With 3rd place and final game taking place between Ejiamatu and Ifunanya, and Obinwanne and Udoadigo respectively. The final was kicked off by Prince Emeka Anugwu and graced by Josiah Ifedi (Unique Joe), Osita Nwafor Ajaka, and many dignitaries In the first game of the day – the 3rd place […]
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Human Rights Activists, Sowore To Be Remanded In Kuje Prison
Human rights activists, and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore and 4 others have been ordered to be remanded at Kuje prison. The order was given by the Magistrate court in Abuja on Monday, 5 days after they were detained by Nigerian security forces for leading a protest against bad […]
Federal Government’s Special Public Works Programme set to engage 774,000 youths set to take off Today
The federal government special public works programmes set to engage 774,000 unemployed youths is set to take off on Today, the 5th of January 2020. This was made known in a tweet by the minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo on Sunday night, According to Keyamo, the […]
Anambra Commissioner For Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Artworks, Culture and Tourism resigns, cites corruption and incompetence as reasons
Dr Christian Madubuko, the Anambra Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Artworks, Culture and Tourism, has resigned. In his letter of resignation made available to newsmen on Monday in Akwa, but dated Dec. 11, 2020,Madubuko alleged that corruption in the system prompted his decision, and called on Gov. Willie Obiano to […]
Chelsea Dealt A Bad Blow By Manchester City
Manchester City , in an attacking display, beat Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge and by so doing has increased the pressure on Frank Lampard. City, who were without a number of first-team players following an outbreak of coronavirus at the club, stunned Lampard’s side with three goals in the space […]
Fresh Talks On the Ethiopian Dam Begins
Fresh round of the Ethiopian dam talks between Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt resumed on Sunday with hopes of getting a solution to the water crisis that has to rocked the mega dam project in the past few years. Previous negotiations between the three countries have been deadlocked for several months […]
Egypt approves Chinese COVID vaccine, roll-out likely this month
The use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharma giant has been approved by Eygpt. According to the health Minister, the first batch of the vaccine was delivered in December, with further doses expected this month. Each batch of the vaccine consists of 50,00 doses to be first taken […]
Zimbabwe’s government imposes national lockdown
A national lockdown has been imposed on Zimbabwe following a surge in Covid-19 cases. To that effect, only essential services like hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets are to remain operational for the next 30 days. Gatherings have also been reduced to a maximum of 30 people and a curfew is in […]
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu extends work from home order for classes of civil servants till January 18
To stem the tide of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended the stay-at- home order for all State Publi Servants on Grade Levels 14 and below to Monday, 18th January, 2021. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Head […]
Federal Road Safety to Enforce Speed Limits Devices This Year
Federal Road Safety Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has earmarked three major traffic offended which his personnels must enforce intensively and which motorists must also guide against in this new year. In a press release which was issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, Corps Marshall Bisi Kazeem in Abuja […]