The Senate, on Tuesday, read a request from President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for the confirmation of the newly appointed service chiefs. The request which was contained in a letter dated 27th January 2021, was read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary on Tuesday. According to
The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Tuesday, said the party’s membership revalidation exercise called by the Interim Caretaker Committee is contrary to the party’s constitution. Oshiomhole said this while fielding questions from journalists shortly after revalidating his membership
A campaigner of the #OccupyLekkiTollgate planned protest, Wole Olubanji, says the demonstration scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 13, is legitimate. Olubanji spoke on a Live programme on Tuesday. It was reported that soldiers attacked #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020. But
Manchester United and Arsenal’s first leg match in the last 32 of the Europa League have been moved to Italy, UEFA announced Tuesday, as coronavirus restrictions hit travel across Europe. United will face Spain’s Real Sociedad in their away leg at Juventus’ Allianz Stadium in Turin,
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has said that 141,391 officers and men of the force were promoted across all ranks since 2019. He spoke during the decoration of 18 CPs and AIGs, including AIG Habu Sani and Dasuki Galdanci. Adamu said the figure comprised 41,480
Burnley suffered a surprise FA Cup fifth-round exit as second-tier Bournemouth won 2-0 at Turf Moor on Tuesday. Sean Dyche’s side fell behind to Sam Surridge’s first-half goal and Junior Stanislas finished them off with a late penalty. The Clarets are now without a win in four
The Federal Government has handed over about 310 Kano State indigenes out of the 1,319 stranded Nigerians evacuated from Saudi Arabia to the Kano State Government. The Director, Consular and Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, who received the returnees, noted that their
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts is expecting the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Mele Kyari, to appear before it on Thursday over an audit query issued by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation. The query is alleging
Former Super defender Yisa Sofoluwe died on Tuesday evening at the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. The news of Sofoluwe’s ill-health was announced on Friday after the Maroc ’88 Africa Cup of Nations star was diagnosed with mild cerebral atrophy, a brain
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