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Sylva seeks Buhari’s pardon over aborted Lyon’s inauguration as Bayelsa governor
Daniels Igoni, Yenagoa The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.), to forgive him for the disruption of his planned visit to Bayelsa State for the aborted inauguration of the All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate, David Lyon, as govenor of the state on Friday. Apart
Search for passenger who jumped into Lagoon resumes on Tuesday
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said it would on Tuesday resume the search for a 21-year-old man, Daibo Davies, who plunged into the Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge inward Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island. It had been reported that Davies, a resident of Sosanya Street, Soluyi, in the Gbagada area of Lagos,
Police search for abducted Nasarawa perm sec
Umar Muhammed, Lafia Police operatives are presently combing forests and hideouts in the Shabu area of Lafia, Nasarawa State, as parts of efforts to rescue the abducted Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Mr Jibril Giza. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Bola Longe, stated this on Sunday, noting that his deputies and the Divisional Police
2021 AFCON qualifiers: Eagles, Leone Stars clash in Asaba
The 15,400-capacity Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba will host next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone, the Nigeria Football Federation has announced. “We have finally settled for the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba for the qualifying match against Sierra Leone. The match will be
FCT to get 12 judges for corruption cases
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Ishaq Bello, has said that 12 new judges will be designated to handle corruption cases. He said the 12 judges would be picked among the 32 new judges that will be coming on board soon. A statement posted on
VOX POP: Can Ighalo score against Chelsea?
TONI UFOH sought the opinion of Nigerians on Odion Ighalo’s much anticipated debut for Manchester United against Chelsea today in this opinion poll I hope he performs very well in Man United by scoring goals. I believe he will score (against Chelsea) because he’s a good player. –Dipeolu Sodiq, sports betting shop operator Ighalo is
Oyo celebrates as Are’s burial starts today
Wale Oyewale, Ibadan The burial ceremonies of the late agronomist and businessman, Dr Lekan Are, start today (Monday). According to a programme of events released by the family, a seminar titled, ‘Life of an icon,’ will hold around 10am at the Emeritus Prof. Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall, University College Hospital, Ibadan, in honour of the late
Gunmen kidnap six passengers in Kogi
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja Six passengers have been kidnapped on the Lokoja-Kabba road. The victims, whose identities had yet to be ascertained, were reportedly kidnapped around 6pm on Sunday. A source told our correspondent that the victims were travelling to Kabba when the gunmen struck. Efforts to get the state police command’s comment was not successful
Lulu-Brigg’s widow, family disagree on late monarch’s burial
Chukwudi Akasike The controversy surrounding the delay in the burial of the late philanthropist, High Chief Olu Lulu-Briggs, took a fresh turn on Saturday when the family accused the widow, Mrs Sienye Lulu-Briggs, of disobeying an order of the Supreme Court of Ghana on the release of the remains of the deceased. According to the
JAMB registers 1.9 million UTME candidates
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has registered over 1,900,000 candidates for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination, as the registration for the examination closes by midnight on Monday (today). JAMB said on Sunday that the 1.9million was the highest number of registration done in the history of the board and would
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