Man United appoint Lokomotiv Moscow coach, Rangnick, as interim manager
Manchester United have appointed Ralf Rangnick, head of sports and development at Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow, as their interim manager. Rangnick will function as Interim Manager until the end of the season, subject to work visa requirements. The 63-year-old takes over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was sacked on November 21 following a defeat by Watford. "I am excited to be joining...
Pastor ends marriage after wife accused him of infidelity
A 45-year-old pastor, Adekunbi Osho, who accused his wife of blackmailing him with adultery, got his wish on Monday as an Igando Customary Court in Lagos dissolved his six-year-old marriage. The court’s President, Mr. Adeniyi Koledoye, held that the marriage had broken down irretrievably and it was proper for both parties to go their separate ways. “Since the petitioner insisted on...
Saudi-bound woman excretes 80 pellets of Cocaine at Abuja airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a businesswoman, Mrs. Adisa Afusat Olayinka, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja for ingesting 80 pellets of cocaine. The 46-year-old Olayinka was on her way to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) when she was arrested on Wednesday November 24th. She was nabbed at the boarding screening...
Extortion: JAMB stops CBT centres from collecting registration fee
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has taken over the collection of the N700 registration fee for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from 2022. By this decision, the Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres would no longer directly collect the UTME registration fees. It said in its weekly bulletin issued in Abuja on Monday that it would collect the approved N700...
Kidnapping: Evans’ co-defendant dies of cardiac arrest, complicated HIV
Chiemeka Arinze, one of the co-defendants in the trial of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has died in the custody of Correctional Services. According to his death certificate obtained by NAN on Monday, Arinze passed away at 9.08p.m. on November 26 as a result of cardiopulmonary arrest. The death certificate which was issued by Ajeromi General Hospital, Ajegunle signed...
Firm acquires Dahiru Mangal’s 1.9bn shares in Oando Plc
Leaf Investment & Realtors Limited has acquired a substantial stake in Oando Plc. The firm which now holds 15.83 per cent shares in Oando acquired the interest of Alhaji Dahiru Mangal in the oil company. “In accordance with Rule 17:13 (a) of the Nigerian Exchange Limited Issuers’ Rules, we hereby announce the acquisition of Alhaji Dahiru Mangal’s interest of 1,968,452,614, shares...
Minister advocates castration as punishment for incest
Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, has recommended castration as punishment for perpetrators of incest in Nigeria. Tallen made the recommendation at a news conference in commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Abuja on Sunday. She described incest as the worst form of GBV which required stringent punishment as castration. She added that “incest...
NAFDAC to Nigerians: Taking excess antibiotics leads to death
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against taking excess antibiotics, saying it accelerates the process of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), and leads to avoidable deaths. Director General of the agency, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, disclosed this during a virtual meeting/2021anniversary of World Antimicrobial Resistance Week (WAAW). The theme for this anniversary is “spread awareness, stop...
COVID-19: Countries tighten restrictions as WHO unclear if Omicron more dangerous
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said it is not yet clear whether Omicron is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease compared to other variants. Omicron, a new COVID-19 variant, which has been detected in a growing number of countries and regions worldwide has been prompting governments to tighten their restrictions and impose new travel bans. The variant has...
NCDC: We’re monitoring emerging evidence on Omicron variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said it is monitoring emerging evidence on Omicron variant and its implication, to inform Nigeria’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Director General, NCDC, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Abuja. The variant was first identified from testing done on November...
