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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the attack on the convoy of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in Borno State. Scores of Atiku’s supporters were injured yesterday when hoodlums attacked the convoy of the presidential hopeful in Maiduguri, the state capital just as he left the Palace of the Shehu of Borno to Ramat Square, the venue of the presidential rally. Shortly after the attack, PDP spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has discovered 295 illegal connections to its pipeline. NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, who made this disclosure at a Legislative Transparency & Accountability Summit in Abuja, noted that the company has taken down thousands of illegal refineries While stressing that production came down to about 1.1 million barrels from 1.8 million in January of last year as a result […]
Eight Nigerian-American politicians have won legislative offices in the United States midterm elections. They won seats in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and the District of Columbia (DC) A list of the victors and their offices, released by the Nigerian American Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC) revealed that Gabe Okoye won Georgia State Representative, District 102; Segun Adeyina won Georgia State Representative, District 110, Tish Naghise won Georgia State Representative, District 68; Phil […]
Nigerian gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, yesterday performed at the People's Democratic Party rally in Akwa Ibom State, thrilling the crowd with some of her popular songs which have found a massive audience amongst Christians around the country and beyond. Since the campaign season kicked in, different celebrities including artists have shown support for their preferred candidates, with Afrobeats duo P-Square pledging their support for the Labour Party candidate Peter Obi, […]
Netflix has unveiled a first-look trailer for its new young adult series ‘Far From Home’ ahead of its December 16 release. Written by Dami Elebe, ‘Far From Home’ follows the story of Ishaya (Mike Afolarin), a charismatic teenager and talented artist from a poor family whose dreams suddenly appear within reach when a prestigious scholarship to the most exclusive school in the country catapults him into the affluent world of […]
Cameroon legend, Samuel Eto’o, believes that an African team can win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. No African team has been able to reach the semi-final stage of the FIFA World Cup, though Cameroon and Senegal got to the quarter-finals at Italia ’90 and Korea/Japan 2002 respectively and Ghana achieved the same feat at the South Africa 2010 edition. Eto’o believes that African teams have acquired enough experience […]
Victor Osimhen failed to add to his goal tally, but Napoli defeated Empoli 2-0 to make it 10th straight win in Serie A. Osimhen previously scored in Napoli’s last four Serie A games but missed out on extending the run. The 23-year-old also failed to equal Arkadiusz Milik’s record. The Poland international was the last Napoli player to have found the net in five consecutive matches.
A member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Gavin Williamson has resigned as a government minister after allegations of bullying, saying he aims to clear himself of "any wrongdoing”. The MP had been accused of sending abusive messages to a fellow Tory MP last month and of bullying a senior civil servant as defence secretary. Sir Gavin said he "refuted" how his conduct had been characterized, adding that the claims […]
Four persons are feared dead following an explosion at the Chemical Market in Onitsha Local Government Area of Anambra State yesterday. Twelve persons were also said to have sustained various degrees of injury, with goods and properties worth millions of naira destroyed during the inferno. Reports say a stampede ensued at the market as traders fled to safety, after the explosion occurred at about 12:45 in the afternoon. According to […]
The coordinator of lead network, Chukwuma Okenwa, says the issues between the federal government and the academic staff union of universities, ASUU, has continued to linger around because it was not resolved on a round table of dialogue, as ASUU was forced back into the classroom by the court. Okenwa, who featured on Urban Radio’s Breakfast Programme, The Parliament, added that, if the strike action had continued, the government […]
