Former Manchester United star, David Beckham has emphasized the importance of intrinsic motivation for the Red Devils, stating that every match, including the upcoming FA Cup final against Manchester City, should be approached with a must-win mentality. Beckham’s remarks come amid a challenging period for the team, with recent disappointing results leaving them in eighth […]
Suspected peasants have killed an invader and macheted three others, who allegedly encroached on the Okuama-Ewu Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, to loot zinc, iron, rods and related scraps, barely 24 hours after the Nigerian Army pulled out of the embattled community. Soldiers started withdrawing from the community, on Monday, and […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned the Federal Government against the proposed amendment of the Act establishing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), calling rather for the strengthening of the apex bank. The position of the Fund was contained in the Article IV Staff Consultation Report of the Board of d the Federal Government against the […]
A former Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zacchaeus Adangor, said Governor Siminalayi Fubara, is not willing to reconciling with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Adangor disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. He said, “He (Fubara) is not the person people think he is, he is not […]
THE Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, in collaboration with the management of the Truck Transit Parks Limited, TTP, have commenced moves to improve cargo delivery by introducing Electronic tags (E-tags) for ease of entry into and exit from the ports. In a statement, Managing Director of TTP, Mr. Jama Onwubuariri, said that the new innovation comes at […]
The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, has said that the need to mobilise domestic resources for the government was the reason behind the audit of the oil, gas and mining industries. Orji disclosed this in Port Harcourt during the opening of a nationwide sensitization workshop on the conduct of […]
THE Lagos State government recently uncovered a several dwelling places beneath the Dolphin Estate bridge in Ikoyi, Lagos. These under-bridge apartments comprised 86 partitioned rooms, measuring “10×10 and 12×10” in size, with occupants paying an average annual rent of N250,000 each. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, through his official X handle […]
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says it is not on the front burner of his administration to employ new people into the state’s civil service. The governor made this known during the monthly interactive session with the media on Thursday in Umuahia. He said that the issue of employment would arise when the government […]
THE Kebbi State governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has approved the appointment of a former governor of the state, Saidu Dakingari, as this year’s amirul hajj and leader of the state delegation for the hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. This was contained in a statement signed by the chairman of the state Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji […]
The lineup of activities for the 10th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) begins on Friday, May 10, 2024, with the Cultural Day event. The Cultural Day event will formally kick off the series of activities preceding the Award Night tomorrow, May 11. Dr. Busola Tejumola, Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice West […]
