Month: May 2024

Wife Loses Eye, Son Dies, Tragedy Hits Football Star Babangida’s Family

ADEOLA YUSUF

▪️ Details of car crash that left the family of football in anguish   There appears to be no respite for former Nigerian international, Tijani Babangida, as his son who is about a year old has died from injuries he sustained in the fatal road accident that claimed the life of his father’s brother, Ibrahim Babangida. On Thursday, May 10, 2024, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics gold medalist, his wife, brother, son, and maid were involved in a ghastly accident along the Zaria-Kaduna road. While his younger brother Ibrahim died on…

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UNILORIN Gets 40 New Professors

ADEOLA YUSUF

No fewer than 40 of the senior academic staff of the University of Ilorin(UNILORIN) have been promoted to the rank of professor. This was made known in the university’s bulletin issued on Monday, According to the bulletin, the elevation was approved by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, SAN. The publication revealed that the 40 distinguished scholars were found to have excelled in the realms of teaching, research and community service, thus promoted to the highest rank attainable in academia. READ ALSO: Fubara To Probe Wike’s Administration, Set Up…

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Fubara To Probe Wike’s Administration, Set Up Panel Of Inquiry

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed that the state government would set up a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate how the affairs of governance were conducted in the State before he assumed office. Fubara spoke while swearing in Mr Dagogo Iboroma, a Senior Advocate of Nogeria, as the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of the State at Government House in Port Harcourt. The Governor told Iboroma that he chose to bring him in as the Attorney-General at this time, noting that the moment was…

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How Gunmen Killed PoS Operator In Ogun State

ADEOLA YUSUF

Two gunmen on motorcycle on Sunday evening, at about 6pm reportedly shot dead, one Mutiu Salako, a Point of Sale (PoS) operator around Oke Lantoro in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. A viral WhatsApp message alerting members of the public to the incident claimed that the attack was cult-related. It says “one man down as suspected cultist shot a lotto shop owner dead in Oke-Lantoro area of Abeokuta city. “The police has deposited the corpse at state hospital morgue, sokenu road”. READ ALSO: ‘Tough Skin’ Finidi Pledges Six Points From Bafana,…

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‘Tough Skin’ Finidi Pledges Six Points From Bafana, Cheetahs Matches

ADEOLA YUSUF

Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, has vowed to pick six points against Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in their World Cup qualifying ties. George evinced quiet confidence. He stated that he will invite for international assignments, only players who feature regularly at their clubs either in Nigeria or in the diaspora, and promised that the Super Eagles will remain even more competitive in the years ahead. “My first target is to make sure that we are in line to qualify for the 2026…

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Tariff Hike: Labour Unions Ground TCN, NERC, DisCos’ Operations Nationwide

ADEOLA YUSUF

The organised labour led by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Monday, grounded operations of the Nigerian electricity supply industry as the made real their threat of picketing operators of the industry. Their action was sequel to the increase in the electricity tariff which has seen many concerns having their bill shoot up in such an astromical manner. The unions had on Sunday sent notices of their protests to their units across the country, reconfirming with clear instructions on their modus operandi. They demanded a…

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Hajj 2024: NAHCON Confirms Inaugural Flight, As Advance Team Arrives Saudi

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed that the inaugural flight for the incoming exercise is scheduled to take off with Kebbi state pilgrims this week, just as the advance team has arrived in Saudi Arabia. The Commission’s Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara, disclosed this in a press statement, on Monday. According to her, the take-off flight with 428 passengers on FlyNas, will depart Nigeria from the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport (SABIA) in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. The flag-off will be witnessed by diplomats, members…

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Tinubu Directs Mandatory Procurement Of CNG-powered Vehicles

ADEOLA YUSUF

In line with his commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility, and cut high fuel costs, President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory procurement of compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles by all government ministries, departments, and agencies. President Tinubu’s directive is also in furtherance of Nigeria’s effort to transition to cleaner energy. CNG-enabled vehicles have been adjudged to produce lower emissions, even as they present a more affordable alternative for Nigerian energy consumers. Addressing members of the Federal Executive Council at the State House on Monday, President Tinubu affirmed that there is no…

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Obi Meets PDP Stalwarts: Atiku, Saraki, Lamido

ADEOLA YUSUF

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election in Nigeria, Peter Obi, has met with top stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party. The meetings, held on Monday, were confirmed by the spokesman of the Peter Obi Media Outreach, Yunusa Tanko. According to Tanko, in a statement, the former two-term governor of Anambra State met with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; a former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki; and a former two-term Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido. The meetings were held in the…

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Chevron Offers Oil Asset For Sale In Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

American oil giant Chevron has launched the sale of its stakes in two Nigerian offshore oil and gas blocks, as the company seeks to dispose of ageing assets to focus on its fast-growing U.S. production. The U.S. energy giant is offering its 40 per cent stake in the shallow-water Oil Mining Lease (OML) 86 and OML 88, which produce around 6,200 barrels of oil equivalent per day, the document says. The sale is also part of a broader retreat by international oil companies from Nigerian oil and gas fields that…

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