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Real Madrid set to axe 10 stars in summer
And there is likely to be no shortage of interest in some of the stars, many who have commanded multi-million pound fees.
Brendan Rodgers confident FA Cup winners will seal Champions League spot
Brendan Rodgers says his Leicester players are ready to seize the opportunity of rounding off a wonderful season by qualifying for the Champions League to add to Saturday’s FA Cup triumph.
Over 200 staff, student stranded as rainstorm wrecks Plateau school
The dearth of learning spaces and other facilities in Government Secondary School, GSS, Wokkos, Pankshin local government area of Plateau State is worsened further as a rainstorm on Saturday destroyed classrooms and staff offices in the school.
Former Nigerian soldier who trains ESN militants arrested in Abuja
The police have arrested a dismissed army lance corporal allegedly responsible for training and recruiting people into the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the militant arm of the outlawed pro-Biafra group, IPOB, according to a report.
Group accuses Kwara government of fraud in school renovation project
A Kwara-based civic group advocating for accountability and transparency in governance, Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), has accused the state government of inflating the cost of renovating Government High School, Ilorin by over N40.5 million.
Foreign affairs ministry workers allege fraud in envoys postings
Workers in the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs have alleged fraud in the funding of the postings of the ambassadors who were recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari
Why Boko Haram terrorists have not been defeated
The military has managed to retake territory and dislodged the fighters from some of their hideouts. But a recent spike in deadly violence, focused in the north-east, where the Islamist group began its insurgency in 2009, has led many to ask what is at the root of the authorities’ failure.
ASCAB: Kaduna governor sacked over 60,000 workers in six years
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), and the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond say Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has sacked over 60,000 workers since he took office in May 2015.
Ogun council polls: APC members protest ‘imposition of candidates’
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress have staged a protest against the party’s adoption of consensus candidature in some local government areas.
Senate queries NACA over failure to release global fund records for auditing
The Senate has queried the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) over its failure to release records of 2015 global funding of the agency for proper auditing.
Ogun council poll: APC to adopt consensus, direct, indirect primaries
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State says it will adopt consensus, direct and indirect primaries to choose its chairmanship and councillorship candidates for the forthcoming local elections in the state.
2023: Nigerian youths vow to compel, purchase form for ex-President Jonathan
Nigerian youths under the auspices of Youths Earnestly Demand for Goodluck Jonathan 2023, has promised not only to purchase nomination forms but also compel former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2023 presidential election.
One feared dead as gunmen attack filling station in Ondo
Suspected armed robbers on Saturday night attacked a popular filling station in Akure, the Ondo state capital and left one person dead.
Rain, thunderstorm disrupt Yoruba Nation rally in Osogbo
The agitators under the aegis of Omo Oduduwa United, on Saturday stormed the streets in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, to demand for a Yoruba nation from the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Abia governor: We will enforce ban on open grazing
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Saturday reiterated the state’s commitment to enforce the ban on open grazing of cattle in the state.
SERAP urges National Assembly to probe fresh ‘missing’ N4.1 billion funds
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila to probe fresh allegations of missing N4.1 billion of public money budgeted for the National Assembly as documented in the 2016 audited report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation.
INEC: Online voter registration doesn’t automatically imply electronic transmission of results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said its decision to embark on an online registration of voters next month does not guarantee an automatic transmission of election results.
Spotify founder says his bid for Arsenal was rejected
Spotify CEO and founder Daniel Ek said on Saturday an offer to buy Premier League Arsenal had been rejected by owner Stan Kroenke’s family.
Governor Emmanuel: Akwa Ibom university receives N327 million monthly allocation
Governor Udom Emmanuel has said that his administration was giving N327 million monthly allocation to Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state.
World Athletics rejects Ibrahim Gusau’s congress, upholds 2017 constitution
World Athletics has rejected the affirmation of the 2019 constitution by a purported virtual congress of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) held on Wednesday May 12, 2021 and re-affirmed that the 2017 constitution adopted at the AFN Congress of November 16, 2017 remains the working document for the federation and will be used to conduct elections into the executive board of the AFN on or before June 14, 2021.
Plateau: Kidnapped university final year student released
Prof. Yohana Izam, the Vice-Chancellor, Plateau State University, Bokkos, has announced the release of a student of the institution, Stanley Showul-Mushi, kidnapped by gunmen on Thursday.
Rainstorm wrecks havoc in Zamfara
Heavy rainfall on Friday, wreaked havoc in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, forcing residents to abandon their homes and businesses.
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PDP governors asks President Buhari to summon Police Council meeting
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Harry Kane tells Tottenham he wants to leave this summer
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Edo PDP: Governor Obaseki meets SWC, review position on party leaderships dissolution
Apparently upset by the negative reactions that greeted his recent meeting with some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) where it was resolved that the leadership of the party from the ward to the state level would be dissolved to accommodate his loyalists who came with him from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Godwin Obaseki it was gathered may have beat a retreat as he met with State Working Committee (SWC) in government house on Wednesday.
Manchester City crowned Premier League champions
Manchester City have been crowned 2020-21 Premier League champions, our third title success in the last four years.
Rail track vandals arrested in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State on Saturday said it had arrested five suspected rail tracks vandals and recovered two trucks loaded with locomotive rail track sleepers.
Super Eagles boss submits list of 35 players to NFF
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has submitted a list of 35 players to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the upcoming international friendly games in Austria in June.
NFF: We’ll keep Super Eagles busy with quality international friendly games
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) vice president, Seyi Akinwunmi, has assured that they will engage the Super Eagles with quality international friendly games ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.