The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall, Sadiq Abubakar, on Saturday inaugurated the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) School of Medical Sciences and Aviation Medicine in Kaduna.
“Upon my assumption of office in July 2015, I made a resolution to improve the welfare needs of NAF personnel being a major requirement in the development of human capacity for enhanced operational performance.
” You would bear with me that while the Service is being restructured for efficient service delivery in the
Super Eagles defender Jamilu Collins returned to the starting lineup as SC Paderborn recorded their first win in the German Bundesliga this season following a 2-0 home win against Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday.
Collins missed Paderborn’s 1-0 away defeat to Cologne last weekend as a result of illness.
He was however restored to the starting lineup after he regained full fitness.
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It was the left-back’s eighth league appearance of the season albeit he has scored once.
Abdelhamid Sabiri opened scoring for Paderborn three minutes before the break, while Sebastian …
Nigerian Women Groups have commended the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, for ceding 56 per cent of slot of state’s executive cabinet to women include youths.
The women said the governor had set a precedence for other state chief executives, including the federal executive and corporate bodies to emulate.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on gender inclusion in the state, National President, Women in Politics Forum, Mr. Ebere Ifendu, alongside other women groups said they considered Abdulrasaq’s gesture as a “great achievement not only for the people of Kwara State but for Nigerians as a whole and …
Manu Garba has spoken of the Golden Eaglets’ tradition of playing good football at FIFA U-17 World Cup tournaments and remains confident of winning Nigeria’s sixth title at Brazil 2019 edition given the country’s previous performances in the tournament.
Garba, who steered the Eaglets to victory in Dubai United Arab Emirates, UAE, in 2013, spoke during a pre match press conference in Goiania, Brazil, on Friday night ahead tonight’s Group B opening fixture against Hungary.
“We are here (in Brazil) hoping to put up a good performance on the pitch,” Garba said.
“In our desire for victory, we don’t lose …
WWE legend Eugene (Mean Gene) Okerlund, who entered the Hall of Fame in 2006 after making his mark as the go-to interviewer in the wrestling world, has died. He was 76.
The WWE announced news of his death Wednesday, dubbing him “the most recognizable interviewer in sports-entertainment history.”
Okerlund joined the WWE in 1984 after spending several years interviewing stars such as Jesse (The Body) Ventura and Hulk Hogan with the American Wrestling Association.
As the WWE took off, so did Okerlund’s career, as he continued to make a name for himself by chatting ringside with stars like Hogan, “Macho
Maurice Robinson, 25, was arrested after the bodies of 39 People,31 men and eight women were found in Grays on Wednesday.
He is further charged with people trafficking, immigration and money laundering offences, Essex Police said.
Mr Robinson, of Laurel Drive, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, is due before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Three others, a man and a woman, both 38, from Warrington, Cheshire, and a 48-year-old man from Northern Ireland remain in police custody.
All three were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people.
“Joker” the film which stars Joaquin Phoenix as a troubled man who turns into a killer clown is now the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
Warner Bros confirmed on Friday that the film which centred on the origin of Batman’s crazed arch rival has made roughly $788 million at the worldwide box office thereby surpassing “Deadpool,” which made $783 million globally when it came out in 2016.
The dark themed film is quite a surprising success in spite of concerns over its depiction of violence.
In “Joker” Joaquin Phoenix features as failed comedian Arthur Fleck who seeks connection as …
The Nigerian Army yesterday commenced Operation Crocodile Smile 4, in the Niger Delta, through reaching out to residents of communities where the exercise is scheduled to take place with medical assistance and other humanitarian gestures.
The operation, an annual army level exercise carried out in the South-south region began October 8 and would last till 23 December 2019.
The army said it was aimed at consolidating on the gains of the previous exercises, noting that the purpose was essentially targeted at security challenges associated with militancy, oil theft, pipeline vandalism, kidnapping for ransom and politically induced violence amongst others on …
The Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo stated that Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti deserves national honour.
Osinbajo made this statement at a town hall meeting in Edo State on Friday while responding to one of the people present at the meeting who had suggested that the National Theatre Lagos be named after the late music legend.
The Vice President said the late Afrobeat maestro deserves such national honour from the government even after his death both as a Nigerian and father of Nigerian modern music. However, he noted that the decision to bestow national honour on Fela was not his …
The Supreme Court has upheld the victory of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in the 2019 gubernatorial election.
The Apex Court, in a judgment delivered by a panel of three Justices, upheld Wike’s appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal which reinstated the petition of the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Biokpomabo Awara.
The Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal had earlier in October dismissed the petition of AAC candidate, Awara, declaring Wike winner of the poll, which was later challenged by the AAC candidate at the Court of Appeal.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court, in a …
Younger brother of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Emma Kanu, has asserted that actualising an independent Biafra this time would not need or require fighting another civil war.
Speaking yesterday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, while reacting to the chieftaincy title of The Africa (Light of Africa) conferred on his brother (Nnamdi) on Thursday at Amakwo in Orsu Council of Imo State by a group of traditional rulers in the state, Emma, who received the title on behalf of Nnamdi, said: “The struggle for Biafra is a non-violent movement that has gained …
