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Qatar 2022 World Cup hopefuls Portugal turned on the style against the Super Eagles on Thursday in an international friendly, scoring a 4-0 victory against the three-time African champions. A brace from Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes was followed by late goals from Goncalo Ramos and Joao Mario. The Super Eagles should have reduced the deficit […]

The federal government has disclosed that 63 percent of persons within Nigeria, 133 million, are living in poverty. The figure was presented during the launch of Nigeria’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey in Abuja on Thursday. It was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), the United […]

The Federal Government yesterday insisted on no-work, no-pay for members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who spoke after the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, said the government has paid the teachers what was due to them. “I think that’s the position of the government; that it […]

Twin brothers, Taiwo and Kehinde Sanuade, have graduated with first class degrees in Law from the University Of Ibadan. Taiwo shared photos from their convocation while expressing gratitude with honour to Jesus Christ for imparting, equipping them with wisdom and wherewithal to achieve this remarkable feat. He wrote: “Happy Convocation to us:SANUADE, Taiwo David (LL.B) (UI) […]

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the dollar might drop to ₦200 after the redesigning of naira. Bawa stated this in an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW) Hausa service, saying President Muhammadu Buhari did well to approve the redesigning. He said, “The law says the redesigning of […]

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu claimed that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi does not know the road to lead as the president of Nigeria.  Tinubu made this assertion while speaking at the APC presidential campaign flag-off holding today (Tuesday) at the Rawang Pam […]

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah has cautioned loyalists of politicians not to kill themselves in demonstrating support for their candidates. According to the septuagenarian priest, opposition politicians are friends jostling for their piece of the national cake and shouldn’t be taken too seriously. Kukah spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday hours […]

Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has reacted to the strongly-worded letter which Governor Charles Soludo wrote about his 2023 ambition. The letter, which was released on Monday afternoon, literally set the internet on fire. In the 4008-word piece, Soludo dismissed Obi, one of his predecessors as a joker in the 2023 race, saying […]

Former President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida that he’s running for president a third time. Trump announced his 2024 bid moments after filing a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. “In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the […]

The Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has declared support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Professor Peter Umeadi. Soludo said the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his supporters, known as the ‘Obidients’, were no threat to APGA. This was as he said the Obidient movement was an offshoot […]

The Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned indefinitely the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in the terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Justice Binta Nyako put off the trial sine die at the instance of Kanu pending the resolution of the Federal Government’s […]

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo on Monday tackled the presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi, in a lengthy opinion piece. The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor said Obi knows he cannot win the 2023 presidential elections and is only playing a game. “Let’s be clear: Peter Obi knows that he can’t and […]