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Lookman to become one of highest-paid Nigerian players with PSG deal

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman, could become one of the highest-paid Nigerian players if he seals a move to Paris Saint-Germain this summer. PSG are interested in the player and according to GFNI, they have offered him a big contract. The Ligue 1 giants have proposed a salary of €4.5 million...

Tragedy as two brothers die in Niger mine collapse

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

Two brothers, identified as Zubairu Ibrahim and Sadiq Ibrahim, have died over the weekend after a mine collapsed in Kakaki village, located in the Paikoro local government area of Niger State. The tragic incident followed three previous mine collapses in the Shiroro and Paikoro areas of the state in recent...

Hit-and-run trailer driver, pursued apprehended in Lagos

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has apprehended a trailer driver involved in a hit-and-run incident at Anthony Oke, heading towards Oshodi. Mr Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. Adebayo said the driver, operating a trailer owned by Honeywell...

Two men in court over alleged possession of human head

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

Two men, Mustapha Bello, 32; and Oladele Damilare, 25, on Monday appeared before the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged unlawful possession of a human head and interfering with the dead. The defendants, Mustapha, a carpenter and Oladele, a barber, were charged with conspiracy, unlawful possession and interfering with the...

INEC fixes August 22 to September 8 for PVC collection

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed 22nd August 2024 to 8th September 2024 for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, in Edo State ahead of the September 21 Governorship Election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made this announcement on Monday in Abuja during a meeting with Resident...

Nigerian government grants MTN, others permits to generate electricity

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

The federal government has issued permission to MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, Golden Penny Power Limited and others for mini-grid electricity generation. The government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, issued nine new off-grid generation licences in the first quarter of 2024 with a gross capacity of 109.69...

Doctors in Ogun demand release of abducted colleague, 20 UNIJOS medical students

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

The Association of Resident Doctors of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, has demanded the release of their colleague Dr Ganiyat Popoola, as well as the 20 medical students from the University of Jos and Maiduguri who were abducted on Thursday along the Otukpa-Otukpo-Enugu Road in Benue State. The doctors...

MPOX: Don’t eat undercooked bush meat – Doctors warns

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH) has warned against the consumption of undercooked bush meat to avoid the deadly m-pox virus. The President of ARD-UITH, Dr Yusuf Muhammed, told news correspondent on Monday in Ilorin that people should also avoid contact with dead animals as...

Tell Nigerians nature of Tinubu’s trip to France – Atiku’s aide to Presidency

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

The spokesman to former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, on Tuesday, charged the President to explain to Nigerians the duration of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to France. Ibe also charged the Presidency to explain to Nigerians the nature of Tinubu’s engagement in France. A statement...

Stop labeling young tech talents as criminals – Expert urges security agencies

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

A tech expert, Hanson Johnson, has appealed to security agencies to stop labelling young tech talents as criminals. Speaking in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Monday, Johnson, described the constant arrest and detention of young tech-savvy individuals, he referred to as ‘Tech Bros and ‘Tech Sis’ by security operatives...