Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 22nd November 2019
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Solskjaer relaxed at Man Utd in spite Pochettino availability
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says every manager would want his job but he feels no extra pressure after Mauricio Pochettino became available following his sacking by Tottenham Hotspur. Pochettino, who was sacked by Spurs on Tuesday and replaced by former United manager Jose Mourinho, was linked with the Old Trafford job by British
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Alleged P&ID scam: Court fixes Nov.27 for hearing in Briton’s plea for bail variation
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned the hearing on the application for bail variation of James Nolan, a Briton, until Nov. 27. Justice Okon Abang, who made this known, said the development was to allow Nolan’s counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, study the counter-affidavit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s lawyer,
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Customs arrests 6 smugglers, seize N492m contraband goods
Uche Usim, Abuja In continuation of its anti-smuggling offensive, the Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit, Zone C Owerri, has arrested six smugglers in connection with several seizures with a duty paid value of N492 million. The Customs Controller of the Unit Owerri, Comptroller Olusemire Kayode who made the disclosure in a statement gave the
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Yemeni PM hails Russia’s positive role in UN Security Council
Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdul Malek acknowledged in an interview with Sputnik that Russia, as a core member of the United Nations Security Council, had been helpful to his government. Russia has refrained from taking sides in the six-year Yemeni conflict between the UN-backed government and Houthi opposition forces that has created the world’s worst
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PDP BoT to intervene in party crisis in Lagos, others
Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has said it will wade into the crisis in the Lagos, Edo and Kano states chapters of the party, with a view to reconciling all the warring factions. The BoT chairman, Walid Jibrin, who stated this in a statement on Friday, said the
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Iran still largely restricting internet access after fuel protests
Iran’s telecommunications minister said on Friday that internet access was prevalent in some parts of the country, but sources said the government was largely restricting access after protests over fuel price hikes. Mohammad-Javad Jahromi said his ministry was working on restoring full access to the internet across the country. However, a private IT company told
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Breaking: Anti, pro-Oshiomhole protesters in free-for-all at party secretariat
Romanus Ugwu, Abuja But for the intervention of battle-ready security agents that deployed every measure, including teargas, blood could have flowed freely at the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, as protesters demanding the sack of the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and those rooting for him – all numbering hundreds – squared
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Trump wants impeachment trial in Senate with Bidens, whistleblower testifying – Spokesman
U.S. President Donald Trump would like the U.S. Senate to hold an impeachment trial of him, and would like former Vice-President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, to testify as witnesses. Both father and son are in the centre of a scandal that provoked the impeachment inquiry, The White House made this known in
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Trump insists on ceasefire as precondition for Afghan peace talks
Presidential palace spokesman Sediq Sediqi said on Friday that the U.S President Donald Trump, has insisted on a ceasefire as a precondition to begin peace talks with Afghanistan. Sediqi made this known in his Twitter account saying that Trump made his intention in a telephone conversation with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani. According to the
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Obaseki swears in Edigin as 7th Edo Chief Judge
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday swore-in Justice Esther Edigin as the seventh Chief Judge of the state, following the retirement of Justice Esohe Ikponmwen. At the ceremony held at Government House in Benin, Obaseki urged judicial officers in the state to maintain worthy records. “I commend judicial officers in the state on how
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Buhari approves re-appointment of NIMC boss for second term
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Aliyu Aziz, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) for a second term. Mr Abdulhamid Umar, General Manager, Operations and Corporate Communications of the organisation, said this in a statement he signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. Umar said
Please build Akaibiri Building Market, OYW urges David Lyon
As the incoming governor of Bayelsa State David Lyon, takes over the mantle of leadership next February, Chief Chinedu Arthur Ugwa the South South coordinator of Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Wing has urged him not to also abandon the Akaibiri Building Materials International Market located at Gbarantoru in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. Speaking
Non-league clubs equal penalty shootout record with 34 spot-kicks
A non-league cup match has equalled the record for the longest penalty shootout in English football. Taunton Town and Truro City needed 34 spot-kicks to separate them after drawing 2-2 in the Southern League Challenge Cup second round. They equalled the record set in an EFL Trophy match between Chelsea’s under-23 side and Oxford Unitedin
Dina Asher-Smith wins top sports award after historic World Championships success
British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith has been named Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year for 2019. The 23-year-old became the first British woman to win a major global sprint title when she stormed to victory in the 200m at the World Championships in Doha in October. It is the second successive year that Asher-Smith has claimed
I’m coming out of retirement – Floyd Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather is teasing yet another comeback. The former multi-division boxing world champion posted a photo on his Instagram account late Friday night with his hands tapped and with him wearing boxing trunks. The caption read: “Coming out of retirement in 2020.” The timing of the statement seems bizarre after he told Reuters earlier this
Handful of Hong Kong protesters surrender as varsity siege nears end
At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered early on Friday, while others searched for escape routes past riot police who surrounded the campus but said there was no deadline for ending the standoff. The siege at the Polytechnic University on the Kowloon peninsula appeared to be
OPEC+ likely to extend oil supply cuts until June – sources
OPEC and its allies are likely to extend existing oil output cuts when they meet next month until mid-2020, with non-OPEC oil producer Russia supporting Saudi Arabia’s push for stable oil prices amid the listing of state oil giant Saudi Aramco. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meets on Dec. 5 at its headquarters
Corruption charges: Israel PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, defiant in face of ‘coup’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defiantly vowed to hold onto power after being charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. He condemned the charges as a “coup” attempt against him. “I will not let the lie triumph,” he said during a defiant speech. Netanyahu is alleged to
Navy veteran dead for 3 years before body found in his apartment
A Navy veteran who lived in Texas was dead for around three years before his body was found inside his apartment, officials said. The body of Ronald Wayne White was discovered on the kitchen floor of his Dallas home by apartment complex staffers checking last week on units not using water, news station WFAA reported.
Presidency lobbies Senate for Magu’s confirmation
…alleges extortion of agencies, boards by lawmakers Buhari orders security agencies to crush bandits There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari will re-nominate Ibrahim Magu to be confirmed as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was even as the Presidency accused the members of the National Assembly
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