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Abie Uchenna Alexandra and Kenneth Chinedu By David O Royal The two Nigerian students of Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) who were wrongly deported by Croatian security officials to Bosnia are on their way back to Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Friday. The statement reads:…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. PHOTO: Reuters Britain’s newly elected Parliament voted Friday to initially approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal The vote is the first step toward Johnson fulfilling his promise that Britain will split from the European Union on Jan. 31. The measure easily passed, 358-234, after Johnson’s Conservatives won an 80-seat…
It has been a very disappointing start to the season by Akwa United and the sacking of John Obuh eight games into the season defined the troubled position the club has found affairs. After the 2-1 win midweek against Rivers United (their second win of the season) Akwa United seemed poised to go on a…
There were standoffs at police barricades in half a dozen towns in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, which has long been a tinderbox of communal tensions between majority Hindus and minority Muslims. At least six people died and 32 were injured in clashes between police and stone-throwing protesters, Uttar Pradesh police chief O.P. Singh…
A Federal Capital Territory High (FCT) Court (No.3) Maitama has ordered the final forfeiture of twenty-five properties belonging to Shehu Yar’Adua Foundation and 24 other registered entities. The court presided over by Hon Justice Baba H. Yusuf granted the final forfeiture request by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) due to…
As part of efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to dissuade resident of the state from indulging in drug abuse, the Edo State Government has commenced a massive sensitisation campaign against the menace of drug and substance abuse. The campaign tagged, “Stop Drug Abuse in Edo”, kicked off with the launch of the anti-drug…
The Rivers State Task Force on Recovery of Government Properties has directed all illegal occupants of Government Properties across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state to vacate such properties. The Task Force stated that it is working diligently to ensure that it takes possession of all Government Properties illegally occupied by unauthorised persons….
All Chinese townships and administrative villages are expected to be connected by asphalt or cement roads by the end of 2019, an official with the Ministry of Transport (MOT) said. Spokesperson for the ministry Sun Wenjian said that as of Sunday, there was only one township and one administrative village in southwest China’s Sichuan Province…
…Threatens litigation Ex-governor Fayose By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State deepened further, as the leadership of the party accused former governor Ayodele Fayose of selling the party secretariat to himself by proxy. The party alleged that Fayose sold the secretariat, to one of his cronies…
Arsenal are close to tying up a deal to make Mikel Arteta their new head coach, but Freddie Ljungberg will remain in charge for a Premier League trip to Everton on Saturday. At the end of a protracted saga, the Gunners are in the process of thrashing out the final terms of an agreement with…