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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says he “couldn’t care less” about Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba’s criticism of his management. Pogba said current boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer “wouldn’t go against the players” like former manager Jose Mourinho. Pogba re-joined United in 2016 for a then-world record £89m when Mourinho was a manager at the Old Trafford […]

Uber and Bolt drivers under the aegis of Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private Owners Association (PEDPA) have threatened to embark on strike. The drivers called on e-hailing companies to increase their fares to reflect the nation’s economic realities, especially with the double-digit inflation. Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, Idris Shonuga, national president of […]

The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo, says he won’t take COVID-19 vaccine jab, adding that he is not a guinea pig. The cleric stated this on Saturday during the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer programme. He said, “I have never seen a generation where you force people […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has asked President Buhari to sack Nigeria’s finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, over the alleged printing of N60 billion by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The party in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, condemned the attempt by the Buhari-led regime to deny the printing of N60 billion by […]

Paul Pogba has attacked Jose Mourinho’s man-management style, accusing him of “going against players” and making them feel like “they don’t exist any more”. After Mourinho’s appointment as Manchester United manager in 2016, he made Pogba the world’s most expensive player. Pogba was instrumental as United claimed a League Cup and Europa League double in […]

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Friday said it is the duty of the bank to print money which can be lent out to government. Emefiele’s comment comes following allegation that N60 billion were printed by the apex bank which was used in paying the March Federal Allocation to […]

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, on Friday, disclosed that a total of 8,439 mild Adverse Events Following Immunisation have been reported across Nigeria since the country started COVID-19 vaccination on March 15, 2021. Shuaib disclosed this in Abuja at a joint press conference organised by the NPHCDA […]

The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed says Twitter chose Ghana as the headquarters for its African operations, due to the unpatriotism of Nigerians.  Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, Mr Mohammed said the tech giants chose Accra over Nigeria because the nation’s West African neighbours are champions of democracy and abide by the rule of law. […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra has said it produces its arms locally. The secessionist group stated this on Thursday while debunking allegation credited to the Department of State Services that IPOB was plotting to attack banks to get money to purchase arms. The Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Emma Powerful, described the allegation […]

President Buhari has returned to Nigeria after a medical check-up in the United Kingdom. Buhari had on March 30 departed Abuja for London, United Kingdom, for a routine medical check-up. The presidential aircraft conveying the president and some aides landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 4.45 p.m […]

The Federal Government has approved the activation of new SIM card registration with mandatory National Identity Number linking, starting from April 19, 2021. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Thursday by the Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Femi Adeluyi. According to him, in line with […]

The Presidency has said there is hope for the release of the remaining Chibok schoolgirls. In a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the Presidency said the girls had not been forgotten. The statement said government was as concerned as the parents and other loved ones […]

A Nigerian property company, Persianas has been revealed as the buyer of Shoprite’s local business in Nigeria. Reuters reported this on Wednesday, citing multiple sources, including banks. Shoprite, with more than 2,300 stores across Africa, is awaiting regulatory approval on the sale of its Nigerian supermarket operation, though no further details have been disclosed. Banking […]

The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning Zainab Ahmed has debunked claims by Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki that the Central Bank of Nigeria printed an additional N50billion to N60billion to make up for state allocations. The Minister said this on Wednesday at a briefing after the 41st virtual Federal Executive Council meeting chaired […]

One of the released Chibok girls on Wednesday lamented that the Federal Government was silent on the release of their colleagues still in the captivity of Boko Haram. The student, identified as Tabitha Stover, while speaking at the seventh anniversary of the kidnapping hosted by the Allamin Foundation in Maiduguri, Borno State, said the Federal […]

Posters of the immediate past president of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, were sighted in conspicuous areas of Abuja on Tuesday, fueling speculations that he might soon declare his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. Punch correspondent sighted some of the posters at the Wuse area of the nation’s capital and at the national […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arrested a former governor of Imo State and Senator representing the Imo West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Rochas Okorocha. He was picked up in Abuja around 4pm and taken to the EFCC headquarters for alleged money laundering. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed Okorocha’s […]

The Ministry of Aviation has alerted the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) over plots by some criminal elements to attack airports across the country. A memo by FAAN urged airport chiefs to put their workers on the alert. Airports on the list include those in Kaduna, Maiduguri, Sokoto, Kano, Abuja, and Lagos. The memo […]