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DSS allegedly arrests President of Middle Belt Youths for “exposing” alleged plot to frame up Emefiele

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

It has been alleged that men of the State Security Service have arrested Mr. Godwin Meliga, President of Middle Belt Youth Vanguard who was part of the coalition of groups who allegedly exposed alleged plot to frame up the CBN Governor for alleged terrorism financing. Family members of the activist...

FOUNDER DAAR COMMUNICATIONS PLC, RAYMOND DOKPESI RELEASED AFTER INCIDENT IN LONDON AIRPORT

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

The founder of DAAR Communications Plc High Chief Raymond Dokpesi (Ph.D) has been released after an incident which saw him delayed on arrival at the London Heathrow airport on Sunday January 8, 2022. Dokpesi arrived via Frankfurt from Abuja on a Lufthansa airlines flight and was invited off the plane,...

He’s small, hard to mark – Josko Gvardiol names best footballer

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

Croatia and RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol has picked Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi as the best attacker he has faced in his career. He also highlighted the difference between Messi playing for La Albiceleste and PSG. Gvardiol was one of the top performers of the 2022 World...

Zidane is France, you can’t disrespect legend – Mbappe replies FFF President, Le Graet

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

France forward, Kylian Mbappe, has come to the defence of Zinedine Zidane after French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet’s comments on the former Real Madrid manager. Recall that a few hours after announcing Didier Deschamps’ renewal as France head coach, Le Graet made a statement to RMC Sport...

Presidency: CAN charges youths to resist vote buying

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has charged youths across the country to be courageous during the 2023 election. The religious organisation advised them to resist vote buying and selling in their domains. Joseph Daramola, Secretary General, CAN Youth Wing (YOWICAN) in Abuja made the call at a youth conference...

Police kill two gunrunners in Zamfara

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

Two gunrunners have been killed in Zamfara State by the police tactical operatives. The police also intercepted four AK-47, 200 rounds of live ammunition, charms, three live shells, four rocket RPGs, 3 explosive shells and 151 rounds of live ammunition. SP Mohammed Shehu, the State Public Relations Officer, in a...

Aguero returns to action this month

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

Former Barcelona striker, Sergio Aguero is set to make a return to the football pitch later this month in Ecuador. In an official announcement on Sunday, Ecuadorian sports club, Barcelona S.C confirmed that Aguero would be a guest player appearing in the 2023 Noche Amarilla on January 28. The Noche...

2023 polls: I will generate 20,000mw electricity in four years – Peter Obi

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has disclosed that his administration would generate nothing short of 20,000MW of electricity in four years if elected in the forthcoming election. Obi made this disclosure on Sunday during Channels TV programme, ‘The People’s Townhall 2023’, monitored by newsmen. He...

Fuel subsidy is organized crime, I’ll remove it – Peter Obi

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has described fuel subsidy in Nigeria as an organized crime. Obi vowed to remove fuel subsidy if elected president next month. In a tweet, the former Anambra State governor lamented that the Federal government allocated more funds to fuel subsidy than education....

2023 Presidency: Only God can stop Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

As Nigeria approaches the 2023 presidential election, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said only God can stop the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, from succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari. Sule said Northern APC governors would use their resources and do anything to ensure that Tinubu emerges...