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Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema has won the Ballon D'or for the first time after scoring 44 goals in 46 games as he helped Real win the Champions League and La Liga in 2021-22. Former Liverpool forward currently with Bayern Munich, Sadio Mane, was second ahead of Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne. Barcelona's Alexia Putellas retained the women's Ballon D'or, awarded to the best female footballer of 2022 with England […]
The United State US says it agrees with Western allies that Iran's supply of explosive drones to Russia breaches United Nations UN sanctions. Kyiv was struck by so-called Kamikaze drones on Monday, unleashed by Russia but believed to be Iranian-made. The US agrees with the French and British assessment that the drones violate UN Security Council Resolution 2231. That resolution, linked to Iran's nuclear accord, bars Iranian transfers of certain […]
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has condemned yesterday’s violent attack on its presidential campaign rally in Kaduna, Kaduna State capital describing it as disgraceful, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to call his party men to order and ensure adequate security for a free, fair, and credible electoral process in the country. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, Pdp said the attacks were carried out by heavily […]
The traditional ruler of the Ossomala community in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State, His Royal Highness, Igwe Victor Awaogu, has pleaded with the Federal and Anambra State governments to enter into an agreement toward reconstruction of last week’s collapsed Onukwu bridge located in Ossomala. The bridge reportedly collapsed following flooding that is currently ravaging the entire Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. Igwe Awaogu who described the collapse […]
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM says calm has now been restored after some Nigerian students fled their campus in an Indian school after they were allegedly attacked by the indigenes. Images on social media and multiple reports showed that the Nigerian students of Gd Goenka University in Gurugam were attacked on Saturday following a football match and were equally trailed to their hostels, many fleeing the campus for fear for […]
The leadership of the House of Representatives yesterday interceded in the ongoing dispute between Nigeria and foreign airlines over the controversial trapped funds belonging to the airlines. After a meeting chaired by the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, in Abuja and attended by representatives of the airlines, International Air Transport Association IATA, Airlines Operators of Nigeria AON, travel agencies, and other aviation industry stakeholders, some understanding was reached to […]
Presidential Candidate for the Labor Party in the forthcoming general elections, Peter Obi, says tackling insecurity will be his administration’s first priority when they get in power by 2023. Obi who disclosed this in a statement via his social media handles lamented the high level of insecurity and the apparent neglect of the agricultural sector, which according to him, among other factors like the flooding of farmlands are responsible for […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated that the goal to increase electricity generation to 25,000 Megawatts in six years is on the course, adding that the plan, through the partnership between the Federal Government of Nigeria and German Siemens, is on course as the first batch of the transformers has arrived in Nigeria already. Buhari who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja when he chaired the third ministerial performance review retreat for […]
The United Nations refugee agency has said it is deeply distressed by the discovery of 92 naked men at the border between Greece and Turkey while the two countries blame each other. Greece put the blame on Turkey saying its behavior was a shame for civilization, while Turkey branded her neighbor’s claims as fake news and accused it of cruelty. As both sides blamed each other, the United Nations refugee […]
Abiodun Oyebanji of the All-Progressives Congress APC was yesterday sworn in as the governor of Ekiti State. Oyebanji who took his oath of office at the state’s government house at about 12:53 pm was sworn in by the State Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye. Dignitaries present at Oyebanji’s inauguration included the presidential candidate of the All-Progressives Congress APC, Bola Tinubu; Governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Lagos State […]
