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Buhari to attend summit of Gulf of Guinea Heads of State and governments in Ghana

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2023April 25, 20230

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Accra on Tuesday to attend the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC). His media aide, Mr Femi Adesina, stated in Abuja on Monday that the summit was convened by President...

“I am back home, strong, ready to work” -Tinubu

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2023April 25, 20230

SEN. BOLA TINUBU, THE PRESIDENT-ELECT, SPEAKING TO SUPPORTERS ON HIS RETURN TO NIGERIA AFTER A BREAK ABROAD ON MONDAY, APRIL 24,2023 IN ABUJA Sen. Bola Tinubu, the president-elect returned to Abuja on Monday after a month-long trip to Paris. He said he returned strong and ready to work. One of...

Gwarinpa clash: AMAC Chairman calls for calm

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2023April 25, 20230

Mr Christopher Maikalangu, Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has called on residents of Gwarinpa to be calm and law abiding. He made the appeal on Monday in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Kingsley Madaki. The chairman said security agencies were...

NNPCL has spent $1bn on AKK gas pipeline project – Kyari

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2023April 25, 20230

Malam Mele Kyari, Group CEO, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited with other stakeholders at the inspection of ongoing construction of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline and Station project site in Kogi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) says it has so far spent over 1.1 billion dollars on...

Akwa United whip Kwara United with 3 first half goals

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2023April 25, 20230

Akwa United Football Club of Uyo have bolstered their position in Group A of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) by defeating Kwara United 3-1. In their match day 15 fixture on Monday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa United scored their first goal through Taiye Muritala...

Houston Rockets to hire former Boston Celtics head coach Udoka

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2023April 25, 20230

The Houston Rockets have made a deal to make Ime Udoka the franchise’s next head coach. According to several media reports in the U.S. on Monday, Houston Rockets had before committing to Udoka talked to the league office and the Boston Celtics. The talks were about the circumstances surrounding the...

Stellini sacked as Spurs’ acting head coach, Mason takes over

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2023April 25, 20230

Tottenham have sacked acting head coach Cristian Stellini after less than a month in charge as club chairman Daniel Levy labelled Sunday’s thrashing at Newcastle United “wholly unacceptable”. The 48-year-old was part of Antonio Conte’s backroom staff at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He stepped into the top job on a...

India’s population to surpass China in coming days – UN

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2023April 25, 20230

UN Population Division has said India is about to surpass China as the world’s most populous nation in the coming days. UN Population Division Director, John Wilmoth, said this at a news conference on Monday at UN headquarters in New York. Wilmoth said the main driver of this trend was...

ITUC-Africa calls for immediate ceasefire in Sudan

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2023April 25, 20230

By Michael Paul The African Regional office of International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa ) has joined calls for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan, which has left over 400 persons dead. In a statement on Monday signed by the General Secretary, Kwasi Adu-Amankwah, ITUC-Africa expressed concerns over the impact...

Tinubu, Wife Return To Abuja Ahead May 29 Swearing-in

NewsDeskNgApr 24, 2023April 24, 20230

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his wife, Remi, arrived in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Monday. Tinubu’s flight touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and was welcomed by a crowd of supporters. Tinubu had on March 21 travelled out of the country to spend some...