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The Nigerian Army is set to evaluate its activities for 2019, and develop strategies for its 2020 activities at the 2019 Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, disclosed that the conference would take place from Dec. 2 to…
Manchester United Manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Left) and David de Gea Quintana (RIght) David de Gea Quintana, Manchester United goalkeeper has suggested the Premier League side may be lacking quality in some areas. Manchester United will be facing Aston Villa on Sunday. The team (Man United) failed to win either of their last two games, drawing…
Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and some NGOs, on Saturday, embarked on a walk in the FCT to sensitise traders in markets and other residents on the need to end rape and other forms of violence against women and children. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the walk was carried out simultaneously in different…
Adams Oshiomhole By Omeiza Ajayi An elated National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has congratulated Senator-elect for Kogi West, Smart Adeyemi, describing his victory as sign-posting the end of the relics of 16 “rebellious” senators who went against the party in the last dispensation. “I congratulate our newly elected…
James Rodriguez Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Real Madrid) are set to offer James Rodriguez and a whopping £70million in a bid to secure Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Emirate to the Bernabeu, according to El Desmarque in Spain. The Colombian midfielder was a huge hit at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and finished as the…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde By Adeola Badru AS ember months have begun, transporters parking to load and offload passengers along the Ojoo Interchange at Akinyele Local Government in Ibadan have been given three days to vacate the place and use the designated Akinyele Trailer Park. The three-day ultimatum given to commercial transporters was to…
DiCaprio Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader’s latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern. Bolsonaro appeared to be commenting on social media postings claiming that the environmental organization…
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central, APC) By John Mayaki His name is Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. A born, bred and brutal pragmatist. An actor of lead character in the stage of human development, societal progress and state rehabilitation. For the Delta born Lawyer cum Senator, speech is only beautiful when backed…
Ike Oligbo By Tony Nwankwo Like a long-awaited eastern star, United Kingdom-based businessman, lawyer and politician, Chief Ike Oligbo (Ike Edeke), has come to test the political landscape of Anambra State. He has indicated plans to contest the 2021 governorship election of the state on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Making his…
Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton, a six-time champion ended his nine-race pole drought to ensure he will start from the head of grid for Sunday’s 2019 Abu Dhabi GP finale. Hamilton’s four-month wait for just the fifth pole position of his dominant title-winning year is over after a brilliant performance saw him outpace Mercedes team-mate Valtteri…