Justice Mohammed Idris on Friday acquitted former Oyo State Governor Chief Rashidi Ladoja over alleged N4.7billion fraud. The judge while delivering judgment in the trial faulted the prosecution’s case, saying…
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New Tottenham Stadium Will Not Be Ready For London Derby With Arsenal
by Damilare Salami February 7, 2019Tottenham’s Premier League match against north London rivals Arsenal on 2 March will take place at Wembley because their new stadium is not ready. Spurs were originally scheduled to move…
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Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday threatened to throw a former minister of State for defence Senator Musiliu Obanikoro into jail for failing to…
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Payment of Army Uniform Allowance Has No Political ‘Undertone’ – DAPR Sani Usman
by Damilare Salami February 7, 2019The Nigerian Army has said the recent payment of uniform allowance to officers and soldiers was not done to sway their voting toward a particular political party as being insinuated.…
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Boko Haram: FG Launches Campaign In Support of Military War
by Damilare Salami February 7, 2019The Federal Government has launched a campaign in support of the military war against Boko Haram. It also said the campaign has become necessary because Boko Haram has grown beyond…
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#BODYBAGS: Presidency Supports El-Rufai’s Comments To Foreigners
by Damilare Salami February 7, 2019The Nigerian Presidency says it supports the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s comments that foreigners who seek to intervene in the nation’s forthcoming elections will leave in body bags. El-Rufai…
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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Kwara state, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to focus attention on the state where he alleged…
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Body Found Inside Wreckage of The Missing Emiliano Sala’s Plane
by Damilare Salami February 7, 2019A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Argentina-born professional football player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)…
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Nigerian Youths Lack Requisite Training For Employment – DG, ITF
by Damilare Salami February 7, 2019The Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Mr Joseph Ari, has blamed the rising unemployment rate in Nigeria on the lack of requisite skills among the nation’s youths. Ari…
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Nigeria has retained her fourth position in Africa but dropped two places from her previous 44th position in FIFA Coca Cola World Rankings released on Thursday. Nigeria also retained her…