Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Governor Simon Lalong has debunked the insinuation being made by some people that some villages have been taken over by herdsmen in the State and that the government has not done anything about it. The Governor stated this at the interdenominational church service to commemorate the 2023 Plateau Day of Forgiveness and Reconciliation held at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Rantya Jos. He stated that there is no report on his table that any village has been taken over, adding that the government took proactive steps to prevent such from happening by passing and signing into law the Anti-Land Grabbing…

The Premier League has accused Manchester City of breaking its financial rules following a long-running investigation. It has referred the club to a commission over alleged breaches between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons. In 2020 City had a two-year ban from European club competitions overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), after Uefa ruled that City committed “serious breaches” of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations between 2012 and 2016. In a statement the Premier League said City breached rules requiring them to provide “accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club’s financial position”.…

The lndependent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has denied planning to cease operations once the government enforces N195 per litre pump price. A statement on Monday by National Operations Controller Mike Osatuyi advised the public to ignore the information. Mojeed Adesope, Publicity Officer of Ibadan Depot, on February 3, called for the shutdown of IPMAN filling stations over the fuel price limit. Adesope said dealers, particularly independent marketers, were not comfortable with the government’s directive due to the high ex-depot price. But Osatuyi hinted the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., NNPCL, was preparing the logistics to start supplying petrol…

The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, on Sunday in Abuja inaugurated an Integrated Medical Outreach, in Karshi to be conducted across all the 62 political wards in the territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the free medical outreach powered by Nigerians Unite for Tinubu/Shettima Mandate was targeted at the vulnerables in the hard-to-reach communities. The minister stated that the gesture was to provide to the indigent residents, particularly women and children, good quality, high impact Primary Health Care (PHC) services including immunisation and nutrition. Aliyu said that the routine immunisation coverage and PHC services uptake…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has arrived at the venue of the National Economic Summit Group in Lagos for its Dialogue with Presidential Candidates. Obi disclosed this in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Monday. Recall that the duo of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu, had featured at the program in January. Atiku and Tinubu used the opportunity to present their economic blueprints for the country. Obi would take his turn to present his economic policy plans for…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his team of mopping up the new naira notes for vote-buying during the forthcoming election. PDP national publicity secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Sunday, attributed the pains Nigerians go through owing to the currency crisis to Tinubu. He disclosed that the PDP is saddened and worried about the cash crunch most Nigerians are experiencing. He stated the emergence of PDP’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar as the winner in the February presidential election would mean an end to the…

Harry Kane was lauded as the greatest of all time after his record-breaking strike against Manchester City. The England captain moved past Jimmy Greaves’ Tottenham scoring record with his 267th goal for the London club on Sunday. His calm 15th-minute finish proved the difference in a 1-0 win over City as Kane joined Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney as the only men to score 200 Premier League goals. Spurs talisman Kane achieved the feat in two games fewer than Shearer (306), while Rooney needed 462 to hit a double century, and coach Cristian Stellini believes no player compares to the 29-year-old.…

The National Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) says it will create 500,000 jobs from its planned initiative of licensing indigenous institution to train and certify data privacy and protection experts in Nigeria. The National Commissioner of the NDPB, Dr Vincent Olatunji made this known at the 1st year anniversary and the launch of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulations Report (NDPR), in Abuja. He said the bureau had recorded modest progress and initiated a plan to create 500,000 jobs for the Nigerian labour market. We have initiated a comprehensive process for training and certification of data privacy as well as protection experts…

The 2023 Grammy award held on Sunday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, U.S. The 65th annual Grammy awards, acclaimed to be the world’s most prestigious music honours, saw major wins for Adele and Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Kendrick Lamar. Beyonce became the biggest winner in history, after receiving her 32nd trophy at the ceremony. Harry Styles won the album of the year for “Harry’s House.” Other award winners were: Samara Joy (best new artist), Lizzo (record of the year) and Bonnie Raitt (song of the year). Nigeria’s Tems, real name, Temilade Openiyi, won the ‘Best Melodic Rap…

Real Madrid await in the Club World Cup semi-finals for Al Ahly after the Egyptian side snatched a late victory over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday. Mohamed Afsha’s 88th-minute strike proved the difference as Al Ahly edged a tight quarter-final 1-0 against their Major League Soccer opponents in Morocco. The reward for Al Ahly’s late drama sees Marcel Koller’s side face reigning Spanish and European champions Madrid on Wednesday in Rabat. Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer believes there was not much to pick between the two teams, with Seattle unfortunate to see their Club World Cup hopes dashed with just minutes remaining. “I…

Sebastian Haller felt Signal Iduna Park was “burning” as he celebrated his first Bundesliga goal for Borussia Dortmund. The 28-year-old netted in a symbolic moment, with his maiden goal in the 5-1 rout of Freiburg coming on World Cancer Day. After signing for Dortmund in July, Haller was diagnosed with testicular cancer and did not feature in the first half of the season during his recovery. A long-awaited debut came in January, and he got onto the scoresheet on Saturday. Haller’s goal resulted in rapturous celebrations from the home fans, who had seen their club promote awareness to testicular cancer on…

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is still “so proud” of his players despite the leaders slipping to a 1-0 defeat at lowly Everton in the Premier League on Saturday. The defeat, which came courtesy of James Tarkowski’s second-half header at Goodison Park, was just Arsenal’s second of the Premier League season – their first coming against Manchester United at Old Trafford in September. The result means Manchester City can cut the Gunners’ lead at the top of the table to just two points with victory over Tottenham on Sunday, although the London side will have a game in hand. Arteta, who became the first Arsenal manager to…