Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi has revealed how he came close to joining Celtic, after he was told that he wouldn’t be needed at the Emirates. Then aged 16, Iwobi was at a career crossroads after being told he was free to leave the London club back in 2012. He told Arsenal’s matchday programme: “My situation …
Nigerian artistes took the biggest chunk of the first-ever Apple Music’s A-list African songs. According to Apple Music, the A-List consists of “the hottest tracks from across the continent”. There are 49 songs in the inaugural list and 19 belong to Nigerian artistes while Ghana is in second place with 13 entries. Some of the …
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THE People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of with-hunt in the arrest and detention of one of its chieftains, Doyin Okupe. The party demanded the immediate release of Okupe, who is being detained by the EFCC a few days after operatives of the commission visited his Lagos residence. …
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PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, Vice presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, lampooned the anti-corruption policy of the President Mohammadu Buhari-led federal government, saying the country has receded in attempt to frighten and muscle the opposition with anti-graft campaign. The Anambra state former governor told the federal government that fight against corruption was not economic policy, …
The Senate Tuesday refused to confirm four nominees picked by President Muhammadu Buhari on the ground that the south-south and south-east regions of the country were not represented. It also declined to confirm the appointment of nine others onto the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC), saying the nominations were …
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Residents of Kangang 2 community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State Tuesday staged a protest to the premises of Jos Electricity Distribution Company JEDC for disconnecting the community from power supply for about three weeks. The protesters who were peaceful narrated their ordeal calling on the company to as a matter urgency …
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has declared its intention to begin on a nationwide strike from Wednesday, 12th of December, 2018. The National President of ASUP, Usman Dutse said the strike has become imminent because the Federal Government had failed to meet with the demands of Polytechnics Lecturers. The union had given a …
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The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, has asked Nigerian Government and its people to do all within their powers to deliver a credible polls next year as the world expects nothig but a rancour-free result that will deepen democracy in the country. Symington made the call in Abuja on Tuesday at the Peace …
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) to face issues rather than attacking its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. It was in a reaction to the condemnation of the PDP allegation that the ruling party was planning to use the police and the Independent …
Manchester City’s nervous finish in an otherwise comfortable win at Watford showed “you can never relax in the Premier League”, according to manager Pep Guardiola. The reigning champions had controlled Tuesday’s game and led through goals from Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez but Abdoulaye Doucoure scrambled in for Watford in the 85th minute to give …
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Kevin Hart has a new job — he will host the 2019 Academy Awards, a role the prolific actor-comedian says fulfills a longtime dream. Hart announced his selection for the 91st Oscars in an Instagram statement Tuesday. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences followed up with a tweet that welcomed him “to the …
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The parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Syria more than six years ago, said Tuesday they were encouraged by US efforts and new details about their son’s fate. Tice was 31 when he disappeared in August 2012 near Damascus and his whereabouts remain a mystery. But the US special envoy for …
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