Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Saturday 2nd April 2022
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JUST IN-Banditry: IGP Patrols Abuja-Kaduna Expressway
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba is presently on patrol along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway with some senior officers and men with a view to ascertaining adequate deployment of men and assets to protect lives and property along the route and within the Kaduna axis. According to police authorities, the exercise is ongoing
Soyinka decries failure of Buhari to re-open investigation into assassination of Bola Ige
.condemns emergence of prime suspect as National Secretary of APC Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has decried President Mohammadu Buhari’s failure to honour his election pledge, which was to re-open the files on the spate of unsolved political assassinations that had plagued the nation in recent decades. He noted that prominent among those cases was
EPL: Liverpool go top with win over Watford
Liverpool beat struggling Watford to complete a remarkable return to the top of the Premier League – for a few hours at least. The Reds trailed Manchester City by 14 points on January 15, but a 10th straight league win at a raucous Anfield took them above Pep Guardiola’s side, whom they meet on
El-Rufai: We may hire mercenaries if military fails to wipe out bandits
Nasir el-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna, says north-west governors may resort to mercenaries to protect their citizens if the military fails to wipe out bandits. Over the past few weeks, the northern part of the country has witnessed an increase in the spate of terror attacks, which have led to the killings and abductions of
Russian pull-out noticeable in north – Ukraine
Russian forces have reportedly withdrawn from Hostomel Airport, near Ukraine’s capital, which has been subject to fighting since the start of the conflict, according to UK military intelligence. “Ukrainian forces continue to advance against withdrawing Russian forces in the vicinity of Kyiv,” the UK’s Ministry of Defence said in its early morning briefing on
Will Smith resigns from Oscars Academy over slap
US actor Will Smith has resigned from the Oscars Academy after slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during last Sunday’s ceremony. “My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable,” his statement said. The Academy said it accepted the resignation and would “continue to move forward” with disciplinary proceedings, reports
US auto sales slide, demand for EVs high
U.S. automakers on Friday reported a slump in first-quarter U.S. sales as the industry-wide inventory crunch caused by disruptions to supply chains and chip shortages hit retail sales. Major automakers in the United States including Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and General Motors Co (GM.N), reported lower overall sales for the quarter compared to a year ago.
2022 World Cup draw: Who said what
Who said what at the draw for the 2022 World Cup on Friday: “We have negative memories, but something like that doesn’t happen to us twice.” Germany goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer on being drawn with fellow former champions Spain. The Spanish thrashed Germany 6-0 in a Nations League match in November 2020. “You
Brazil favourites to win Qatar 2022
Brazil are favourites to win the 2022 World Cup according to bookmakers after the five times champions were on Friday drawn with Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon in the group stage of the showpiece event in Qatar. William Hill installed Brazil, who rose to the top of the world rankings this week, as 5-1 favourites
Court strikes out suit challenging CBN’s cashless policy
A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a suit challenging the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The judge, Akintayo Aluko, struck out the suit over want of jurisdiction, incompetence and lacking in proof. The plaintiff, Victor Onyegbado, had argued that the policy was unconstitutional, null and void and of
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