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  • I Allowed My Emotions Get The Better Of Me - Desmond Elliot Tenders Apology To Nigerian Youths

    . I Allowed My Emotions Get The Better Of Me - Desmond Elliot Tenders Apology To Nigerian Youths

     Desmond Elliot has apologized for addressing the youths as 'Children' while making his submission during plenary at the Lagos state House of Assembly last week.In a viral video that captured the Surulere lawmaker's submission on the Lagos carnage, he addressed the youths as children and opined that social media was used to fuel the
  • Former Presidential Aspirant Adamu Garba Slammed By Lawsuit For Suing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

    . Former Presidential Aspirant Adamu Garba Slammed By Lawsuit For Suing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

     A former Nigerian Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba has been slammed by lawsuit for suing twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey .Recall Gistmania.com had reported that Adamu Garba instituted a $1 billion lawsuit against Twitter and its founder, Jack Dorsey, at the Federal High Court Abuja, over his role in the #EndSARS protests which has led to vio
  • South Korean Ex-President Bags 17-Year Jail Term Over Corruption

    . South Korean Ex-President Bags 17-Year Jail Term Over Corruption

     Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was ordered back to prison Thursday as the country’s Supreme Court upheld a 17-year jail term for bribery and embezzlement offences.  The conservative Lee, who served as president from 2008 to 2013, had been out on bail awaiting the ruling and was not in court for the decision, but police were se
  • Kano State School of Nursing and Midwifery Razed Down By Fire

    . Kano State School of Nursing and Midwifery Razed Down By Fire

     The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that 18 rooms and eight toilets were razed inside fire at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kano.The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Alhaji Saidu Muhammed, confirmed the incident in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Kano.Muhammed said that the service received a distress call from one Ib
  • Royal Antwerp v Tottenham : UEFA Europa League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

    . Royal Antwerp v Tottenham : UEFA Europa League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date :Thursday 29th, October  2020 Time : 6:55pm Stadium Bosuil Stadion Referee Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Royal Anterp [/size]Leko is unlikely to make major alterations to the side which edged out Beerschot at the weekend.Former Manchester United and Leicester City defender Ritchie De Laet should feature in a three-man ba
  • AEK Athens v Leicester City : UEFA Europa League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

    . AEK Athens v Leicester City : UEFA Europa League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date :Thursday 29th, October  2020 Time : 6:55pm Stadium Athens Olympic Stadium Referee Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] AEK Athens [/size]AEK will be without injured trio Andre Simoes, Levi Garcia and Damian Szymanski for this fixture.Former Swansea City and Norwich forward Nelson Oliveira is pushing for a start in attack. AEK
  • Arsenal v Dundalk : UEFA Europa League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

    . Arsenal v Dundalk : UEFA Europa League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date :Thursday 29th, October  2020 Time : 9:00pm Stadium Emirates Stadium Referee Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Arsenal [/size]Having had to remain patient for his Arsenal debut, goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson could be provided with an opportunity on Thursday night.With David Luiz having suffered an injury at the weekend, Sh
  • Breaking News: Terrorist Attack In Nice - French Police Are Responding, Mayor Estrosi Reveals

    .. Breaking News: Terrorist Attack In Nice - French Police Are Responding, Mayor Estrosi Reveals

     Police in the French coastal city of Nice are responding to a knife attack in the vicinity of a church, which the local mayor has described as a "terrorist attack."Mayor Christian Estrosi said the attacker has been taken into custody.In the information gathered, it was reported that two Catholic worshippers have been murdered by Islamic
  • Governor Wike Signs Executive Order Proscribing IPOB In Rivers State, Says It’s Terrorist Group

    . Governor Wike Signs Executive Order Proscribing IPOB In Rivers State, Says It’s Terrorist Group

     Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has signed an executive order to reinforce the ban on the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its activities in the State.He made this known in a statement by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor.Ebiri said the State Government will neither accept nor allow any individual or group from w
  • 10 Prisoners Who Escaped From Edo Prison Re-Arrested For Robbery And Attempted Murder

    . 10 Prisoners Who Escaped From Edo Prison Re-Arrested For Robbery And Attempted Murder

