The veteran actor and broadcaster, Sadiq Daba died this evening after a long battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. His death has been confirmed by filmmaker Kunle Afolayan with whom he worked recently on the 2020 motion picture, Citation. According to Afolayan, the ace broadcaster died on the evening of Wednesday, March 3rd. Afolayan said […]
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The presidency has reacted to the directive of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state, who gave herders a seven-day ultimatum to vacate forests in the state. The governor, who said the decision was taken as a result of rising insecurity in the state, added that “bad elements” have turned the forest reserves into hideouts for […]
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Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch, has called the Lagos State government “a thief” over its plan to auction 88 cars seized from traffic offenders in the state. The disc jockey, who played a prominent role in the #EndSARS protest, stated her position in a post on Instagram on Tuesday. CSP Shola Jejeloye, Chairman […]
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The deputy vice-chancellor of Anchor University, Johnson Fatokun, has been kidnapped by armed men in Nasarawa. The Anchor University is a private institution owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. According to NAN, Fatokun was kidnapped by gunmen along Akwanga-Keffi highway on Monday around 9pm, while travelling from Jos to Keffi in Nasarawa state. Ranham […]
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The Senate Public Account Committee has described as unacceptable the payment of N98.4m by the Petroleum Resources Ministry for the printing of flyers. The flyers, according to the 2015 Auditor-General for the Federation’s report, was meant to create awareness campaign for the Petroleum Industrial Bill. The report, currently being scrutinised by the National Assembly, also […]
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Manchester United maintained their three-point advantage over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League but were denied a famous win at Anfield by Alisson Becker’s heroics in a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Liverpool remain third after failing to score for a third straight league game, but were grateful to their Brazilian goalkeeper to extend […]
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Inaki Williams’s brilliant strike in extra time earned Athletic Bilbao a 3-2 win over FC Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, with Lionel Messi sent off in the final stages. The Basque side, who last won the trophy in 2015 with a 5-1 aggregate victory over the Catalans, grabbed a last minute […]
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The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says Nigeria does not have enough freezers to store thousands of doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine when they are delivered to the country. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), had said the country would receive 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at […]
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The federal government of Nigeria says the national identity number (NIN) is mandatory for diplomats who will be resident in the country for more than two years. In a statement on Sunday, Femi Adeluyi, technical assistant to Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, said an enrollment centre will be set up at the […]
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Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police, has ordered the redeployment of 21 Commissioners of Police to new commands and formations. This was revealed in a statement by Aremu Adeniran, Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, on Tuesday. It added that the redeployments are with immediate effect. Those affected include CP Adeleke Bode who was posted to […]
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