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Reps move to probe Benue bank robbery, want perpetrators prosecuted

NewsDeskNgOct 25, 2023October 25, 20230

By Augustine Aminu The House of Representatives Tuesday condemned in strong terms the gruesome and brutal killing of security personnel, bank officials and members of Otukpo community in Benue state by daredevil armed robbers. The House also resolved to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the robbery even as...

Diplomatic relationship between Nigeria, China mutually beneficial – Speaker Abbas

NewsDeskNgOct 25, 2023October 25, 20230

… assures of improved ties with parliaments of both countries By Augustine Aminu The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has said that the over 50 years of diplomatic relationship between Nigeria and China has produced many outcomes of mutual benefits for both countries. The...

YEAC sensitises Rivers students against organised crime

NewsDeskNgOct 25, 2023October 25, 20230

The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) has carried out a sensitised students against organised crimes ranging from drug abuse, cultism, exam malpractice, and violent extremism in the Niger Delta. Executive Director of YEAC Nigeria, Mr. Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface, during the sensitization workshop for students of Community Secondary School, Bori,...

Return of Petrol Subsidy: Reps Moves to Sack Kyari – Investigation

NewsDeskNgOct 24, 2023October 24, 20230

Some members of the House of Representatives have held a crucial meeting in Abuja that may culminate in the sack of the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Sources familiar with the proceedings of the meeting told our correspondent that the...

Basketball League: Ebun Comets defeat Oluyole Warriors

NewsDeskNgOct 24, 2023October 24, 20230

Ebun Comets of Lagos on Tuesday defeated Oluyole Warriors of Ibadan 52-48 at the ongoing 2023 Nigeria Basketball Premier League at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the win was the second win in three matches for Ebun Comets, after their opening...

World Rugby: a’significant makeover’ will include a new international competition

NewsDeskNgOct 24, 2023October 24, 20230

World Rugby has announced a new competition starting in 2026 as part of a “significant overhaul” of the men’s international calendar. The tournament will be made up of 24 teams, split into two divisions with 12 teams in each, with promotion and relegation starting from 2030. The top division will...

Marco Silva extends his contract with Fulham, staying through 2026

NewsDeskNgOct 24, 2023October 24, 20230

Manager Marco Silva has signed a new deal with Fulham that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2025-26 season. Silva was appointed head coach in July 2021 and his existing contract would have run out at the end of the season. The 46-year-old Portuguese guided...

Everton chairman and theatre producer Bill Kenwright dies at 78

NewsDeskNgOct 24, 2023October 24, 20230

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright, an acclaimed West End theatre and film producer, has died at the age of 78. Kenwright had surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his liver eight weeks ago. He had been on the board at Everton since 1989, taking over as chairman at Goodison Park...

Wasted Over N11Trillion TAM: Senate raises panel to investigate NNPCL

NewsDeskNgOct 24, 2023October 24, 20230

*Justifies procurement of land cruiser SUVs Senate has mandated an adhoc committee chaired by senator Jubrin Isah Echocho (APC Kogi East) to investigate all contracts awarded for the rehabilitation of all state owned refineries between 2010 and 2022 which has reached a staggering 11trillion naira, yet none of the refinaries...

Otu seeks to increase funds for Cross River State via East-West Road

NewsDeskNgOct 24, 2023October 24, 20230

Governor Bassey Otu has commended the Senate for its effort at the completion of the East-West Road, while making case for more funding for the state. The governor made this known when he hosted the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the East-West Road at the Dan Archibong Lodge, Calabar, on Tuesday,...