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Maresca to cut down Chelsea squad to 24 players

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, is looking to trim down his bloated squad as the new season approaches, the UK Telegraph reports. Maresca is preparing for his first season at Stamford Bridge, after replacing Mauricio Pochettino this summer. Having inherited a large squad, Maresca now wants to cut it down to...

Anambra Electoral Commission announces date for LG polls

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

After two years as governor, the Prof Chukwuma Soludo-led administration has finally announced its intention to conduct local government elections in Anambra State. The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC, announced this in a press statement on Monday. Soludo had a week ago inaugurated the members of the Commission, charging...

Assembly raises alarm over high rate of kidnapping in Nasarawa

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has expressed worry of over the increasing rate of kidnapping in communities across the state. Mr Muhammad Oyanki, Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, raised the alarm under matters of public interest during plenary on Monday in Lafia. The Speaker, Mr Danladi Jatau, while reading...

Stop using Nnamdi Kanu’s detention for selfish political gain – IPOB warns Igbo politicians

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday warned Igbo politicians against using the detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu for selfish political gains. The spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, said most of the South-East politicians claiming they are working towards Kanu’s release are engaging in mere rhetorics. According to...

Ohanaeze: Call for Kyari’s removal targeted at Tinubu

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

A pressure group in the South-East, Ohanaeze Think Tank, has declared that those behind the calls for the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, are after President Bola Tinubu. President Tinubu is the Minister of Petroleum Resources. In a statement on...

Peace Committee condemns Taraba killings, calls for urgent action

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Taraba Independent Peace Committee has expressed sadness and outrage over continuous attacks and killings in some parts of the state. Making the condemnation on Tuesday while reacting to the gruesome killings of six passengers in Takum LGA by unknown gunmen, the group called on the Taraba and Benue governments...

Fuel Queues: God Has Asked Kyari To Go and Let Nigerians Suffer No More – Christian Youths

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Christian Youth Forum of Nigeria (CYFN) has called for the immediate removal of Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), over his handling of the persistent fuel queues across the country. In a statement by its National President, Rev. Phrank Ochiga,...

ASCSN elects Shehu Muhammed, others as new union leadership

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

…ratifies Joshua Apebo appointment as GS The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) on Monday, elected new members to the Central Working Committee (CWC) on Monday, to lead the union for the next four years. The election was held at the 5th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference in Lagos,...

Samson Siasia set for coaching return as ban expires

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

Former Super Eagles head coach, Samson Siasia is expected to take a role with a local league club in the coming days, according to reports. Siasia will be free to return to coaching at the end of this month, when the ban imposed on him by the Federation of International...

Accident claims two lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Sector Command, has confirmed the death of two persons in a road accident that occurred on the Long Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The crash, which happened at about 5:38 a.m. on Monday, involved a Mazda bus with registration number EDE217XB and a MAN diesel truck...

LTH celebrates impactful 10 years, plan National Resource Center for PWDs in Nigeria

Gombe Approves Full Minimum Wage Implementation For LG Workers, Others

Ganduje: Neglect Of Persons With Disabilities Fuelling Army Of Beggars In Northern Nigeria

Maresca to cut down Chelsea squad to 24 players

Anambra Electoral Commission announces date for LG polls

Assembly raises alarm over high rate of kidnapping in Nasarawa

Stop using Nnamdi Kanu’s detention for selfish political gain – IPOB warns Igbo politicians

Ohanaeze: Call for Kyari’s removal targeted at Tinubu

Peace Committee condemns Taraba killings, calls for urgent action

Fuel Queues: God Has Asked Kyari To Go and Let Nigerians Suffer No More – Christian Youths

ASCSN elects Shehu Muhammed, others as new union leadership

Samson Siasia set for coaching return as ban expires

Accident claims two lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway