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Bayer Leverkusen have appointed Kasper Hjulmand as head coach following the sack of Erik ten Hag last week after just two games in charge. The former Denmark coach has signed a contract until the summer of 2027 with the Bundesliga club. The 53-year-old Dane guided his country to the European Championship semi-finals in 2021, where […]
Two persons lost their lives in a fatal crash that occurred along the Bauchi – Jos highway in Miri area of Bauchi State on Sunday. The crash involved an ash-coloured Toyota bus with registration number GME 342 YX and an Opel Vectra with registration number BLD 336 AA, driven by one Alhaji Abdu. Bauchi State […]
A total of 3,544,850 Nigerians have pre-registered online in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in three weeks. Similarly, 288,614 citizens have either completed the pre-registration process or registered afresh in the in-person registration aspect of the exercise. LEADERSHIP reports that while the online pre-registration started on August 18, […]
The Kwara State Police Command, on Monday, released 48 persons suspected to be kidnappers whom its operatives arrested along Oke-Ode in Ifelodun local government area of the State last Thursday. “After exhaustive technical profiling and background checks, no incriminating evidence or criminal affiliations were established against the suspects,” the command said in a statement signed […]
The value of the Naira has hit a six-month high at the beginning of trading activities on Monday, closing at N1,506.84 to one US dollar, the highest it has been since March 5, 2025. Analysts had expressed optimism on the Naira, as it appreciated last week on both the official and parallel markets. At the […]
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has revealed that Nigeria’s security and regulatory agencies conducted major nationwide operations in August, resulting in hundreds of arrests, large-scale drug seizures, asset recoveries, and multiple convictions. The Director-General of NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, disclosed the figures at the monthly joint security briefing in Abuja on Monday, describing the results as […]
The Federal Government, on Monday, entered into crucial negotiations with the leadership of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) including the management of Dangote Refinery, in a major push to resolve the union’s ongoing strike that has disrupted petroleum distribution across the country. The meeting, convened at the Ministry of Labour […]
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has rejected the planned 5 percent tax on petroleum products, giving the federal government 14-day ultimatum for its withdrawal. The labour centre warned that failure to comply could trigger a nationwide strike. TUC, in a statement on Monday and signed by its President General, Comrade Festus Osifo, and Secretary General, […]
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa, Ambassador Tope Ajayi, and the Senior Special Assistant to Mr. President on Grassroots Sports Development, Sir Adeyinka Adeboye, led a team of top officials of the Mission, the National Sports Commission (NSC) and members of the Nigerian community in South Africa to welcome the Super Eagles […]
Residents of Sokoto may soon face acute transportation challenges as members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have begun shutting down filling stations across the state capital. Officials of the union were sighted closing several petrol outlets and halting the movement of petroleum tankers along major routes and other highways […]
