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A resolute Arsenal side forced Manchester City to a 0-0 draw in Sunday’s Premier League clash at the Etihad. The result means Arsenal ended City’s 57-game goal streak at the Etihad Stadium. Both teams needed to react to Liverpool’s 2-1 comeback win against Brighton and Hove Albion. Liverpool, on 67 points, now lead while Arsenal (65 points) and City (64 …

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, discharged and acquitted two Chinese and a Nigerian on forgery and fraud charges. The Nigeria Police Force arraigned Hao Aijun, Liu Yangxi, and the Nigerian, Obi Anthony-Chibuzor, on a 13-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and fraud in 2017. The defendants who were directors of BN Ceramics Industry Nigeria Limited …

An 80-year-old man, Malam Rabiu, on Sunday died in a well at Sabon Sara, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. The spokesman of the state’s Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday night in Kano. He said: “We received an emergency call at about 11:00 a.m. from one Hassan Abduallhi, that a man …

They are beautiful, talented and hot.These Yoruba actresses have contributed immensely in making Nigeria’s movie industry ( Nollywood), popular and of great reckoning. NATIONAL WAVES invites you to the world of these beautiful thespians who are making waves in the industry Bukunmi Oluwasina Bukunmi Oluwasina is a Nigerian actress, movie producer, singer, musician, playwright, and model. She is the third …

The value of investments in the Nigerian capital market rose by 0.24 percent at close of trading on Friday. This represented a N85.7 billion growth in the market capitalization from N35.79 trillion to N35.88 trillion at the close of business today. The All-Share Index rose by 157.09 basis points to close at 65,558.91, up from 65,401.82 posted by the bourse …

The Federal Government will close a section of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos for five weeks comprehensive repairs on November 6. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, had last week announced the closure of the 11.8-kilometre-long bridge for repair works from …

A commercial bus driver on Sunday stabbed a Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) official in the Costain area of the state and stripped naked in a bid to evade arrest. The agency confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday evening. The driver, according to LASTMA, stabbed the official after he was arrested for a traffic offence in the …

The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday revealed that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) slowed to 2.51 per cent in the second quarter of 2023. This growth rate is lower than the 3.54 per cent recorded in the second quarter of 2022 More to come… Join the conversation Opinions Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism Balanced, fearless …

Nigerian striker Akor Adams played for 74th minutes as Montpellier defeated Le Havre 2-0 in Sunday’s Ligue 1 game. Akor, who was making his 26th appearance for Montpellier, has bagged seven goals this ongoing season. He was later substituted in the 74th minute after an impressive display for Tanguy Coulibaly.   Read Also: EPL: Blame Wan-Bissaka For Brentford’s Goal Against …

Nyesom Wike is incidentally the first southern Nigerian to occupy the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ministerial position since 1979. With its over three million population and the myriad of challenges, the question is what will Wike do differently; KEHINDE OSASONA asks? Background Globally, reports have it that it requires being audacious for any government to embark on projects of building …