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Bayelsa/Rivers land feud: Supreme Court warnsRivers against building structures on disputed plots

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2023May 23, 20230

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has warned the Rivers State Government against building any structure on the disputed land forcefully acquired from the Bayelsa State Government in the Port Harcourt old GRA. Bringing up the motion exparte for injunction earlier filed by Bayelsa State Government, the Supreme Court said it...

NBA: Lebron James Considers Retirement After Laker’s Loss

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2023May 23, 20230

American professional basketball player, LeBron James, 38, is reportedly considering retirement from basketball after Denver Nuggets swept out Los Angeles Lakers from the National Basketball Association league playoffs on Monday. TNT broadcaster, Chris Haynes, citing league sources, said that James’s retirement was “under consideration.” Lakers’ defeat which brought the curtain...

Buhari Unveils Second Niger Bridge

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2023May 23, 20230

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, unveiled the Second Niger Bridge. The 1.6km bridge linking Asaba, Delta State, to Onitsha, Anambra State, and other regions in the South-East was named after Buhari. Buhari, who performed the opening via Zoom, said the bridge was one of the critical...

Tony Blair Visits Tinubu Ahead Of May 29 Swearing-in

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2023May 23, 20230

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on Tuesday, arrived in Nigeria and is currently in talks with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu made this known on his Twitter page on Tuesday. He wrote, “I received former British Prime Minister and founder Tony Blair Institute for...

My Father Brought Internet To Nigeria –Singer ElDee

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2023May 23, 20230

Nigerian veteran singer, Lanre Dabiri popularly known as ElDee, has claimed that his father was the first person to introduce the internet to Nigeria. He said this in an interview with media personality, JOI, which went viral on Tuesday. According to the singer, his father was responsible for all internet...

Second Niger Bridge Named After Buhari

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2023May 23, 20230

The Second Niger Bridge has been named after President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). This was made known by the Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, on his Twitter page on Tuesday. Ahmad wrote, “BREAKING: The Second Niger Bridge is to officially be called/known as MUHAMMADU...

Celebrating a great achiever, Dr, Mrs Elizabeth Jack-Rich @30

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2023May 23, 20230

By Comrade Gambo Jagindi From the old ancient town of Owoh, Ondo State, precisely on May 18, 1993, a healthy baby girl emerged, Elizabeth Itunnuayo, whose cry was hilariously sweet, echoed and lit up the lives of a Jewish-Nigerian couple,… 30 years down the road, the world has gathered to...

Buhari Unveils N19.6bn Customs Headquarters In Abuja

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2023May 23, 20230

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, unveiled the N19.6 billion ultra-modern headquarters of the Nigerian Customs Service in Abuja. This comes after the President inaugurated the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals, established by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Monday. Credit: Facebook | Buhari...

People Should Let Me Get Guinness Certification Before Breaking My Record —Hilda Baci

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2023May 23, 20230

Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has urged people who are seeking to beat her 100-hour record time for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” to wait until she receives her certificate from Guinness World Record. The chef made this known during an interview on Channels...

NDRA: N’Assembly will Experience Greater Stability with Abbas as Speaker

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2023May 23, 20230

By Francis Moses A group, Niger Delta Rights Advocates (NDRA), has said that House of Representatives under Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu will experience greater stability. National Coordinator of the pressure group, Bright Ngolo made this ascertain yesterday, while speaking with journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Ngolo who noted...