Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, labelled Liam Delap’s red card as “very stupid” after the striker’s late dismissal overshadowed the Blues’ dramatic 4–3 Carabao Cup victory over Wolves. Delap, making his return from a 10-week hamstring lay-off, was sent off just 26 minutes after coming on as ...
Read More »Coup controversy: Military tracks N45bn in NDDC
Military investigation into the alleged coup plot has reportedly uncovered a trail of N45 billion disbursed from the bank accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission to some politically exposed persons and the soldiers detained in connection with the rumoured conspiracy to topple President Bola Tinubu’s administration. ...
Read More »Kwara gov receives 23 freed hostages, pledges to crush kidnappers
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday, received 23 abductees rescued by troops of the Nigerian Army, warning that kidnappers and other criminal elements “have no place in Kwara State.” The victims were handed over to the Governor at the headquarters of the 22 Armoured Brigade, Sobi, ...
Read More »FCT residents lament soaring cooking gas prices
Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory have decried the high cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly known as cooking gas, calling on the government to find a lasting solution to the persistent price hikes. Residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in ...
Read More »Provide relief for families of Gombe boat accident victims, Reps urge FG
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government, through the relevant agencies, to provide relief materials to cushion the effects of the recent boat mishap that took the lives of five persons in the Nafada River, Gombe State, North-Eastern Nigeria. The resolution of the ...
Read More »Reps raise the alarm over terrorists’ threat to bomb N’Assembly complex
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Garba Muhammad, on Tuesday disclosed that the National Assembly has received threats from terrorists to bomb the complex and called for urgent fortification of the edifice as a proactive measure. Garba disclosed this in Abuja ...
Read More »2027: Jonathan faces mounting pressure to drop presidential bid
Fresh pressure is mounting on former President Goodluck Jonathan to shelve his rumoured plan to contest the presidency in the 2027 general elections, as prominent figures in the Niger Delta intensify efforts to persuade him to instead support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. Findings by ...
Read More »China opposes new US sanctions on Russian oil firms
China said on Thursday it “opposes” recent sanctions slapped by the United States on the two largest Russian oil companies over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, saying they had “no basis in international law”. President Donald Trump announced the measures on Wednesday after plans for a fresh summit ...
Read More »FG pledges solar power for hospitals, varsities, says ECN boss
The Energy Commission of Nigeria has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to tackling electricity challenges in public hospitals and universities through increased investment in renewable energy. The Director-General of the ECN, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday to mark his two ...
Read More »New 22 Armoured Brigade commander resumes, vows to tackle banditry
Brigadier-General Nicholas Rume has assumed duty as the 23rd Commander of the 22 Armoured Brigade, Nigerian Army, Ilorin, with a pledge to strengthen the fight against banditry and other forms of insecurity in Kwara and adjoining states. His appointment followed the recent posting and redeployment of senior ...
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