Day: May 7, 2023

Comparing Victor Osimhen To Rashidi Yekini: Coach Gives Verdict

Abibat Babalola

Experienced Coach Manu Garba has admonished football pundits comparing Victor Osimhen and legendary Rashidi Yekini to stop it, arguing that the Osimhen is not yet up to the late Yekini’s standard. The World Cup winning tactician, however, admitted that Osimhen can still reach and even surpass Yekini’s standard in terms of goals if he remain focused, and had injury-free career. “Presently, they are incomparable and each of them is in a class of his own. Osimhen was the FIFA U17 World cup highest goal scorer and has age on his…

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How 68 Doctors, Others Escaped Death As Max Air Crash-Landed In Abuja

ADEOLA YUSUF

1,400 passengers stranded at Abuja airport as runway shut over accident         A Max Air aircraft Boeing 737, conveying 68 medical doctors and other passengers, made an emergency landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja after losing two tires. The aeroplane, which managed to land on the runway, rendered the runway closed for operations due to the emergency. READ ALSO: Polaris Bank To Graduate 5,000 Corps Members From DigiCorper Training Programme Mother Poisons Daughter, Asks Son To Rape Her Corpse For Money Rituals Navy Raises…

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Polaris Bank To Graduate 5,000 Corps Members From DigiCorper Training Programme

Abibat Babalola

Fresh graduates serving under the National Youth Service Scheme ( NYSC) across 12 States have commended Polaris Bank for enhancing their digital literacy skills and preparing them for the emerging opportunities in Nigeria’s digital economy Polaris Bank, in partnership with the NYSC and NerdzFactory, had in November 2022 commenced a high-impact capacity-building workshop on digital skills targeted at 5,000 National Youth Service Corps members across 12 states in Nigeria. The 6-month training program aims to equip fresh graduates with the necessary skills to thrive. READ ALSO: Mother Poisons Daughter, Asks…

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Mother Poisons Daughter, Asks Son To Rape Her Corpse For Money Rituals

ADEOLA YUSUF

A 29- year- old notorious yahoo boy, identified as Amos Olalere, has confessed to killing his younger sister with help of his mother for money ritual purposes. The suspect was apprehended by detectives of the Lagos State Police Command during a stop- and- search operation carried out along Itamaga, Ikorodu Road, in Lagos State. During interrogations the suspect said that his mother asked him to kill his younger sister after a herbalist told them that he has to sacrifice one life which has to be a sibling to him for…

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Navy Raises Concerns Over Proliferation Of Fake Maritime Security Outfits

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Navy (NN) has raised concern over the proliferation of fake maritime security outfits using uniforms and accoutrements semblance of the navy in the South-South. The Director of Information, NN, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, in a statement in Abuja, described the outfits as fake and illegal. Ayo-Vaughan said the impostors and self-acclaimed maritime security outfits made use of naval uniforms and accoutrements to deceive, harass, intimidate and defraud unsuspecting members of the public. READ ALSO: Transparency, New Master Plan Vital For Niger Delta Development -Wabote Ex. Super Eagles Player, Mike…

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Transparency, New Master Plan Vital For Niger Delta Development -Wabote

ADEOLA YUSUF

The enthronement of transparency, prudent management of financial resources, and deployment of a new master plan are some of the strategies that would attract the private sector to support the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and return the agency to the path of sustainable development of the Niger Delta region, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has canvassed. He made the submission in the keynote address he delivered at the NDDC Public-Private Partnership Summit 2023 held in Lagos on Tuesday,…

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