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Chelsea overcame Brighton to finish with a scoreline of 3-2 in their Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The Blues were incredible, and got the result despite playing 45 minutes with only 10 men, following Gallagher’s red card. Chelsea climb to 10th with the victory, three points behind Brighton who sit on eighth spot in the league table. …

Leading insurance companies in Nigeria grappled with a significant surge in net claims by customers in the first half of 2023, amounting to N49.158 billion, a substantial increase of 25.47 per cent compared to the N39.178 billion recorded in the same period in 2022. The companies, including Custodian Insurance, NEM Insurance, Sovereign Trust Insurance, AXA-Mansard Plc., AIICO, Mutual Benefits Assurance, …

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: Israel-Hamas Conflict: Crude oil prices surge over fears of supply cuts Dangote Cement denies price reduction, says scammers at work …

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has claimed that the Igbos want to remain as part of Nigeria despite calls for secession by the Indigenous People of Biafra. Kalu spoke on Saturday during a courtesy call on him by the national leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural group led by its President General, …

As the Commonwealth Youth Games tagged TRINBAGO 2023, winds off, the Federal Government has applauded Nigerian athletes for yet another podium performance. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, in a congratulatory message to the team on Saturday, applauded them for picking up 8 medals and lifting the nation to the fifth position on …

Candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress have won all 38 chairmanship and 177 councillorship seats in Saturday’s council elections in Ekiti. The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission made the declaration at Ado-Ekiti on Sunday. Returning Officers in the local government areas and in the local council development areas took turns presenting the results of the various council areas at …

The Kano State Commissioner for Education, Umar Haruna, on Monday, suspended two secondary school principals for alleged absenteeism and negligence of duty. The Director of Public Enlightenment in the ministry, Balarabe Kiru, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Kano, said the affected principals were those of French Bilingual College and Chinese Bilingual College, Kwankwaso in Madobi local …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of a former minister and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bello Maitama Yusuf. The President extendsed sympathy and condolences to the deceased’s family and friends as well as the government and people of Jigawa state. “A true believer in Nigeria’s unity and stability, Senator Maitama Yusuf contributed immensely …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have finalised a historic agreement which has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers. The leaders agreed Monday in Abu Dhabi that Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria. …

Kylian Mbappe was on target for Paris St-Germain as they defeated Le Havre 2-0 in a Ligue 1 encounter on Sunday. PSG won the game despite playing with 10 men from the 10th minute of the game following goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma’s red card. Donnarumma was dismissed in the 10th minute after he stopped Josue Casimir’s run outside the box, and …