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Erik ten Hag called Marcus Rashford’s trip to a nightclub after their Manchester derby defeat “unacceptable” but says the striker has apologised. The forward is badly out of form, with just one goal in 14 games for United this season but was seen partying to celebrate his birthday hours after his side lost to Manchester City 3-0 at Old Trafford. …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Timipre Sylva from the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The judge delivered the verdict in the suit filed by an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in the state, Mrs. Ogbomade Johnson. Johnson had in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/575/2023, asked …

A former Chairman of the Benue State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) Mrs. Mimi Urubibi-Adzape has threatened to sue bloggers and persons connected to a publication making the rounds in the social media by an estranged wife of a popular Benue businessman against her. The allegation claimed that Mrs Urubibi-Adzape planned to abandon her family and force another man …

The Rivers State sector of theNigeria Customs Service (NCS), has revealed impounding nine containers bearing ammunition, four vehicles used in the concealment of 76.9kg special cannabis, and various items such as 724 bales of used clothing, 1805 pieces of used tyres, 2070 cartons of Tomato paste, with a total value put at N1,162,424,371 billion in six months. The Comptroller of …

Winny Ezeme bags N10m, new car as winner of Gospel Icons Africa (GIA) We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are …

Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka was in action for struggling Brentford who held Aston Villa to a 3-3 draw away in Saturday’s Premier League. Onyeka was introduced into the game with four minutes left to play. Brentford have now failed to win any of their 10 consecutive games. Also, they have drawn their last three Premier League games. Also Read: …

The newly refurbished  Lafia City stadium, in the capital of Nasarawa State ,North Central Nigeria has now been selected by the board of the Nigeria National League (NNL) to host the opening fixture of the 2023-2024 season between Nasarawa and Zamfara United. The opening game was earlier scheduled to hold at the Uyo Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom state, South South …

A line up of seasoned professionals is now ready to speak as panelists at the 2023 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) holding on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Abuja Continental Hotel (Old Sheraton Hotel) Abuja. This line-up, according to the chairman of the GOCOP 7th Conference Planning Committee and deputy president, Mr Danlami Nmodu, mni, …

Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market to the mainstream business activities, while not forgetting the tech/economy build up.   Here are the Headlines: · World Bank to partner Nigerian govt on digital national IDs · Nigeria’s GDP rises by 2.51% in Q2 …

President Bola Tinubu said on Friday the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was adopting back-channel strategies to restore democracy in the Niger Republic. The president, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, stated when he received the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. …