Author: Yetunde Ogunmola
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UEFA Announces New Champions League format
The Union of European Footballing Associations (UEFA), have announced the new format for the Champions League, which will be implemented from the 2024-2025 season and onwards. The announcement video from UEFA (via Fabrizio Romano) details the changes that they will be implementing in the competition format. The current 32-team group stage…
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Tinubu’s economic reforms will fortify Nigeria’s economy —Shettima
By: Ade Phillips Vice President Kashim Shettima highlighted the intention behind President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s reforms, emphasizing their aim to bolster Nigeria’s economy for the lasting welfare of its people. Shettima delivered these remarks at the inauguration of the Outsource to Nigeria Initiative (OTNI) in Gombe on Monday. He commended…
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Ondo Amotekun nabbed 67 suspected criminals in two weeks
By: Ade Phillips In the past two weeks, the Ondo State Amotekun Corps has apprehended 67 individuals suspected of criminal activities, stated Adetunji Adeleye, the state commander of the Amotekun Corps, during a briefing in Akure on Monday. Adeleye highlighted that most of the apprehended individuals were suspected kidnappers, identified by their victims. He…
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Tinubu Returns To Abuja From Qatar
By Our Correspondent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to the country after a two-day State visit to Qatar at the invitation of the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The Nigerian leader left the Presidential wing of the Doha International Airport on Monday morning and arrived at the Nnamdi…
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Alleged N4bn Fraud: Court to Hear Obiano`s Motion Challenging Jurisdiction, March 7
By: Ade Phillips Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, February 4, slated the hearing of a motion brought by a former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, challenging the jurisdiction of his court to hear the N4 billion money laundering charge brought against him by…
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Man jailed five years for unlawful possession of hemp
By: Ade Phillips In the Ibadan Division of the Federal High Court, Justice Udofot Akpan has sentenced Yusuf Mustapha, a 42-year-old transporter, to five years’ imprisonment. Mustapha was found guilty of unlawful possession of 2.12kg of hemp. He admitted to the charge of unlawful dealing in illicit substances, leading to his…
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Hardship: FG Sets To Begin Food Distribution Nationwide
By Miracle Ogunde As part of efforts to cushion the impacts of the hardship in Nigeria the Federal Government is set to begin the distribution of grains nationwide. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Senator Abubakar Kyari disclosed this on Monday, hailing the resilience of the Nigerian people. He urged them to back President…
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FCT police debunk reports of looted truck
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has denied reports claiming a truck carrying food items in the Dei-Dei area of the FCT was attacked and looted on Monday morning. In a statement released by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the police said they were unaware of such attacks. …
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Alex Iwobi returns to social media after AFCON drama
By Our Correspondent After the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final between Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire, Nigerian footballer Alex Iwobi has resumed his presence on social media, particularly Instagram. The Fulham star had deleted all his Instagram posts in response to criticism he faced over his performance during the…
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Governor Aiyedatiwa approves N1.2B to complete abandoned projects in OAUSTECH
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Monday said his administration will release the capital grant of 1.2 Billion Naira in the 2024 budget to the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa for speedy completion of abandoned buildings of the School of Science and others. Governor Aiyedatiwa stated this at…
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Ondo election: Akeredolu’s wife blasts late husband’s niece for supporting Aiyedatiwa
Wife of the late Ondo State Governor, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has described her late husband’s niece, Funke Akeredolu Aruna, as shameless for supporting the sitting governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, ahead of the November governorship election in the state. Betty spoke through her Instagram account on Monday morning. The governor, who was formerly…
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SSANU Alleges Abandonment, Threatens Strike
By Miracle Ogunde The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, (SSANU) has alleged abandonment by the Federal Government. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, the President of SSANU Mohammed Ibrahim, accused the Federal Government of treating its members and that of the Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, (NASU)…