Villarreal defeated English team, Manchester United after a marathon penalty shoot-out, with goalkeeper David de Gea missing the last spot-kick, in the Europa League final to lift their first-ever major trophy on Wednesday in Gdansk. It finished 1-1 after 120 minutes as Gerard Moreno put the unfancied Spaniards ahead in the 29th minute before Edinson […]
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Angry students of the Kaduna State University (KASU) on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest in the main campus over plans by government to increase school fees from N35, 000 to a minimum amount of N150, 000. The students claimed the hike appeared to be a continuous attempt to deny them their right to education. They […]
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The Nigerian police has given an update after a man used his roommate for money rituals in Bayelsa State. The police in Bayelsa state has confirmed that a 34-year-old identified as Okpegboro Avwerosuo killed his roommate for money ritual. The tragic incident occurred in Sagbama Town, Sagbama Local Government Area, SALGA, of Bayelsa. Mr Okpegboro […]
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The Government of Lagos State has expressed concern that the value of damage to property affecting various parastatals during the protest of ENDSARS is yet to be determined, several months after. Special Adviser, Parastatals Monitoring Office, Afolabi Ayantayo, disclosed this during the ministerial press briefing on Tuesday to commemorate the second anniversary of the Governor […]
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has said that the country’s current economy cannot grow. Emefiele noted that the nation’s economy cannot grow due to the current level of insecurity. The CBN boss spoke at the end of a two-day monetary policy committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. According to […]
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Nigerian Nollywood Actress, Ify Onwuemene, who was known for her role in the popular sitcom ‘Everyday People’, has died of cancer. Her colleague in the film industry, Gloria Anozie-Young, broke the news of her demise via her Facebook page. Gloria in her post wrote “With a deep sense of loss but total submission to God […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria is said to be hosting Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, the Prime Minister of the Libyan government of National Unity at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari received Dbeibeh alongside the minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeam at the villa on Wednesday, May 26, The Nation reports. Both leaders are expected to discuss […]
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Members of the House of Representatives queried the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, on Tuesday over the borrowings from the assets recovery account by agencies of government. Specific reference was made to the sum of $23 million from the account, which was not yet refunded. Idris was grilled by the House of Representatives’ […]
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Zonal Head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in Sokoto, Mr Bawa Usman has said that insider connections facilitate most financial frauds in the banking industry. Bawa, whose zone covers Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, made this statement on Tuesday in Sokoto at a roundtable with Compliance Officers of various commercial banks. He […]
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An unidentified suicide bomber has bomber self to pieces in Afikpo town, Afikpo local government area of Ebonyi state. According to reports the incident occurred at about 12pm on Tuesday. Commissioner for Internal Security, Stanley Okoro who confirmed the incident, noted that he was yet to get details if what happened. However, a source revealed […]
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