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By Shaibu Stephen Ojate Religious centres (including churches) in Nigeria are generally being perceived as a sacred place which its activities should not be legislated upon by the government. Administration upon administration usually had serious contestations with stakeholders in our churches whenever a policy is being made to check-mate its excesses. The federal government in…
Qasem Soleimani, commander of the elite Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), was killed in a US strike on Baghdad’s international airport. PHOTO: AFP The world reacted with alarm on Friday after top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike in Iraq, with leaders appealing for restraint. The assassination…
As normalcy return to Michika town of Adamawa following night attack by insurgents, many residents that abandoned their houses during the incursion that was repelled by the military have started returning home. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many residents fled their houses during the Thursday night attack to take refuge in the…
Rangers International/ Source:npfl.ng Rangers International Football Club of Enugu General Manager, Davison Owumi, has assured supporters of the club that it would strive to finish the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season on the top four bracket. Owumi made this promise to the club teaming supporters in Enugu on Friday, while reacting to the…
US House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi. PHOTO: AFP The killing of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in an American airstrike risks provoking a “dangerous escalation of violence”, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. “America and the world cannot afford to have tensions escalate to the point of no return,” she added in…
Premier League The Premier League’s traditional festive feast of football packed 39 games into 13 days across Christmas and new year with Liverpool the big winners as 2020 seems destined to finally be their year to win a league title. Jurgen Klopp’s men extended their lead at the top to 13 points with a game…
ATP Cup organisers were left red-faced on Friday by playing the wrong national anthem for a player from Moldova, a small landlocked country in eastern Europe. The embarrassing gaffe occurred ahead of the opening singles tie in Sydney of the heavily-promoted new team event as Moldova’s Alexander Cozbinov faced Belgium’s Steve Darcis. Tournament officials told…
Liverpool are set to select from the same squad that faced Wolverhampton Wanderers when Sheffield United visit Anfield for the first game of 2020 on Thursday night. Jürgen Klopp confirmed during his pre-match press conference the Reds had no fresh injury concerns ahead of the clash with the Blades. New signing Takumi Minamino is ineligible…
By Rasheed Sobowale Google’s homepage on January 2, 2020, features no other face than that of Nigerian filmmaker and broadcasting executive, Uzoamaka ‘Amaka’ Audrey Igwe born in Port Harcourt, 2 January 1963 and died in Enugu, 28 April 2014. The tech giant company also included their favourite quote by the late Top Radio 90.9 Lagos…
FRSC James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta At least 17 persons on Wednesday sustained various degrees of injury in different accidents across Ogun State. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Sector Command, Florence Okpe, said in a statement on Thursday that a total of five auto crashes were recorded across…