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Manchester United’s Portuguese defender Diogo Dalot (2nd L) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Tranmere Rovers and Manchester United at Prenton Park in Birkenhead, north-west England, on January 26, 2020. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) Manchester United put a torrid week behind…
Inaugurates 18-man implementation cttee By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, weekend, disclosed that 5.1 million youth will benefit from Federal Government’s $1.1 billion agriculture mechanization programme, called the ‘Green Imperative Programme’. This was made known by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, while inaugurating an…
Ola Ajayi – Ibadan Following friction between sacked local government chairmen and the new caretaker of councils selected by Governor Seyi Makinde, the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Oyo State has directed its members to down tools pending the resolution of the controversy. The two parties have been laying claims over the…
No fewer than four persons were said to have died during a suicide attack on a mosque in Gwoza, southern Borno State. Gwoza was at the peak of the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency, the administrative capital and caliphate of the terrorist group. It was reported that the suicide bomber ran into a group of worshipper…
Senator Nyako A retired Naval Officer and former Senator representing Adamawa Central, Senator Abdul-Azeez Nyako, has said politicians should largely be blamed for the current security challenge in the country rather than the military. Speaking to newsmen on Sunday in Yola, Nyako said the Nigerian military which is currently overstretched is doing its best on…
Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa By Bashir Bello and Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano Aftermath of the Saturday’s re-run election in Kano, the former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation and All Progressive Congress, APC candidate, Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa said his mandate was stolen but he has accepted defeat. Kofa contested for the seat of Kiru/Bebeji Federal…
… Says no positive change in situation globally By Luminous Jannamike As death toll from the new coronavirus hits 56 globally, World Health Organisation, WHO, has warned Nigeria and other member countries to be ready to deal with possible outbreak of the disease in their territories. In a statement on Sunday, Tarik Jasarevic, WHO’s spokesman,…
Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government says the FADAMA model is worth emulating by various levels of governments as the policy is efficient and productive in improving the agricultural sector of the country. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, made the statement when he received members of the Implementation Completion Review (ICR) Mission Team…
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has stopped any celebration and advertisements to mark his 60th birthday. The governor gave the order on Sunday in Ilorin in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that AbdulRazaq will be 60 years old on Feb. 5, 2020….
Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are ready to make a splash at Sunday’s star-studded Grammy awards, where pop’s new guard is poised to win big — even as scandal backstage has threatened to tarnish the glitz. Music’s marquee night in Los Angeles promises to deliver rollicking performances from the zeitgeist-capturing newbies, as well…