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Super Eagles stars Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey were in superb form as they helped Fulham come from behind to defeat Arsenal 2-1 at Craven Cottage on Sunday. Going into the game game Fulham had lost their last three Premier League games. For Arsenal, it is now back-to-back defeats after going into Sunday’s clash on the back of a 2-0 …

Fire on Thursday razed a residential building at Obiofia Nnewi Ichi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Director of the state Fire Service, Mr. Martin Agbili, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday in Onitsha. He added that the incident was caused by a power surge in the building. The director said: “The service received …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has stopped all night operations in the commission’s commands throughout the country. Olukoyede gave the directive in a statement issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewle, on Wednesday night in Abuja. He was reacting to the arrest of 70 students of the Obafemi Awolowo …

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs Betta Edu, has disclosed that the harmonization of the controversial and “bogus” national social register of the immediate past administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari has begun. She said at the end of the process those who deserve to be on the list would be captured. Edu noted there has been a …

A former governor of Gombe state, Ibrahim Dankwambo, has written to the governor of the state, Muhammadu Yahaya, requesting the suspension of his monthly pension and allowances. The letter dated 4 October, 2023, cites a variety of reasons for this unexpected move. Dankwambo  referred to a previous correspondence dated 28 September, 2023, where he had discussed issues related to the security …

Alvaro Morata was the star of the game, scoring twice for his side as Atletico Madrid emerged winners of the first Madrid derby of the La Liga season. Morata opened the scoring within the first four minutes of the game, and scored his second in the opening minutes of the second half as Atletico won 3-1. The former Chelsea star …

The Federal Ministry of Works on Sunday said it had not awarded the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway construction to any firm, but had only opened discussions with Hitech. A statement by Mrs Blessing Lere-Adams, Director, (Information) Press and Public Relations Unit, Federal Ministry of Works, said media reports that the project had been awarded were wrong. She said the information credited …

The People Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has described the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as a bonafide member of the party on national service. The party reiterated this position on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the outcome it had with the former governor of Rivers state. Speaking on behalf of the governors, Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, described Wike as …

Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of Senate for the 2022-2024 external borrowing plan of 7.8 billion dollars and 100 million euros. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. Tinubu, in the letter, said the past administration had approved the 2022-2024 borrowing plan at the …

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi State on Friday dismissed reports that Governor Yahaya Bello had reached a compromise with the party leadership on appointments into the National Working Committee (NWC). The Kogi APC had on Thursday rejected the appointment of Duro Meseko and Ikani Shuaibu Okolo as the Deputy National Publicity Secretary and Zonal Organising Secretary, North-Central respectively. …