     Edo State Police command has re-arrested 10 of the inmates who allegedly escaped from the Benin Medium Custodial Centre and Oko Medium Custodial Centre, in Benin city, the state capital.Recall that heavily armed hoodlums in the guise of #EndSARS protesters stormed the Edo prison on Monday, October 19, freed not less than 1,993 inmates and looted t
  • UPDATE: Kaduna Govt Reportedly Lift Curfew From 6pm To 6am In All LGA Of The State

    . UPDATE: Kaduna Govt Reportedly Lift Curfew From 6pm To 6am In All LGA Of The State

     The Kaduna State Government has reviewed curfew hours throughout the 23 LGAs of the state.From Thursday, October 29, 2020, citizens can move and pursue their lawful business from 6am to 6pm, the government said.A statement on Wednesday, signed by Samuel Aruwan Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, said movement is restricte
  • BREAKING: Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu Awards Scholarship To Police Children Lynched During Protest

    . BREAKING: Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu Awards Scholarship To Police Children Lynched During Protest

     The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday directed the Lagos State Scholarship Board to award scholarships to the children of policemen lynched during the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protest.Sanwo-Olu also offered to compensate their families.The governor announced that plans were underway to rebuild burnt police stat
  • Germany To Impose One-month Partial Shutdown Amid COVID-19 Surge

    . Germany To Impose One-month Partial Shutdown Amid COVID-19 Surge

     German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced tough new measures from Monday, November 2, in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.The lockdown is set to begin on the 2nd of November 2020.Angela Merkel and Germany’s state premiers announced on Wednesday a new partial lockdown to begin on Monday, November 2.The so-called natio
  • Breaking News! France Sets For Second National COVID-19 Lockdown - Macron Announces

    . Breaking News! France Sets For Second National COVID-19 Lockdown - Macron Announces

     French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a second national lockdown, banning travel between regions.Macron said under the new measures, starting on Friday, people will only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons, reports the BBC.Non-essential businesses, such as restaurants and bars, will close.Covid daily deaths have
  • Federal Govt Tells ASUU That The Demand Given To Call Off Strike Is Ridiculous

    . Federal Govt Tells ASUU That The Demand Given To Call Off Strike Is Ridiculous

    The Federal government has called the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) demands to call off the strike as ridiculous.Recall that ASUU said it would end the strike action after its home-grown University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) has passed the federal government's integrity test.ASUU was expected to call off its
  • Protesters Threaten To Start Another Protest If Soldiers Who Killed Protesters Are Not Arrested

    . Protesters Threaten To Start Another Protest If Soldiers Who Killed Protesters Are Not Arrested

     The federal government and the Nigerian Army have been warned that another protest will take place if soldiers who killed protesters at Lekki toll gate are not arrested and prosecuted. A coalition of civil society groups made this known on Wednesday after giving the government fifteen-day ultimatum to fish out the soldiers that shot the #EndSARS,
  • Court Rejects EFCC's Request To Order Diezani’s Arrest, Demands AGF’s Extradition Evidence

    . Court Rejects EFCC's Request To Order Diezani’s Arrest, Demands AGF’s Extradition Evidence

     Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke who was issued an arrest warrant by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been rejected by a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, October 28.Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu rejected the EFCC’s request for an arrest warrant citing the commission’s failure to enforce the
  • Military Personnel In Viral Video Flogging Curfew Offenders in Ilesha Has Been Arrested

    . Military Personnel In Viral Video Flogging Curfew Offenders in Ilesha Has Been Arrested

     The soldier who was in viral video flogging curfew violators in Ilesha , has been identified as an Airforce officer and arrested.The viral video shows the moment the soldier delivered some ‘hot whiplashes’ on the buttocks of civilians who were soaked in mud.According to reports, the civilians disobeyed the curfew that was imposed in Osun Stat
  • Ex-Super Eagle Player, Taribo West Sets To Lead Protest Against Corruption In Nigerian Football

    .. Ex-Super Eagle Player, Taribo West Sets To Lead Protest Against Corruption In Nigerian Football

     Former Nigerian international, Taribo West, has announced his preparedness to lead a protest against Nigerian football authorities.The former Super Eagles player turn pastor said it’s time for persons with integrity to helm the affairs of Nigeria’s football.His comments is coming on the heels of #EndSARS protests, which calls for end to police
  • ASUU Set To Call Off Strike, Releases Statement On Reasons For Setback

