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Own goal push back Sevilla’s Champions League chase
Sevilla suffered a setback in their bid to qualify for next season’s Champions League group stage as a late own goal by Diego Carlos allowed visiting Levante to grab a 1-1 draw on Monday. Julen Lopetegui’s side, who sit third in La Liga, hold a five-point lead over fifth-placed Getafe, although most of their closest …
Naira Marley: We thought our passenger was Fashola, we didn’t know they were useless people – Airline owner
Kayode Oyero Executive Jets Services Limited, an airline suspended by the Federal Government for flying Musician, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, to Abuja to attend a concert, has written a letter of apology to the government over what it described as a “mix-up”. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had announced the suspension of the …
Missing fund: Court martial orders Gen. Otiki’s dismissal, with ‘disgrace and dishonour’
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The General Court Martial set up by the Nigerian Army to try the former General Officer Commanding 8 division, Sokoto, Maj. General Hakeem Otiki, has found him guilty on all five counts. It ordered his dismissal from service “with disgrace and dishonour.” The GMC headed by the Chief of Policy and Plans, …
Our plan to rescue power sector, by Ahmed
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Monday, reeled out the recovery plan of the Federal Government to save the power sector from collapse. Ahmed spoke at an investigative public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Power. She said the picture was not as gloomy as …
Aregbesola’s ex-aide sent thugs to disrupt Oyetola forum –APC chieftain
Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Modakeke, Osun State, Manashe Ehile, on Monday, alleged that some suspected political thugs sent by a party leader loyal to ex-governor Rauf Aregbesola, on Sunday, disrupted the inauguration of ‘4 + 4 = Oyetola’ initiative. Ehile told The PUNCH on the telephone on Monday …
US to resume federal executions after 17 years
The United States will resume federal executions on July 13, after a 17-year stay, the Justice Department said Monday. There have been just three federal execution since the death penalty was reinstated by the US government in 1988. Attorney General Bill Barr announced a year ago he intended to resume the use of the death …
Reps fault FG’s N187bn spending on school feeding programme
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The House of Representatives has faulted Federal Government’s claim of spending N186 billion on its School Feeding Programme by the National Conditional Cash Transfer Office. The House Committee on Public Accounts picked holes in the spending while grilling the National Coordinator of the School Feeding Programme, Mrs Temitope Sinkaye; Coordinating Officer, National …
Don’t open schools, viewing centres, stadiums now, FG warns states
Friday Olokor, Adelani Adepegba and Ade Adesomoju The Federal Government on Monday warned state governments that were planning to reopen schools to drop the plan. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, gave the warning during the PTF press briefing in Abuja. …
N5m bounty placed on Katsina attacks mastermind, declared wanted
Olaide Oyelude, Katsina The Katsina State Police Command on Monday placed a N5m bounty on Adamu Yankuzo, the alleged mastermind of recent bandit attacks in Kadisau village, Faskari Local Government Area. The state Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, announced the bounty at the police headquarters, Katsina, while parading some suspects recently arrested by the command. …
Resident doctors begin indefinite strike over PPEs, Jos sacking
Friday Olokor, Dayo Ojerinde, Chima Azubuike, Sampson Itode and Tunde Oyekola The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria on Monday commenced a nationwide strike after the expiration of its 14-day ultimatum. The NARD President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, had in a communiqué on Monday directed all resident doctors to embark on an indefinite strike after the …
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