May 11, 2022

WAFU-B: Celebrations As U-20 Flying Eagles Soar Into Semis

WAFU-B: Celebrations As U-20 Flying Eagles Soar Into Semis

May 11, 2022 7:09 pm

In a last attempt to clinch some good victory for themselves, the Nigerian National Under-20 men’s football team, the Flying Eagles, on Wednesday qualified for the semi-finals of the WAFU-B U-20 championship in Niamey, Niger Republic.

The team played a 2-2 draw with their Burkinabé counterparts in a thrilling encounter at the General Seyni Kountche Stadium, Niamey, to scale through in their second and last Group B match.

The team had, on Sunday, beaten their Ghanaian counterparts 2-0 in their opening match.

With four points from the group, the Flying Eagles have now secured a berth in the semi-finals of …

Marcos, New Philippine Leader Bodes Ill For US, Good For China

Marcos, New Philippine Leader Bodes Ill For US, Good For China

May 11, 2022 12:26 pm

Analysis by independent reports have shown that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who clinched a decisive win in the just concluded Philippine presidential election on Monday has made some new adjustments to re-shape the Southeast Asian country’s relations with China and the United States as his tenure would seek to breed better friendships with Beijing.

Marcos, the son, and namesake of the country’s former dictator, has long-standing ties with China and is seeking a new deal with Chinese ruler Xi Jinping over the contested waters of the South China Sea.

Marcos’s relations with the United States, on the other hand has …

Revolution Plus Gives Out Lands To Lagos Marathon Winners

Revolution Plus Gives Out Lands To Lagos Marathon Winners

May 11, 2022 12:24 pm

One of the sponsors of the 2022 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Revolution Plus Properties has put out a statement that it has fulfilled its promise by allocating some plots of land to winners of the just concluded competition.

Bamidele Onalaja who is the Managing Director of the Real Estate Company,, stated this in an interview on Wednesday in Lagos.

He said that the allocation of land to indigenous winners of the competition was to mark the company’s eighth anniversary and the fourth year of supporting the 11-year-old race.

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Woman Sentenced For 10 Months For Purse Theft

May 11, 2022 12:20 pm

A purse thief met her waterloo when a Karu Upper Area Court, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced her to ten months in prison for stealing two friends’ purses containing valuables during a birthday party.

The convict whose name is Mrs Farida Ladipo-Ajayi, a resident of Aso B, Mararba, Nasarawa State had pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of criminal breach of trust, cheating, and theft.

However, the judge, Hassan Ishaq granted the convict an option of an N25,000 fine, ordered her to pay a sum of ₦37,000 as compensation, and warned her to desist from committing the crime.…

Calabar Hoteliers Decry Constant Power Outages, Increased Bills

Calabar Hoteliers Decry Constant Power Outages, Increased Bills

May 11, 2022 11:11 am

In a recent occurence, numerous Hoteliers in Calabar, Cross River State have decried the increasing cost of doing business due to the incessant power outage that has affected the State’s capital for 49 days.

In a series of interviews on Wednesday, the hoteliers said their operational costs had more than doubled since the outage.

They lamented that the rising cost of diesel, the major source of energy used in powering their generating sets, had also not helped matters. They further said that the high taxation by the state government had also impacted negatively on their business.

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Kano And Jigawa Customs Area Command Rakes In ₦14bn Revenue

Kano And Jigawa Customs Area Command Rakes In ₦14bn Revenue

May 11, 2022 10:27 am

Reports reveleaded by the Kano and Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have shown that they have generated more than ₦14 billion between January and April in 2022.

This report was made by the Area Command’s Comptroller who made the statement while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Kano.

He noted that the service collected more than ₦14 billion from January to April 2022, compared to the N9.6 billion it collected in 2021 and this represented a 44.9 percent increase.

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The comptroller said the command seized …

Aquacultural Stakeholders Vie For Better Fish Exports In Nigeria

Aquacultural Stakeholders Vie For Better Fish Exports In Nigeria

May 11, 2022 10:26 am

Stakeholders in the aquacultural industry in Nigeria have harped on the need to open up more implementations and bridge the gaps in the acquacultural industry in order to improve the rate of international acceptance of locally grown fish which is being exported.

These stakeholders opined this at the ongoing Norwegian Seafood Council capacity training for fishery officers and stakeholders in Lagos.

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Mrs Abbey Cheke who is the Norwegian Seafood Council representative also made sure that she harped on the importance of the training and capacity building to equip the sector for …

Elon Musk Promises To Lift Twitter Ban On Trump

Elon Musk Promises To Lift Twitter Ban On Trump

May 11, 2022 6:24 am

Elon Musk on Tuesday vowed that he would lift Twitter’s ban on former US president Donald Trump if Musk’s deal to buy the global messaging platform is successful.

Speaking at a Financial Times conference, Musk said; ‘I would reverse the permanent ban,’ pointing out that he doesn’t own Twitter yet, so ‘this is not like a thing that will definitely happen.’

Africa Daily News, New York understands that the Tesla chief’s $44-billion deal to buy Twitter must still get the backing of shareholders and regulators, but he has voiced enthusiasm for less content moderation and ‘time-outs’ instead of bans.

‘I …

Why We Want Jonathan Back As President – Fulani Group

Why We Want Jonathan Back As President – Fulani Group

May 11, 2022 6:19 am

Less than 24 hours after former President Goodluck Jonathan publicly rejected the presidential expression of interest and nomination forms, the All Progressive Congress (APC) the Secretary of the Fulani Group, Usman Mohammed, has pledged that Jonathan must accept the forms and contest the said elections.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the group, which is an arm of the nomadic Fulani and the Almajiri communities, stormed the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Monday evening to procure the forms.

Recall that the news of Jonathan purchasing APC presidential forms on Monday got Nigerians pondering if he was truly considering …

2023 INEC Blocks Plan To Extend Deadline For Party Primaries

2023: INEC Blocks Plan To Extend Deadline For Party Primaries

May 11, 2022 6:14 am

The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has reiterated that the June 3 deadline for political parties primaries and other timelines for the 2023 election remains sacrosanct.

Yakubu made this submission at INEC’s quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of 18 registered political parties on Tuesday in Abuja.

The INEC boss spoke as the IPAC National Chairman, Yabagi Sani, appealed to the Commission to extend the June 3 deadline for primaries for the 2023 general election till August.

Yakubu stressed that any extension in the timeline for an activity would affect other activities and put unnecessary pressure …

Please Stop Going Abroad For Medical Care - Lai Mohammed

Please Stop Going Abroad For Medical Care – Lai Mohammed

May 11, 2022 6:09 am

Nigeria’s minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stated that there was no longer the need for Nigerian to travel abroad to seek medical attention.

He made this assertion after a guided tour of Duchess International Hospital in Ikeja area of Lagos on Tuesday.

He expressed joy that the hospital was one the projects the Federal Government has supported to succeed. He pointed out that even where the project is private-sector driven, the government has either provided the enabling environment or, in some cases, supported with funding.

He described the 100-bed facility as purpose-built, state-of-the-art, which is …

2023 'I Have Been Exposed To Governance' Osinbajo Boasts

2023: ‘I Have Been Exposed To Governance’ Osinbajo Boasts

May 11, 2022 5:50 am

The Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, asserted that he has been exposed to governance having served as the vice to President Muhammadu Buhari for the past seven years, stressing that he the best hands to hand over the country to next year.

The Vice President who also doubles as presidential aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), also declared on Tuesday that the unity of Nigeria was one of the most important things that the country needed.

Prof Osinbajo made these assertions in Bauchi when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, …

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