    . ASUU Set To Call Off Strike, Releases Statement On Reasons For Setback

     The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in a recent statement sheds light on the setback on the resumption of tertiary academics activities.The union is calling on the government to carry out an integrity test on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS, before the strike is disbanded, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the Presid
  • Barcelona President,Bartomeu Resigns After Vote Of No Confidence In Him Was passed

    .. Barcelona President,Bartomeu Resigns After Vote Of No Confidence In Him Was passed

     Spanish football club, Barcelona, has confirmed the resignation of its President, Josep Maria Bartomeu.Bartomeu resigned alongside the entire Barcelona’s Board of Directors.The Spanish football giant announced Bartomeu’s resignation in a tweet via its verified Twitter handle, on Tuesday.According to the tweet: “President Josep Maria Bartome
  • WAEC Sets New Date To Release 2020 WASSCE Result

    . WAEC Sets New Date To Release 2020 WASSCE Result

     The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it postponed the release of the just concluded West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to next week due to curfew imposed in some parts of the country.Recall that the council had said it will release the result within 45 days.The head of public affairs of WAEC Nige
  • COVID 19: Cristiano Ronaldo Reportedly Test Positive For The Third Time In October

    . COVID 19: Cristiano Ronaldo Reportedly Test Positive For The Third Time In October

     Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for Covid-19 for the third time this month and will miss Juventus' clash with Barcelona tomorrow.The Portuguese star hoped to be able face foe Lionel Messi in the Champions League clash.But a third positive test means he will continue isolating away from his family and team-mates.Ronaldo tested positive l
  • BREAKING: Buhari Reappoints INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu For A Second Term In Office

    . BREAKING: Buhari Reappoints INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu For A Second Term In Office

     President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office.Buhari made this known in a letter sent to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Tuesday.He said in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of
  • Manchester United v RB Leipzig : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

    . Manchester United v RB Leipzig : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date :Wednesday 28th, October  2020 Time : 9:00pm Stadium Old Trafford Referee Slavko Vincic (Slovenia) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Manchester United [/size]Solskjaer could very well opt for the three-man defence which worked wonders against PSG, which should see Axel Tuanzebe come back into the fold following his stellar p
  • Istanbul Basaksehir v PSG : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

    . Istanbul Basaksehir v PSG : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date :Wednesday 28th, October  2020 Time : 6:55pm Stadium Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu Referee Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Istanbul Basaksehir [/size] The last thing that Istanbul Basaksehir needed before a showdown with PSG was more injury concerns, but unfortunately for Buruk, the Turkish outfit
  • Juventus v Barcelona : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

    . Juventus v Barcelona : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date :Wednesday 28th, October  2020 Time : 9:00pm Stadium Allianz Stadium Referee Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Juventus [/size]All eyes will be on Ronaldo and whether he can return a negative coronavirus test, which would clear him to play against Barcelona and Messi for the first time since leav
  • FC Krasnodar v Chelsea : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

    . FC Krasnodar v Chelsea : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date :Wednesday 28th, October  2020 Time : 6:55pm Stadium Krasnodar Stadium Referee Ali Palabiyik (Turkey) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] FC Krasnodar [/size]Krasnodar has a plethora of absentees for the visit of Spartak Moscow on Saturday, and Musaev has a very limited squad to pick from for the visit of Chelsea.Remy Cabella
  • Viral Video From The On-going Hearing Of The Lagos Judicial Panel Over #ENDSARS Protest

    .. Viral Video From The On-going Hearing Of The Lagos Judicial Panel Over #ENDSARS Protest

    It was reported that A panel first sitting headed by Justice Doris Okuwobi of the Lagos State High Court was constituted to investigate cases of rights violations by SARS officers, police brutality and ensure the making of restitution to the victims.The video from the on-going hearing has been rounding on the internet.The panel’s first sitting w
  • BREAKING NEWS! Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala Officially Emerges As First Female DG of World Trade Organization

    . BREAKING NEWS! Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala Officially Emerges As First Female DG of World Trade Organization

     WTO’s Council To Officially Announce Okonjo-Iweala’s Choice Today, TuesdayNigeria’s former finance minister and a former managing director of the World Bank, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged as the first female Director-General of the World Trade Organization(WTO), shattering the glass ceiling.Okonjo-Iweala broke the glass ceiling, emergin

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