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How Dominic Iorfa’s management experience, recruitment strategy and player welfare philosophy are reshaping Barau FC As a seasoned follower of the Nigerian Premier Football League and a long-time supporter of Kano Pillars, I have watched with great interest the development of football in Kano and across Nigeria. The emergence and rapid rise of Barau FC is beginning to remind many …

Bandits reportedly kidnapped a newlywed couple, Abiodun David and his wife, Funmilayo Bamidele, at the Eruku-Iyemero Road border area, between Kogi and Kwara states. The couple, who were said to have just returned from their engagement ceremony in Eruku, were waylaid by armed bandits on the road as they were on their way to drop off their bridesmaids and other …

Government hospitals across the country may soon be paralyzed if resident doctors and the federal government do not reach an amicable settlement within the next two weeks. This comes as the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to resolve the welfare and professional issues affecting its members, and warned that failure could …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and leading the country’s delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States. Shettima departed Abuja on September 20 with a mandate from President Tinubu to represent Nigeria at the annual meeting of world leaders and present the country’s …

The decision of the Democratic Congress (NDC) to appoint former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, as the party leader in the north-east zone has not gone down well with party stakeholders in the region.The party’s six gubernatorial candidates in the sub-region have rejected the appointment, saying they would not recognize him as leader. The gubernatorial candidates, …

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Six governorship candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the North East have rejected the nomination of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Engr. Babachir Lawal, as party leader in the region. The candidates said they would not recognize Lawal in the position, describing their decision as “collective, firm and final.” Appointment thwarted due to lack …

While the focus of the Oct. 19 meeting was on the question of whether Alberta should hold a referendum to secede from Canada, there were several other questions that Premier Danielle Smith posed to residents. Some of them revolve around immigration, while others are constitutional reforms that Smith asked the province to consider. Here are the questions the prime minister …

Toyyibat Qasim A 20-year-old man and his 18-year-old accomplice have been arrested by the Gombe State Police Command for the alleged murder of a mother of five, Aishatu Salisu, during a suspected attempt to steal her mobile phone. Aishatu was reportedly stabbed during the attack at her residence in Wuro Shie Quarters, Gombe, in the early hours of Saturday. The …

As the investigation into the helicopter that crashed in the Montérégie region of Quebec is ongoing, the victims are being remembered as “extraordinary” pilots, a son who had a lot to achieve, a mother who was a “pillar” in the family, and a husband described as the best father in the world. A spokesperson for the Surete du Quebec said …