October 2022

Messi Sets New Champions League Record As Benfica Holds PSG

Messi Sets New Champions League Record As Benfica Holds PSG

October 6, 2022 4:50 am

Paris Saint-German playmaker, Lionel Messi yesterday set yet another record in the UEFA Champions League even as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Benfica.

Messi opened the scoring in the first half with a trademark curling left-foot finish from the edge of the box.

The goal meant the 35-year-old became the first player in Champions League history to score goals against 40 different opponents.

The lead did not last as the hosts wlevelled four minutes before the break, when an inviting in-swinging cross from Enzo Fernandez touched off PSG defender Danilo and into the net.

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Guber Polls 14 APC, PDP Candidates Fails To Make INEC's List

Guber Polls: 14 APC, PDP Candidates Fails To Make INEC List

October 6, 2022 4:42 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates that will be squaring up to contest the governorship and houses of assembly election in 28 states of the federation in the 2023 elections.

A statement signed yesterday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, had in it the 18 political parties that fielded 837 candidates and their running mates for the 28 governorship elections.

Also, the statement indicated that 10,231 candidates would vie for 993 seats in the state assembly elections.

The list also included the names of the running …

Sowore Mocks Peter Obi Over Honorary Citizenship

Sowore Mocks Peter Obi Over Honorary Citizenship

October 6, 2022 4:38 am

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has taken a swipe at his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, for celebrating the honorary citizenship conferred on him in the United States.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Obi had in the early hours of Wednesday shared the news of his honorary citizenship of Dallas on his social media handle.

In his reaction, Sowore declared that Obi had been scammed and that the certificate wasn’t worth the paper it was printed on.

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His Tweet read: …

What I Experienced After Quitting Marijuana - Tekno

What I Experienced After Quitting Marijuana – Tekno

October 6, 2022 4:29 am

Popular Nigerian music star, Augustine Miles Kelechi, popularly known as Tekno, has disclosed what his experience has been so far after deciding to start abstaining from marijuana.

In a post on his InstaStory on Wednesday, the singer said he found it a little hard to sleep the first night after he quit smoking.

Tekno said it was difficult for him to sleep at first after quitting the substance, stressing that he has, however, stayed 24 hours without the drug.

He said, ‘My first 24 hours of not smoking cannabis, marijuana, weed or whatever you decide to call it. It …

Blast In Mosque At Afghan Interior Ministry Kills 2

Blast In Mosque At Afghan Interior Ministry Kills 2

October 6, 2022 3:59 am

No fewer than two people were killed on Wednesday after a bomb blast tore through a mosque on the grounds of Afghanistan’s interior ministry in Kabul, a hospital has confirmed.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that since the Taliban made their way back to power last August they made security a priority but attacks have ramped up in recent months, even as officials have continued to make attempts to downplay them.

Italian non-governmental organisation Emergency, which operates a hospital in Kabul, revealed it had received 20 patients ‘after a bomb attack in a mosque at the interior ministry’.

‘Two …

‘I Will Never Vote For A Muslim Muslim Ticket’ - Onaiyekan

‘I Will Never Vote For A Muslim/Muslim Ticket’ – Onaiyekan

October 6, 2022 3:51 am

Cardinal John Onaiyekan who is the Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja Archdiocese, on Wednesday disclosed that he will not vote for Muslim/Muslim ticket in the 2023 general election.

He made this vow while speaking at the first synod of the Catholic Diocese of Osogbo at Our Lady and St Kizito Pastoral Centre, Oke Gada Ede, themed ‘The Church As an Agent of Dialogue and Reconciliation In Our Community In Quest For A Just and Peaceful Social Order.’

He pointed out that the reason for the Muslim/Muslim tickets was a result of the decision by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for …

Bandits Invade Katsina Metropolis, Kill 4, Abduct Scores

Bandits Killed 10 Teachers, Kidnapped 50 In Kaduna – AUSUSS

October 5, 2022 10:07 pm

The Kaduna State chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), has made an open allegation that some of the bandits who have been besieging the State have massacred over 10 teachers and have also kidnapped more than 50 others across the 23 local government areas of the state since January.

The Union had also made an open call on Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i to use every means possible to rescue most of the unfortunate teachers and other kidnapped victims still in captivity.

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The Chairman, …

Reps Moves To Probe $33m Monthly Payment For Electricity

Nigerian Reps Committee Mulls Merger Of NCC, NITDA

October 5, 2022 10:04 pm

The section of the Nigerian House of Representatives Committee who have been in charge of investigating for the duplication of functions of Ministries, Departments and Agencies In Nigeria have on Wednesday discussed the major possibility of actually merging the Nigeria Communications Commission and also the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

The senate committee had also raised the possibility of this merger when Umar Danbatta who is the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, appeared before the Committee.

Read Also: ASUU Strike: Reps To Meet Buhari Next Week – Gbajabiamila

A member of the Committee, who had been identified as …

FG Registers Two Varsity Unions, Moves To Weaken ASUU

FG Registers Two Varsity Unions, Moves To Weaken ASUU

October 5, 2022 7:25 am

In a bid to weaken the influence of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Federal Government of Nigeria, on Tuesday, registered two unions in the university system.

The unions are the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics.

The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, made this known while speaking during the presention of the certificates of registration to the two unions explained that the two bodies will exist alongside ASUU.

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US, South Korea Test Weapons After North Korea Missile Launch

US, South Korea Test Weapons After North Korea Missile Launch

October 5, 2022 7:03 am

The United States and South Korea have carried out a series of missile drills in response to North Korea’s first ballistic missile launch over Japan since 2017.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile flew about 4,600km (2,850 miles) on Tuesday morning before falling into the Pacific, the longest flight for any North Korean test.

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In Japan, where residents of northeastern areas heard sirens and were sent warnings to take shelter, the launch was condemned by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as “barbaric”. South Korea and the US also condemned the test and …

2023 INEC Vows To Unleash EFCC, ICPC On Vote-Buyers

2023: INEC Vows To Unleash EFCC, ICPC On Vote-Buyers

October 5, 2022 6:55 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated its commitment and readiness to rid the forthcoming 2023 general election of vote-buying through its existing partnership with the security and anti-graft agencies in the country.

The National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, made this disclosure during an expert meeting on election logistics for the 2023 general election held in Lagos on Tuesday.

Okoye, while giving updates on the commission’s efforts to curb financial inducements at polling units, said anyone found culpable would be apprehended.

Read Also: Parties Not Allowed To Receive Funds From Abroad, INEC Insists

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Sanwo-Olu Declares Salary Increment For Lagos Civil Servants

Sanwo-Olu Declares Salary Increment For Lagos Civil Servants

October 5, 2022 6:37 am

Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu who is the Governor of Lagos State has announced a salary increment for workers in the state public office.

Sanwo-Olu made this announcement when he spoke on Tuesday during his courtesy visit to the Head, Office of Public Service in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

Aside from this, the governor also went further to disclose a phased system of distribution of official vehicles to persons on the director level beginning from the end of October, even as he said that 100 directors will benefit at every phase.

The governor, who made the announcement Tuesday during his working visit to …

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