The Super Eagles of Nigeria has on Wednesday secured a semifinals place at the ongoing 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Nigerian national team tackled it out with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the Cairo international stadium Egypt. The match which kicked-off by 8pm was both suspense-driven and important to the both sides. A change in the game came immediately Samuel Chukwueze scored the opener with a cool finish beyond goalkeeper Ronwen Williams in the 27th minute to put the Nigerian side ahead. The Bafana Bafana boys after some hectic trials found the net through a…
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Former Vice President and peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria may “collapse as a result of unsustainable debt” given the current debt level of the country. This was in reaction to the update released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday July 11, which revealed that Nigeria’s total debt stock as of March 31, 2019, stood at N24.9 trillion compared to the N24.3 trillion as of December 31, 2018. Atiku through his spokesman, Paul Ibe stated that Nigeria’s debt profile is now at the stage where “all genuine lovers of Nigeria ought to raise an alarm”…
The inspector general of police, Mohammed Adamu, in swift reaction to the violent protest by the Shi’ite muslim group, ordered a 24-hour surveillance in the Federal Capital Territory. The Shi’ites group, an islamic movement in Nigeria, had on Tuesday stormed the the National Assembly in protest against the continued detention of their religious leader, El-Zakzaky. In the course of the event, the protest took a violent turn as they encountered security operatives, with cars and properties destroyed. To prevent further crisis, the police spokesman, Frank Mbah, said the commissioners of police and their supervisory assistant inspectors general of police in…
A former staff of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, has again accused Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of raping her. The lady who hid her identity and her face while narrating her story in an interview with Y!TV said the incident happened in 2017 at the pastor’s house. She said she was an employee of COZA who worked directly with the pastor and was also a member of the church. According to her, Pastor Fatoyinbo asked her to come to his house outside Nigeria on the particular day (a Thursday morning) to take some instructions and go for an errand but the…
English Premiership giant, Chelsea FC, have named its former star, Frank Lampard as its new manager. In a statement released on the official website of the club, on Thursday, the club director, Marina Granovskaia, said the team is delighted to welcome its former star back as head coach. “It gives us great pleasure to welcome Frank back to Chelsea as head coach. “Frank possesses fantastic knowledge and understanding of the club and, last season, he demonstrated he is one of the most talented young coaches in the game,” the statement reads. Lampard who is delighted about his new appointment said he was…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila of playing politics with minority leadership positions in the lower chamber. The party spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan reacted to the leadership fiasco that erupted the house during it session on Wednesday. Mr Ologbondiyan said it was improper for the speaker to disregard the choice of the party for the minority positions for his own personal choices. In a statement released after the brief leadership tussle that rocked the house on Wednesday, Mr Ologbondiyan noted that the PDP had duly informed the speaker about it choice…
Following public outcry and the seeming misconception about the Ruga Settlement Projects, an idea designed to stem the tide of herdsmen/farmers clashes across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari is said to have suspended the idea pending further notice, THISDAY has learnt. The president, after consultations with stakeholders, THISDAY gathered, has resolved to put away the idea for a thorough review and well acceptable approach to the menace constituted to national security by the constant clashes between herdsmen and farmers A presidency source that hinted at this development, said the announcement would be made any moment from now with detailed explanations,…
Former Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Atiku Abubakar has urged the Senator representing Adamawa north, Elisha Abbo to hand over himself to the police. Atiku, on his verified Twitter handle , on Wednesday, made his stance known over the viral video where the Senator publicly abused a young lady at a commercial shop. While admitting that he knows the senator so well, the former Vice President said the alleged act by him as seen in the video footage is sad and inexcusable. He however advised the Senator to publicly apologise for his action even as he…
The President of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan has set up an adhoc committee to investigate the molestation allegation slammed on Senator representing Adamawa north, Elisha Abbo over a viral video where he was seen molesting a lady in a sex toy shop. According to Lawan, the move to set up the committee is to investigate the matter as numerous calls from Nigerians and some of his colleagues who have condemned the act perpetrated by the senator as seen in the viral video. He however noted that the constitution of the committee is inline with his resolve to lead a…
An aide to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and graduate of Economics from University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Peter Eze, distinguished himself as best graduating student of the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) Beijing in China. The prestigious Chinese university awarded the Nigerian, Peter, having successfully concluded his Master’s programme in Public Administration, during the graduation ceremony on Tuesday, June 25. Peter however expressed deep gratitude to God for such an accomplishment in his life. Senator Orji was not also left out of his list for appreciation for his magnanimous support towards his success. The Chinese university, UIBE, was…
A 300-level Medical Laboratory student of University of Benin just took her life a few minutes ago. The girl whose name was given as Christable did the unthinkable a few a minutes ago at his off-campus residence at the notorious Ekosidin village. According to an eye witness, the decesased left a sucide note behind; which he narrated her relationship ordeal that led to her decision of taking her own life. According to what she wrote on the sucide note, her agelong boyfriend cheated on her with another girl which resultantly left her in heartbreak. MERIDIAN SPY gathered that it was the…
“It will take the next two months before ministers can come on board. Bringing them in now may disrupt the clean-up going on. So, Nigerians just have to be patient.” This was Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, speaking to Reuters on July 1, 2015 on the hold-up in appointing ministers. He said the president was taking his time to assemble a team of “credible and competent” Nigerians. But after six months of suspense and wearisome wait, some persons of blemished character and of inchoate competence still got hoisted into the cabinet. What a pathos-inducing denouement that was? As a matter of…