English heavy weights Manchester United and Arsenal would face tough ties when the Europa League returns for the knockout stages today amid complaints about the relocation of various matches due to coronavirus restrictions.
As announced by UEFA both legs between Arsenal and Benfica have been moved to neutral venues with Thursday’s first clash taking place in Rome and the second leg in Athens.
United’s trip to Real Sociedad this week has also been switched to Turin with no elite sports exemption allowed for the English giants to travel to the Basque Country due to concerns over new strains of Covid-19.…
Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday reiterated that she has no excuse not to perform as the new Director-General, World Trade Organisation, WTO.
She was appointed DG, WTO on Monday as the first woman and African to hold that prestigious position.
Okonjo-Ikweala, in an interview on Arise TV, which was monitored by our correspondent said she was proud for Africa, proud to be Nigerian, and proud of women.
She noted that all she needs to do now is to create other pathways for other African women by ensuring that …
Jeff Bezos who first became the richest man on the planet in 2017 has reclaimed his title of world’s richest person again, ending Elon Musk’s six-week reign atop the list.
This was made possible following Musk’s loss of about $4.5 billion Tuesday after Tesla’s (TSLA) shares fell 2.4 percent, which was enough to knock him to second place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking.
Bezos’ net worth also fell as the broader stock market lost a bit of ground but his loss wasn’t as extreme, only taking a hit of about $372 million. The index currently says Bezos is …
Former Senate President who is the Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee of Nigeria’s biggest opposition party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bukola Saraki, has assured the party of the commitment of former PDP governors, declaring that none of them will be leaving the party anytime soon.
Saraki, who disclosed this to a journalist shortly after a reconciliation meeting with the former governors at Legacy House, Abuja on Wednesday, said the ex-governors have promised to strengthen the party in their respective states as the 2023 elections draw near.
‘We got assurance from them that they are not going …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has come out to assure Nigerians that it will do everything within its powers to secure the release of students of the Government Science College Kagara Niger State and their teachers unhurt.
Africa Daily News had earlier reported that 42 persons, 27 of the students, 3 staffers, and 12 members of their families were kidnapped in an early morning raid on the school by bandits who also killed a student, Monday Benjamin Doma.
A high-powered delegation of the Federal government which was in Minna to commiserate with the government and people of the state gave …
Several Senators under the APC platform including, Senators Mohammed Enagi (APC-Niger South), Sani Musa (APC-Niger East), and Aliu Sabi Aliu (APC-Niger North) were all vocal about their displeasure with the way and manner President Muhammadu Buhari was running the country which they described as unacceptable, the worsening state of insecurity in Niger State and Nigeria in general.
In a
Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, who recently visited Bandits in Zamfara, has promised to visit Kagara, the Niger community, where some persons were abducted on Wednesday morning to dialogue with the bandits.
Africa Daily News has earlier reported that Some students and staff of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, headquarters of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, were abducted in the early hours of Wednesday.
Speaking after paying a visit to the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, Gumi described the incident as unfortunate.
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Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in Rafi, Munya, Shiroro and Mariga Local Government Areas of the State.
Bello took the decision following the abduction of some students of the Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, in Niger State.
It was gathered that gunmen stormed the school in military uniform and kidnapped the students on Wednesday morning.
Security agencies have been able to detect the coordinates and nature of the area.
Reacting in a tweet on the official Twitter page …
Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, says the Federal Government is set to make the National Social Register (NSR) more interactive.
The NSR is a database of poor and vulnerable households in Nigeria
On Tuesday, Farouq said the government would establish further collaborations among relevant stakeholders on poverty reduction, social protection and humanitarian interventions.
She said as of January 31, out of the estimated 82.9 million (40.2 per cent) Nigerians living below the poverty line, government has identified and registered 26.8 million poor and vulnerable individuals.
According to her, …
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said the National Assembly enjoys the confidence of Nigerians.
He cited the growing number of petitions brought before the Ninth Assembly.
Lawan spoke on Tuesday at the commencement of plenary.
He said the federal legislature’s interventions are fast becoming the hope of the common Nigerian in the quest to seek Justice.
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Lawan commended the Senator Ayo Akinyelure-led Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions for prompt actions on matters referred to it by the chamber.
…‘The National Assembly enjoys the confidence of Nigerians. The quasi-Judicial
Uche Uwaleke who is an economic expert and capital market professor, attributed to the lingering effects of increases in Value Added Tax (VAT), the pump price of fuel and electricity tariffs as well as insecurity and transport bottlenecks. But in a statement, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) explained that the increase is 0.71 percent points higher than the rate recorded in December 2020 …
Manchester United forward, Anthony Martial has received racial abuse over social media following his side’s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
It’s the second time in recent weeks that Martial, alongside teammates Marcus Rashford and Axel Tuanzebe, have been targeted by abuse online.
After Sunday’s game, racist symbols were left in the comments section of Martial’s latest Instagram post from October 19.
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Last month, Martial’s teammate Rashford spoke out against abuse he had received on social media.
‘Yes, I’m a black man and I live every day proud …
