Former Manchester United captain and Sky Sports pundit, Gary Neville, has been axed by Valencia football club following a spree of poor performance since his appointment. In a statement on their official website on Wednesday, the club said: “Valencia Football Club have today parted company with Gary Neville as Head Coach. “After careful consideration, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party has purported that the Independent National Electoral Commission is no longer independent as it has now come under the firm control of the All Progressives Congress.The party made the assertion, citing the piecemeal release of results of the March 19 rerun election in Rivers State by the commission, which it alleged […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the government is conscious of the fact that Nigerians now doubt its change agenda. He however assured them that the Buhari administration is “working around the clock to provide relief for the citizenry.” “As a government that was propelled into office by the power of […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari’s Aide on National Assembly, Ita Enang, has posited that the people of Akwa Ibom were used as “collateral” for loans by erstwhile Governor Godswill Akpabio.Mr. Enang, saith, Akwa Ibom received more money from the federation account than all the states in the South-East put together, yet did little with the huge income. He said the […]
Continue ReadingSenior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has threatened legal against the Peoples Democratic Party for accusing him of illegally trading in foreign exchange, except the party apologises to him. Mr. Shehu said the party has up to 72 hours to withdraw its claim and tender an apology. Recall that […]
Continue ReadingA consultant cardiologist to University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, LUTH, and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Lagos, Dr Amam Mbakwem, has expressed worry about the growing incidence of hypertensive disorders in Nigeria, warning that currently, no less than 40 percent of adults in the country are hypertensive. Speaking, in Lagos during the […]
Continue ReadingIn the face of the current fuel scarcity, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, few days back commented that he could not do magic to end the crisis. His comment has angered some groups, including the South South APC, NANS and some Civil Society Organisations, who have called for the minister’s resignation. The Minister, […]
Continue ReadingThe war against the Boko Haram insurgents, is continually gaining impetus as Nigerian Army said it has successful captured Alargano, the spiritual headquarters of the Boko Haram Terrorists. Addressing a press conference in Maiduguri on Tuesday, the head of the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East (Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole), Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor said the […]
Continue ReadingThe King’s College Old Boys’ Association Centenary Committee recently signed agreements with Glendora International Limited and FedEx Red Star Express, to distribute copies of the history of King’s College, titled ‘Floreat Collegium 100 Years of King’s College, Lagos’. This contract took place recently in Lagos. The Contract permits Glendora to handle the sales and distribution […]
Continue ReadingJust few days after Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, made a comment that did not go down well with Nigerians in face of the hardship occassioned by inadequate supply of fuel, the minister has made a dramatic u-turn on Tuesday. He said that the long queues in the country’s petrol stations […]
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