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Crystal Palace have been demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League next season, Uefa have ruled. The governing body’s decision stemmed from Palace breaching its multi-club ownership rules. “The present decision may be appealed against before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, in accordance with Articles 62 and 63 of the UEFA Statutes,” […]
The Gender Equality Fund Project has been launched in Lagos State to reduce the prevalence of HIV, TB, and Malaria in the state. The project brought together key stakeholders with the three implementing partner organisations: Sustainable Impact and Development (SID) Initiative, Hall of Care and Good Humanitarian Initiative (HCHI), and Biola Ariyo Youth and Women […]
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have unveiled plans for a nationwide sensitisation campaign aimed at curbing cybercrime and promoting financial responsibility among Nigerians. The partnership was announced by the NOA Director-General, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, during a public lecture hosted by the EFCC to commemorate African Union Anti-Corruption […]
Gunmen on Thursday night attacked the Catholic Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary School at Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East local government area of Edo State, killing an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the school. Three students of the school were also whisked away by the assailants during the incident. LEADERSHIP […]
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari in Taraba State have successfully dismantled an arm syndicate operating within the Southern part of the State. Two suspects were arrested, a 55-year-old Buba Idi and 29-year-old Isiyaka Yusufa, following credible intelligence on activities of the gunrunners at a settlement in Byepi […]
Staff of the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora, have embarked on an indefinite strike over fractional and delayed salary payments. Three workers’ unions in the institution under the auspices of OYSCATECH-JAC, comprising the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP), and Non-Academic Staff Union of […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that it was actively reviewing its strategy for the rehabilitation of state-owned refineries and has not ruled out the possibility of selling some of the assets, the company’s group chief executive officer, Bayo Ojulari, has revealed. Speaking on the sidelines of the 9th OPEC International Seminar […]
An Edo State-based clergyman, Pastor Simeon Okehielem of the Synagogue Prayers Ministry has been arraigned before an Edo State High Court over allegation bordering on raping a married woman, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo. The 38-year-old pastor who was accused of engaging in sexual relationships with married women within his congregation, was docked before the court […]
The Nigerian Senate has recommended payment of N200 million as compensation to the family of Ivan Onose Omhonrina, a two-year-old boy allegedly killed by a stray bullet shot by a personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Delta State. The incident on July 13, 2023, which sparked widespread outrage and grief across […]
The Government of Ghana has strongly criticised the United States for drastically reducing the validity of B1/B2 visas for Ghanaian nationals from five years multiple-entry to just three months single-entry. Ghanaian authorities described the visa rule change as a disruption to longstanding bilateral arrangements between the two countries. In a statement dated July 10, 2025, […]