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The family of late Nollywood actor, John Okafor, has announced his burial date, which they said would begin on Tuesday, June 25th with a high profiled novelty match. In a statement signed by Ibu’s brother, Sunday Okafor, he said the deceased would be buried like a hero, adding that on Wednesday, June 26, there would be a session called Mr Ibu’s Night, which would involve a candlelight procession and live […]
Bayer Leverkusen yesterday lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich’s 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight. A hat-trick from Florian Wirtz and goals from Victor Boniface and Granit Xhaka extended their unbeaten run to a stunning 43 games in all competitions. Leverkusen are now on 79 points — the best tally after 29 games in German […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied reports that it has cleared some persons said to be involved in financial misappropriation at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. In a statement by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, tagged ‘Setting the Records Straight on Investigations of Humanitarian Ministry’, the anti-graft agency maintained that investigations are still ongoing, adding that it has so far recovered N32.7 billion […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has askedPresident Bola Tinubu to publish copies of loan agreements obtained by the administration of past Presidents since 1999 SERAP in a statement issued yesterday by its deputy director, KOLAWOLE OLUWADARE, urged Tinubu “to direct appropriate ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to provide the organization with copies of the loan agreements obtained by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari, and also sought “the spending […]
A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has described as troubling the alleged attempt to distort the healthy competition by dominant players on the Lagos-London route occasioned by the entry of Air Peace. Ezekwesili in a statement posted on X, said the market regulator in the aviation sector must immediately nip in the bud the predatory moves of those dominant airlines on Lagos-London route once it gets all the facts. The former […]
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both recorded wins in the first legs of their Champions League quarter-final last night. The LaLiga champions left France with a narrow 3-2 win over PSG, after Raphinha opened the scoring at the Parc des Princes, but the hosts went in front thanks to goals from Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha. Barca levelled the game through another Raphinha goal, before Andreas Christensen headed in the winner. In the other game […]
The Federal Government says members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, will get half of their withheld salaries should President Bola Tinubu approve the payment of their salary arrears. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, revealed this yesterday, saying that the non-academic staff members of universities were not on strike for the same period in 2022 as their academic counterparts. He stated that the […]
Premier League club side, Everton, has been hit with a two-point deduction for another breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR). Everton was charged again in January, alongside Nottingham Forest, for breaching PSR rules over a period ending with the 2022/23 season. Forest, on the other hand was handed a four-point deduction and has appealed against the decision. The club sat 15th in the Premier League table, […]
Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has been slammed with a N10 million fine for publishing libellous statements about the Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman. A Federal Capital Territory High Court yesterday ordered the actress to pay the amount to the cleric as damages. According to a certified true copy of the judgement, Apostle Suleman accused the actress of publishing derogatory comments against him on her […]
