Maguire: No rift with Ronaldo over Man Utd captaincy
Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire, has debunked claims of a dressing room battle between himself and Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, over the club captaincy. Reports had earlier claimed that Maguire and Ronaldo were embroiled in a power struggle over the captaincy at Old Trafford. However, Maguire, while reacting to the reports via his Twitter handle on Friday, said there were no...
WHO selects Nigeria, five others for COVID-19 vaccine production
Nigeria and five other African countries have been selected by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to begin the production of their own mRNA vaccines. This was announced by the WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Friday. The announcement was, however, disclosed via the verified Twitter handle of the World Health Organisation. The six African countries announced by the WHO Director-General to begin...
Davido’s aide, Isreal DMW, crashes new N8.5m car
Davido’s logistics manager, Isreal Afeare, fondly called Isreal DMW, has crashed his new N8.5 million Toyota Venza after he was involved in an accident. This is coming barely a month after Isreal DMW announced that his boss gifted him the new car. “I’m now a car owner. Thanks to my Oga,” he had said on his Instagram account. However, the popular singer’s...
At EU-AU summit, Buhari calls for weighty sanctions for coups in Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Brussels, Belgium called on European leaders as partners in promoting democracy and good governance to lend their weight behind measures put in place by the African Union to stem the tide of unconstitutional leadership changes, rearing its head again on the continent. In his contribution to the roundtable discussion on Peace, Security and Governance at...
FG hands over 5G spectrum allocation to NCC
The Federal Government has officially handed over the spectrum allocation for Fifth Generation (5G) deployment in the country to the Nigerian Communication Commission. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, who chairs the National Frequency Management Council (NFMC), presented the official document on the 3.5GHz spectrum allocation to the Commission at a public event which took place at...
Court remands man caught with 5 tonnes of Tramadol
Justice Yellin Bogoro of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the remand of a 49-year-old man, Ezekiel Ibe, caught by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 5,458.894 kg of Tramadol. The order was sequel to Ibe's arraignment by the NDLEA on a count charge bordering on alleged unlawful possession of the banned drug. The defendant, however,...
Zulum: Some unqualified 3,815 teachers will start planting trees
Governor Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, gave assurances that he would not sack the 3,815 teachers in Borno State that have been found unworthy to teach. Zulum said he was considering the transfer of the teachers to areas where they can perform other tasks such as tree planting at the Ministry of Environment. He said would also study the recommendations made by...
Aregbesola’s attack: Betrayal is worse than death, MC Oluomo tells Tinubu
The chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State, Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo), has lend his voice to the recent attacks by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a post on his Facebook page on Thursday, the transport...
FG signs €9.3m agreement for 23-mini-grids in 11 states
The Federal Government has signed a €9.3 million interconnected mini-grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS) award grant agreement with eight indigenous Solar Mini-grid developers Mr. Goddy Jedy-Agba, Minister of State for Power, said the agreement was for the development of 2S 3 mini-grids across 11 states of the federation. He added that the IMAS would generate a 5.4-kilowatt peak to connect about 27,600...
Alleged defilement: Baba Ijesha, minor acting out a script in footage – Witness
The first defence witness in the trial of Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James alias Baba Ijesha, charged with defilement, on Thursday, claimed that portions of the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage on the allegation, were edited. The witness, Mr. Lawrence Ayeni, also testified before an Ikeja Special Offences Court that the actor and the minor he allegedly defiled were both acting out a...
