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SPORTS Transfers: PSG breaks world record with €250m transfer for Lamine Yamal. Paris Saint-Germain are ready to spend a fortune to sign Lamine Yamal from Barcelona this summer. The Ligue 1 champions have admired the youngster for a while, according to Mundo Deportivo. They were willing to pay a staggering €200 million for Yamal earlier this year. But the offer …

Immigration officer goes to jail over N800k scam. An immigration officer, Dabiet Onyemi Gilbert, has been sentenced to one year in prison for defrauding a job seeker of 800,000 naira. Gilbert was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of obtaining by false pretenses. The EFCC had received a petition from the victim and investigated the …

One person was confirmed dead in an accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Saturday morning. A Mini Truck (MUS 489 XS) and a Toyota Camry (KRD 470 JD) were involved in the accident. Special Advisor to the Governor for Transportation, Mr. Sola Giwa, in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Information Department, Lagos …

Representatives block sales of Kaduna Poly property. The House of Representatives Committee on Public Property has directed the management of Kaduna Polytechnic, the Ministry of Education and the Presidential Committee on the Implementation of Government Properties to put an end to the sale and allocation of properties belonging to the federal tertiary institution. This followed consideration of a petition submitted …

Katsina State Hisbah Council has seized 142 cartons of alcohol meant to be shipped to Daura local government area of ​​the state. This was stated by the Hisbah Commander in the state, Dr. Aminu Usman, told journalists on Saturday in Katsina. He said the liquor was seized on Monday during a city-wide patrol to eradicate immoral behavior and indiscipline in …

Tinubu approves the launch of the program to support families and construction. President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate implementation of the National Housing and Household Support Program to cover all six geopolitical zones of the country. The initiative is expected to increase agricultural productivity, strengthen the economy by creating opportunities in the real sectors of agriculture, manufacturing and construction, …

Metro/Building Keywords: At least two people have been rescued from a collapsed building in Abuja. Acting Director-General of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Mrs. Florence Wenegiemewho, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the incident occurred at 6:45 p.m. on Friday at Close 10, Drive 5, Prince and Princess Estate Second Gate, Gudu …

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Saturday, vowed to take back over N5.4 billion workers’ pension contributions yet to be deposited by the last administration in the state. The governor stated this at the launch of the payment of N5 billion in gratuity to 4,000 pensioners in the state. He stressed that pension payments are not a privilege but …

Heat wave – Kano begins planting three million trees. The World Bank’s initiative on agro-climate resilience in semi-arid landscapes aims to plant three million trees within the next 365 days. The Kano State government has launched an initiative to plant three million trees to combat the heat waves occurring in the state.

The Labor Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Saturday demanded the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, #ENDSARS protesters and others still detained. In a chat with journalists in Onitsha, Anambra State, the LP candidate also decried the worsening insecurity in the state. The former governor of Anambra state challenged government …