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Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:35:55 +0000Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame
Agency Reporter Former England striker Alan Shearer and ex-France forward Thierry Henry have become the first players to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. Shearer is the Premier League’s record scorer, with 260 goals for Blackbu...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:20:57 +0000Probing anti-terror arms purchases
The House of Representatives is probing arms purchase from 2011 till date, a venture the Senate says it is not interested in. Will it uncover any wrongdoing in the arms’ purchases, which were solely handled by the Ministry of Defence? OLUKOREDE YIS...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:10:34 +0000Govt to shut Ojota underpass
By Oyebola Owolabi Lagos State Government has said traffic will be diverted from the Ojota underpass to Demurin junction on the Ikorodu corridor, to allow reconstruction work on the Ketu/Mile 12 section of the Lagos/Ikorodu road. The diversion will...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:06:06 +0000‘Disgruntled losers out to blackmail Akeredolu’
By Osagie Otabor, Akure A plot to blackmail and discredit Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and targeted senior government officials is in the offing, Information and Orientation Commissioner Donald Ojogo said on Sunday. The commissioner, in ...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:03:54 +0000Why Pantami must go
By Fejiro Oliver SIR: We cannot change the goalpost at the middle of the game. We cannot cry “crucify her” when we caught a petty thief and now shout “Hosanna”, when we catch a self-confessed armed robber. If we can kick out Adesoun Kemi as a...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:03:19 +0000Flour Mills reaffirms commitment to govt, shareholders
By Alao Abiodun The management of Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to the Federal Government backward integration strategy of the Nigerian Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) and shareholders at large. The Deputy Chief Operating O...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:00:23 +0000#EndSARS: Adelabu to rebuild Ibadan burnt police stations
By Bisi Oladele, Ibadan The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State in the last general election, Chief Bayo Adelabu, has offered to rebuild the two police stations burnt in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, during the...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:59:45 +0000Boko Haram beheads teacher, preaches to people at Geidam
By Joel Duku, Damaturu The atrocities committed by Boko Haram insurgents in Yobe town, Geidam, which they invaded at the weekend, were on Sunday lamented by chairman of Geidam Local Government Mr. Ali Kolo. Kolo, who spoke with our correspondent on t...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:55:33 +0000Security: Southeast governors, leaders insist on Ebube Agu
By Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki; Eric Ikhilae, Abuja; Damian Duruiheoma and Chris Njoku, Owerri; Ohanaeze to raise peace panel Governors urge Fed Govt to find attackers of Uzodimma’s home Southeast governors on Sunday said the legal framework for Eb...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:54:38 +0000Sanwo-Olu hosts World Occupational Safety and Health Day
Our Reporter Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will on Wednesday host this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Mr. Lanre Mojola, who disclosed this at a pre-event pro...