The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been released minutes after his arrest. He was earlier arrested on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State. He wrote: “I had just arrived in Nigeria from the USA at MMIA in Lagos; upon reaching Nigerian Immigration, my passport was seized, and they told me they had orders to detain me. “This is not unexpected because I have always known that it is part of the broader clampdown by the fascist…
Read More‘Here’s What You’re Missing,’ Lady Who Breastfeeds Husband Daily Admonishes Wives
▪️’7 years on,’ 30 year-old mother of three narrates what happened to her on the day she forgot to service hubby with milk from her breasts One woman has revealed that she breastfeeds her husband – and says it has not only made them closer, but is also good for his health. Rachel Bailey, 30, from the US, started the unusual practice with her beau Alexander, also 30, in 2017 and the couple haven’t looked back since. The mother-of-three claims Alexander hasn’t had a cold in two years and…
Read MoreEPL: Nottingham Forest Beat Liverpool 1-0
A superb second-half goal from substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi gave Nottingham Forest the biggest surprise win of the Premier League season so far as they beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield. The home side dominated the opening half and Luis Diaz hit a post in the 17th minute, but too often the Liverpool attackers found themselves on different wavelengths, and much of their play lacked their usual fluidity as chances went begging. Their wastefulness was punished in the 72nd minute as Anthony Elanga found his fellow substitute Hudson-Odoi with a brilliant crossfield…
Read MoreHaaland Hits Brace As Man City Defeat Brentford 2-1
Erling Haaland delivered a commanding performance, scoring twice to secure a 2-1 victory for Manchester City over Brentford at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The win ensures City maintains its position at the top of the Premier League table. The match got off to a dramatic start with Brentford taking an early lead. In the 1st minute, Yoane Wissa pounced on a rebound inside the six-yard box and headed the ball past Manchester City’s goalkeeper, Ederson, to put Brentford ahead 1-0. City soon responded, with Nathan Michael Collins almost doubling…
Read More1,2,3,-0; How Man U Disgraced Southampton At St Mary’s Stadium
Manchester United claimed a comfortable 3-0 win over Southampton in an action-packed Premier League clash, with goals from Matthijs de Ligt, Marcus Rashford, and Alejandro Garnacho sealing the points. The drama began in the 31st minute when Diogo Dalot clumsily fouled a Southampton player inside the box, leading referee Stuart Attwell to award the hosts a penalty. Cameron Archer stepped up to take the spot kick, but his low effort was expertly saved by United goalkeeper Andre Onana. Archer tried to make amends with a follow-up header, but Onana denied…
Read MoreCBN Directs Service Providers To Commence PoS Transaction Tracking
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed payment service providers to begin the tracking of all Point of Sale (PoS) transactions. In a circular to all Payment Service Providers (PSPs) on connectivity to payment terminal service aggregators, the apex bank handed a 30-day deadline to PSPs to regularise with Payment Terminal Service Aggregators (PTSA). The circular, dated September 11, 2024, was signed by CBN’s Director of Payments System Management, Oladimeji Taiwo. “As part of efforts to mitigate the concems regarding channeling all Point of Sale (PoS) transactions through a…
Read MoreOil Marketers Buy 518,500 Metric Tones Of Dangote Diesel, Aviation Fuel In Five Months
Marketers of petroleum products have lifted 518,500 metric tonnes of diesel and aviation fuel (Jet A1) from Dangote Refinery, representing 60 percent of national truck-outs in five months. Documents obtained from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, indicated that independent local marketers lifted the products between April and September. They include Asharami, MRS Oil and Gas, AA Rano, Rainoil, Prudent, NIPCO, Aym Shafa and Danmarna, among many others. Further analysis of the transactions indicated that marketers lifted 489,500 metric tonnes of diesel and 29,000 metric tonnes of…
Read MoreWhen Men Go Hunting, By Funke Egbemode
Monogamy is a tough call. One-man-one-woman can only be the title of a book, it can’t be law or most men end up in jail. Fine, women cheat too but for today, let’s just concentrate on the men. Men are used to hunting. They see a woman endowed with a beauty queen waist that tapers into South-African hips and dive right into it. It’s what they do. And it is what we know. But when a man gets propositioned, when he is hunted or toasted, he starts singing in tongues.…
Read MoreNiger House Of Assembly Member Dies
The member representing Munya Constituency in the Niger State House of Assembly, Joseph Haruna, is dead. It was learnt that he died on Friday evening after a brief illness. The deceased was the Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Security and Intelligence. The Head of Media and Public Relations of the Niger State House of Assembly, Farouq Isah, confirmed his death. READ ALSO Eid-ul-Mawlid: Nigeria Declares Monday Public Holiday ‘All Starts With Ps,’ Six Things To Consider Before You Buy, Use Any Drug Dangote, Witches and Why We Need…
Read MoreEid-ul-Mawlid: Nigeria Declares Monday Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 16th September 2024 as a public holiday to mark the Islamic festival of Eid-ul-Mawlid, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulated Muslim Ummah both at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion. READ ALSO ‘All Starts With Ps,’ Six Things To Consider Before You Buy, Use Any Drug Dangote, Witches and Why We Need Yams, By Dare Babarinsa Maiduguri Flood Receding, Normalcy Beginning To Return, Says…
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