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Man Utd beaten by Brighton, Man City maintain 100% start with West Ham win

Manchester United were defeated 3-1 by Brighton in a Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. Elsewhere, Manchester City came from behind to thrash West Ham 3-1 and maintain their perfect start to the season. Tottenham Hotspur almost fell to a surprise defeat at home as they were losing 1-0 to Sheffield United by 90mins but a complete …

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PDP informs INEC on vacant 25 seats in Rivers Assembly

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has formally informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the 25 vacant seats in the Rivers House of Assembly. 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday. However, two lawmakers had since returned …

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NAFDAC reveals reason behind hike in prices of drugs

The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, said GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Nigeria’s impending exit is not to blame for the rising costs of drugs in the country. Adeyeye said the prices of drugs had been rising before the company announced to stop operation. She blamed the devaluation of the naira for the hike. …

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Nwuche to Tinubu: Wike deserves more support, ignore calls to sack him

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Prince Chibudom Nwuche, has enjioned Nigerians across ethnic, religious and political divides to support the current drive of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to restore the Abuja master plan.  Speaking during an interview Saturday in Abuja, Nwuche equally appealed to President Tinubu to ignore such people snd continue …

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JUST IN: Tinubu sacks FAAN MD, 4 others, suspends NCAA DG

President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, and heads of four other agencies in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. Others are the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr. Tayib Adetunji Odunowo, the Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Akinola …

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82 Boko Haram fighters reportedly killed in inter-ethnic clash in Borno

Eighty-two fighters of the terrorists’ group, Boko Haram have been reportedly killed during an inter-ethnic clash in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, Daily Trust reports, quoting local and security sources living in Baga and areas along Lake Chad fringes. The clash, according to the report, was triggered by the killing of seven Boko Haram fighters from the Buduma …

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Guber poll: INEC accuses Kogi SDP of spreading lies on BVAS

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed a claim by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi on the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for the November 11 governorship election in the state. The SDP had in a statement issued earlier on Saturday alleged that three INEC staff had been engaged by the Kogi State …

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CNG hails Adedeji’s appointment as acting chairman of FIRS – Blueprint Newspapers Limited

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) extends its warm congratulations to Mr. Zacch Adedeji on his appointment as acting chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.CNG said Adedeji will bring his wealth of experience and expertise to the FIRS, a critical institution that is instrumental to the Federal Government’s efforts to mobilize revenue for development. …

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Delta govt dismisses report on feud between Gov Oborevwori and Okowa

The Delta State government has dismissed reports of disagreement between Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. A report emerged during the week that the two allies are no longer on talking terms over the appointment of commissioners in the state, The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon, who made the clarification in a statement …

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