Guardiola rules out return to Camp Nou as manager
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on Saturday reiterated his desire to stay with the club. The Spaniard thus ruled out a return to his former club FC Barcelona when his contract expires at the end of the season. FC Barcelona have been in turmoil for months, with club president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigning some […]
EndSARS protests: Adamawa committee recovers majority of looted items
The committee set up by the Adamawa government to recover property looted by hoodlums during the EndSARS protest has recovered majority of the items, its Chairman, Alhaji Ahmad Bashir, has said. Bashir, who is the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), disclosed this on Saturday in Yola while briefing newsmen on the success already recorded. […]
Lagos community where potable water, good toilet, school, hospital don’t exist
By Rasheed Sobowale “Find your way to Agboyi Road at Alapere, Ketu, Lagos State. Follow the road down. Take a boat to Agboyi 2”, reads the direction given to locate this Lagos community. Anybody scared of water might not like here. While those interested in a sea tour might find it interesting at first, they […]
Ogun pays New Minimum wage to workers
The Ogun State government has commenced payment of the new minimum wage of N30,000 to all its workers.
Sultan,Fayemi,El-Rufa’i,Sambo,talk on Nigeria’s future
Dignitaries from across Nigeria converged on Kaduna for the 50th Anniversary of the Arewa House on Saturday,where they discussed on issues that could further unite the country and avoid acts capable of causing instability.
‘An Inspector-General wept, another destroyed his phone over interference by politicians’
An Inspector-General of Police cried out of frustration over the problems of the Nigeria Police Force, while another threw his phone at the wall out of anger at the constant interference by politicians.
Soldiers didn’t kill 4 persons, dump bodies in Jos pond— DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has denied media reports that four persons were killed by soldiers and their bodies dumped in a pond in Jos during clampdown on looters of private properties in the state. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Saturday, described such reports as malicious and mischievous. Enenche explained […]
Power grid records new 5,520.40MW peak generation
By Chris Ochayi ABUJA: The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, said the power sector has recorded yet another national peak generation of 5,520.40MW on 30th October, 2020 at 9.15pm, The General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mba said in a statement Saturday that the current peak surpassed the previous 5.459MW recorded on 28th October, 2020 […]
#EndSARS: Lagos council unveils N10m relief fund for victims of violence
The Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos on Saturday unveiled a N10 million relief fund for victims of violence and looting that trailed #EndSARS protest in the area. The Council Chairman, Mr Dele Oshinowo, in a statement on Saturday, said it had become imperative to assist some victims of looting and destruction in […]
How I lost 2 pregnancies in SARS custody, teacher tells Lagos Judicial Panel
A teacher, Mrs Ndubisi Obiechina, has narrated how she lost two pregnancies while in custody of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over a suspect to which she was distantly acquainted. Narrating her ordeal before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on EndSARS protest, Ndubisi said that she was detained and tortured along with her husband, […]
US hostage freed in Niger ― Defence minister
An American citizen kidnapped by gunmen in Niger earlier this week has been freed, the country’s defence minister told AFP on Saturday. The hostage, Philip Walton, was abducted Monday night on the outskirts of Massalata, a village about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the border with Nigeria. “I confirm the American hostage was released last […]
Ivory Coast president, Ouattara, seeks third term in tense vote
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara seeks reelection on Saturday in a presidential vote that his opponents boycotted in protest over his bid to secure a contested third term. At least 30 people were killed in pre-election clashes since August, stoking fears of a return to the violence that left 3,000 dead in a crisis a […]
#EndSARS protest: How Oyetola restored lost order in Osun
By Jimoh Olorede The #EndSARS agitations of the Nigerian youths which started as a peaceful protest from Lagos on October 8, eventually degenerated into a whirlwind that blew violent destructions of lives and properties across the length and breath of the country. It didn’t spare Osun, the state reckoned as being one of the most […]
EndSARS Protest: Ondo Senator promises to rebuild Police Area Command, others
Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, representing Ondo South Senatorial District, has promised to rebuild the Police Area Command and the Divisional Police Headquarters buildings in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The buildings, alongside Okitipupa LGA Secretariat, Okitipupa Oil Palm Company and others were burnt on Oct. 22, 2020, by hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protests […]
Royal Jabs: Alaafin works out with a punching bag
The Alaafin of Oyo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, throwing jabs at a punching bag, as the royal father, who is also an avid boxing fan keeps fit. Tha Alaafin who recently clocked 82 years old, looked every part a professional boxer, as he retained the same intensity throughout the video. Vanguard
Kidnapping: 22 kidnapped from Mosque, hospital in Nasarawa
By David Odama LAFIA— NO Fewer than 22 persons have been kidnapped within one week in Nasarawa state. Out of the number, 17 were kidnapped while praying in a mosque in Toto local government, four in lafia and one in Nasarawa local government of Nasarawa state. Latest in the series is the invasion of a […]
