rear Adm. Bello Al-hassan, said the command would soon commence riverine and sea exercises, code named “Octopusgrip,’’ in Bayelsa and Delta. Al-hassan, who said this on Thursday while addressing a news conference in Yenagoa, said that the exercise was expected to last from Oct. 30 […]
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Following the games played on Tuesday and Wednesday, which saw various teams qualify for the quarterfinals of the League Cup, the draws/fixtures were done on Thursday and each team now knows its opponent. Chelsea will host AFC Bournemouth according to the quarter final draw for the Carabao Cup, in a match to be played at […]
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The proposed M. K. O Abiola International Airport in Ido-Osun, Osun, will cost N69 billion under a concession arrangement with an indigenous company, AWOL International, an official has said. Niyi Ogundiran, the Director of Public Building in Osun State Ministry of Works, gave the figure at a meeting with members of the state Assembly in […]
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The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, on Tuesday received another 257 Nigerian voluntary returnees flown back from Libya. Hundreds of Nigerians stranded in Libya have returned to the country in 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the latest returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, in a chartered Airbus A330-200 flight […]
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Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace were dumped out of the Carabao Cup as Bristol City came from behind to win 4-1 at Ashton Gate. Bakary Sako had put Roy Hodgson’s much-changed side, who are bottom of the top-flight table with just three points, ahead in the 21st minute. However, Matt Taylor equalised in the 34th […]
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Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF to extend the time for Nigerians in Diaspora to obtain their Bank Verification Number (BVN). She also urged the them to put modalities and logistics […]
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The Vice President’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande, has clarified the error in the publications credited to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on release of fund for construction of the Second Niger Bridge. Mr. Akande gave the clarification on Tuesday following some media quoting of Mr. Osinbajo as announcing $2 billion released for the project instead of N2 […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against rushing into currency integration. The regional body is targetting 2020 for the achievement of this goal. But in his speech at the fourth meeting of the presidential task force on the ECOWAS currency programme, Buhari said the framework for implementing the single […]
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The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the return of embattled ex-Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, and his reinstatement into the civil service of the Federal Government. The lawmakers at the plenary on Tuesday took turns to condemn those in the administration […]
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Arsenal football club of England had to rely on Olivier Giroud who scored a fantastic late winner as they edged to their third straight Europa League win by beating 10-man Red Star Belgrade 1-0 in Serbia on Thursday. Arsene Wenger’s men rode their luck at times in an uninspiring performance, before Giroud struck in the […]
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