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By Juliet Ebirim Football icon, Rio Ferdinand, recently threw football fans into a frenzy, when he came to Nigeria for the spectacular Guinness Night Football event. The Pan African tournament finale saw players from Cameroon, Uganda, and Kenya enjoy a sensational night of friendly rivalry in Lagos, hosted by Rio. READ ALSO: Rio Ferdinand blasts…
Ango Abdullahi •Says Amotekun, Shege Ka Fasa reactions to insecurity•They should operate within the laws of Nigeria•Coordinating Afenifere, Ohanaeze, PANDEF in three summits is part of restructuring By Chioma Gabriel, Editor Special Features When the Northern Elders Forum passed a vote of no confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari, it demanded a thorough overhaul of the…
Boko Haram terrorists UNABLE to weather sustained attacks from the military against their activities, the Boko Haram insurgents have resorted to guerilla tactics and targeting Christians to cause confusion and chaos in the country, the Commander 7th Division of Nigeria Army in Maiduguri, Brig Gen Abdul Khalifa Ibrahim, has said. In recent times many Christians…
•Says states are free to take over federal roads in their domains•Lists what FG considers before road repairs, construction•Clears air on said 17 million housing deficit By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola, is obsessed with how to rehabilitate all the federal highways in Nigeria and build new ones to…
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi These are not the best of times for Rt. Hon. Chibuke Amaechi. Though he is the campaign manager of the president, whatever is the outcome would surely not soothe the bitter pill he is being forced to swallow in his native Rivers State. Amaechi is among the handful of political office holders…
I barely knew her. But the little I knew I liked. She came across as warm and unpretentious when our paths crossed. She is petite, light complexioned and still shapely for a grandmother. She also didn’t have the airs some half-castes seem to acquire. Our two brief conversations though were light, polite and very much…
Turkish club Fenerbahce announced Friday that they were ending the contract with French World Cup-winning defender Adil Rami, who had failed to make his mark since his pre-season signing. The club said the relationship was ending on friendly terms. “A mutual agreement was found with footballer Adil Rami and his contract has been ended. We…
A court in Kazakhstan on Friday sentenced three poachers to life in prison for beating to death a state ranger charged with protecting the endangered saiga antelope. In a high-profile case that shook the Central Asian nation, a group of poachers attacked two rangers on duty in January last year. One of the rangers, 52-year-old…
With chronic face mask shortages in the midst of a virus outbreak, Hong Kongers have started making their own — with a pop-up production line and seamstresses churning them out on sewing machines. In one of the most densely populated cities on earth, face masks have become hot property as people scramble for protection against…
Nearly 900,000 pangolins are believed to have been trafficked worldwide in the past two decades, a wildlife watchdog said Thursday, highlighting the challenge in tackling the illicit trade. As the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal, the creatures are targeted for their body parts which are highly valued in traditional medicine in countries including China and…