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The presidency said on Saturday the country’s permanent representatives to the United Nations in New York and Geneva were not among the ambassadors recalled by President Bola Tinubu. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the exemption of the representatives was due to the forthcoming UN …

Ghanaian striker Raphael Dwamena has died after collapsing on the pitch during a league match in Albania on Saturday. 28-year-old Dwamena was playing for Egnatia against Partizani. “Despite the immediate intervention of specialist doctors he unfortunately passed away,” said the Albanian Football Federation (AFL). Dwamena was the leading scorer in the Albanian league this season with nine goals. The Ghanaian …

ehealth Africa in collaboration with Sokoto state government has taken delivery of 2million vaccine and also immunised 800,000 children in 6 months in Sokoto state. According to eHA project Manager, Mohammed Faosy, in the last 6 months (Jan-June), over 2 million vaccines have been delivered to average of 351 cold-chain equipped health facilities monthly, leading to the immunization of over …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday morning declared incumbent governor, Hope Uzodinma as winner of the Imo State governorship election held on Saturday. READ ALSO:LP accuses Uzodinma of planning to rig Nov 11 election with thugs The INEC Returning Officer for the state, Prof Abayomi Fashina, announced Uzodimma, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner …

● Staff monitors say they were courteous, approachable, and professional [Press Release] The Police Service Commission [PSC] Staff Monitors deployed in the nine Senatorial districts of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states says the Policemen on election duty were courageous and fairly contained intermittent cases of attempts to hijack the elections. The officers in several of the polling units visited were …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Friday evening, attacked a Mosque at the Saya-Saya village in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing seven worshippers and injuring an unspecified number of others. Acting Police Public Relations Officer in the State Command, Mansir Alhassan, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, said the gunmen attacked the Mosque around …

Super Eagles star, Alex Iwobi completed a move from Everton to Fulham on transfer deadline day on Friday. The midfielder, who joined the Toffees from Arsenal four seasons ago, has now joined another Premier league side to continue his career in England. Iwobi signed a five-year contract with the newly promoted side. “I’m buzzing, I just can’t wait to get …

NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have been involved in a long-drawn meeting at the State House, Abuja. The meeting is the final on the series of meetings presaging the October 3 proposed indefinite nationwide strike. The meeting is expected to thaw the ice. It is expected to agree …

Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-Min scored a hat trick — his first goals of the season — as his side demolished Burnley 5-2 at Turf Moor on Saturday after the visitors had gone behind. Burnley, still without a point, got a dream start when Lyle Foster finished neatly in the fourth minute. But Tottenham soon hit their stride and Son …

The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, said on Monday evening he would appeal the verdict of the governorship election petition tribunal which nullified his victory in the March 18 election in the state. The three-member panel led by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi had earlier on Monday declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, David Ombugadu, as the duly elected governor of …