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Derby County boss Phillip Cocu insists Wayne Rooney’s experience was vital in their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The Dutch manager believes Rooney’s “delivery” was superb as Chris Martin’s goal was enough to see off the Rams. The game also saw a piece of VAR history, as John Oliver became the first…
Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met the Guinea Bissau’s president-elect, Umaro Muhktar Embalo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. At the meeting, the President reiterated his desire for stability, peace, progress, and prosperity in the West African sub-region. A statement issued by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Embalo…
Hours after making headlines for an eye-catching display in Vale’s 4-1 FA Cup defeat by Manchester City, Tom Pope took to Twitter to answer a question from a fan. “We invade Iran then Cuba then North Korea then the Rothchilds are crowned champions of every bank on the planet,” he said in response to a…
Wanted fugitive, Carlos Ghosn Japan on Sunday said it would tighten immigration measures after former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled the country while on bail, its first official response to an astonishing escape that has transformed the executive into an international fugitive. Authorities have remained quiet after Ghosn revealed on Tuesday that he had fled…
Ganduje Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Sunday approved the appointment of seven Special Advisers and 10 Senior Special Assistants. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abba Anwar, disclosed this in a statement in Kano. The new special advisers, according to the statement, include Abubakar Sahabo- Bawuro, (Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises);…
We deeply sympathise with victims of fire incidents ― Gov MakindeFire equipment last bought in 2006 — Works Commissioner Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State The Government of Oyo State said on Sunday that it was set to acquire 10 modern fire-fighting equipment through a competitive bidding process. The State’s Commissioner for Infrastructure, Transportation and Public…
President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed sadness at the gas explosion which killed the Chairman of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, Prof. Simon Mallam, his son and three others at Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna on Saturday. The President, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba…
As suspects give gory details on the murder Favour Daley Suspected killers of Miss Favour Daley-Oladele on Saturday narrated the gory details of how the final year Sociology student of Lagos State University (LASU) was gruesomely murdered for money rituals at Ikoyi-Ile in Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three principal…
Chairman, Mobilisation Committee of the All Progressives Party (APC), Edo State Chapter, Mathew Iduoriyekemwen (middle); Secretary of the Committee, Chief Abdul-Kabir Giwa (left), and Edo South Senatorial leader of the covmmittee, Mr. Dennis Evbuomwan (right), during a press briefing by the committee members, at the Edo State APC Secretariat, in Benin City. The Chairman of…
Nigerian Flag Every human society is open to conflict because disputes thrive in any event which involves divergent interests. Five men docked for alleged cultism in Lagos If conflict is thus an inevitable human phenomenon, evolving conflict resolution strategies to amicably settle one rift or the other is the panacea. In recent times, the most…