Month: August 2024

EXPLAINER: All You Need To Know About The New UEFA Champions League Format

ADEOLA YUSUF

The main round of the all-new UEFA Champions League season is to get under way in September. The draw for the bigger and changed-up tournament takes place in Monaco on Thursday, but it won’t be the same as previous years – not entirely anyway. Here’s how the upcoming season will play out: How many teams will participate in the Champions League? The updated version of the Champions League will see 36 clubs feature in the main round of the competition, an increase from 32 under the old format. How will…

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Why I Don’t Want Children, American Actor John Cena Opens Up

Ganiyu Amodu

American actor, John Cena has once again opened up about his decision not to have children. In a recent interview, the 47-year-old actor was asked by host Shannon Sharpe whether he still did not want kids. He explained, “I’m 47. I don’t have them.” Sharpe then questioned if Cena had ever considered the possibility of having children, perhaps even a “little Johnny” or “Joanna.” “That’s great, and that’s usually what everyone says. And I gotta tell you, it’s not the easiest out there because a lot of why we’re here…

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‘Owing N1bn, Paid N180m;’ Real Reason UNILAG Was Disconnected – EKEDC

Gbenga Adeoti

Utility firm gives details of disconnection notice served, meeting held with VC, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola (VC), Director of Works Engr. Olaniyi, and Head Technical Department Engr. Ajayi, appeals to members of the university community for understanding   The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has declared that the payment of N180 million as electicity bill by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for July only partially defrayed a small fraction of the over N1 Billion naira. (#1,035,197,446.43) outstanding debt owed by the university. Platforms Africa reports that the UNILAG was disconnected from…

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Fire Guts Lagos Govt Staff Quarters At Ogba

Abibat Babalola

Tragedy struck on Friday when fire gutted part of the two storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters at Odunsanmi Street, off WEMPCO Road, Ogba area of the state. According to reports, the incident happened in the wee hours of the day, precisely, around 2.20 am. It was gathered that one of the two-bedrooms in Flat 5, of Block 21, a two-winged, three-story building of 16 two-bedroom flats, was burnt. A preliminary investigation conducted by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, revealed that the fire originated from…

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Fuel Smuggling Persists Due to NNPC’s Below-Cost Sales – Oil Minister

Aliyu Aliyu

Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has pointedly addressed the issue of fuel smuggling to neighbouring countries, saying that smugglers would continue to have a field day as long as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited imports fuel and sells it below the landing cost. Lokpobiri’s submission favours NNPC’s sale of imported fuel at a price above the landing cost to abridge the potential profit gap and disincentivize smuggling of the product to neighbouring countries for high profit making by those involved in the shady business.…

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Taye Obateru Now Prof. of Journalism, Cultural Studies

Rofeequr Adeola--Yusuf

“Newsroom to classroom,” what friends wrote on Vanguard newspaper’s former correspondent and “Brown Envelopes And Media Practice in Nigeria” author’s elevation to full professor status by UNIJOS     The number of professors of communication in Nigeria has increased with the promotion of Taye Obateru, PhD, as a professor of journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. Platforms Africa reports that Obateru, a former correspondent with Vanguard newspaper and a twin brother to Dr. Kennie Obateru, former spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), was elevated by the University of…

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Atiku Replies Bode George, Urges Him To Focus On Tinubu’s ‘ill-advised policies’

ADEOLA YUSUF

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has responded to advice from his party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) member, Bode George, that he should jettison the idea of running for the presidency in 2027. It was earlier reported that George, while advising the former vice president to bury any thought of vying for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027, urged him to take a cue from the United States President, Joe Biden. However, while reacting to the PDP chieftain’s comment via a statement issued by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, Atiku…

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Woman Threatening To Start Poisoning Yoruba, Benin People In Canada Identified

ADEOLA YUSUF

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has identified a Canada-based Igbo woman who vowed to start poisoning Yoruba and Benin people in Canada as Amaka Patience Sunnberger. The development was in reaction to a warning by an X user calling attention to the threat by the Igbo lady on a Tiktok group discussion to start poisoning Yoruba and Benin people in Canada. According to available information, the X user, Dami Adenuga had while sharing the audio of the Tiktok group chat noted that “A very…

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Nurse Arrested As Woman Seeking Buttocks Enlargement Dies After Injection

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a nurse over the alleged death of a 36-year-old woman, simply identified as Mrs Abiola. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the nurse was arrested after the Maroko Police Division received a report on Tuesday at about 11.40 a.m. from the driver of the deceased, whose name was not mentioned. He explained that the driver reported that at about 3:00 a.m. on Monday, his boss, living at Diamond Estate, Sangotedo-Lekki, asked him…

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‘Hours After Prostate Surgery,’ How Akwa Ibom CP, Waheed Ayilara, Died

ADEOLA YUSUF

He wore the green theater wear, asked the doctors to give him few minutes, moved to a side and observed two rakaat Naflah (prayed), sought forgiveness and said he had forgiven anyone that sinned against him.  Above all he told us the following about those he made promises to and those who should bury him…”   More details have emerged on the last hour of the Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, who died on Thursday. Platforms Africa reports that Ayilara died early Thursday, 29 August, 2024…

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