Arteta urges Arsenal to take’largest step ahead’ and reach Europa final

Mikel Arteta considers his Arsenal side can take their”biggest step ahead” under his direction should they finish a tumultuous season by booking their place at the Europa League closing. The Gunners welcome former manager Unai Emery back to the Emirates Stadium on Thursday to the second leg of the semi-final with Villarreal. The Spanish side holds a slight 2-1 edge …

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Swiss court eliminated FIFA appeal to obtain Gianni Infantino’s criminal investigation

The prosecutor who was investigating FIFA president Gianni Infantino was eliminated for public statements that were biased from the head of world soccer’s governing body, a Swiss court announced on Wednesday. Stefan Keller opened a query into Infantino in July 2020 more than three casual meetings with the former head of the Korean public prosecutor’s office (MPC). In March he …

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Nobody can annex Rivers to get secessionist schedule, Wike insists

Governor Nyesom Wike, meanwhile, declared that nobody can annex Rivers State to market their secessionist agenda, since it remains a sovereign condition, however hard they try, hinting that Rivers people are behind the state authorities. Wike stated this when conventional rulers, political and opinion leaders of Ekpeye nationality visited him at Government House, Port Harcourt, stressing that those driving the …

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Minister Pantami says, currently facing different issues over insecurity, economic, and societal problems

The minister disclosed this yesterday while providing his Ramadan Tafsir at Al-Noor mosque Wuse II at Abuja. He said the country is currently facing different issues in areas of insecurity, economic, and societal problems. Pantami clarified the difficulties the country is facing is due to the nature of the wrongdoing by some individuals among the citizens. He said for the …

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NERC declares N756.74 billion Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) for its 11 Distribution Companies

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has declared N756.74 billion Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) for its 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) for the subsequent five years in their own Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).The projected investment directives were asked due to the DisCos in 2020 via an extraordinary tariff review application. There are anticipations of a tariff increase as the DisCos could just …

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People living with disabilities – We have been abandoned by government

The Taraba State Joint National Association of Persons Living With Disabilities (JONAPWD) have raised the alarm over the alleged neglect of their members by the state authorities. The members who stated they’re being marginalized could not fathom why the leadership of the nation have continued to relegate them to the background regardless of their immense contributions to the increase of …

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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has generated addition of 1,235 polling units in Imo

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has generated addition of 1,235 polling units in Imo, bringing the total number of polling units in the country to 4,758.The country INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Francis Ezeonu made this known while briefing newsmen on the commission’s efforts to expand voter accessibility to polling units on Wednesday at Owerri. Ezeonu said over the …

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John, Esther Kolawole departed to Bulgaria for Olympic Games World Qualifier

Nigeria wrestlers, Emmanuel John and Esther Kolawole, Meanwhile departed the shores of the country for the last Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games World Qualifier to be held between May 6 and 9 at Sofia, Bulgaria. Nation Sport reports that over 400 wrestlers from 84 countries have entered the World Qualifier in the last hope to adapt their country for the Tokyo …

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kidnapping, banditry are not Federal offences, FG Replies PDP

The Minister of Information and Culture,” Lai Mohammed, says it’s shocking that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that ruled Nigeria for 16 years does not know that kidnapping and banditry are not national offences. The minister stated this at a media conference in Abuja yesterday when debunking the allegation by the PDP that kidnappers and bandits weren’t being brought to …

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Banks owe MTN N40 billion for electronic revenue climbs by 101 Percent

MTN Nigeria has stated that banks are indebted to it to the song of N40.3 billion as of the end of quarter 2021 on the account of unstructured supplementary service data (USSD).MTN informed that its digital revenue grew by 101 per cent and fintech earnings by 28.5 per cent as clients continued to adopt more digital services and products, a …

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Uti Nwachukwu reacts to Bill, Melinda Gate’s divorce

Actor, Uti Nwachukwu has reacted to the end of the 27-year-outdated union between Billionaire couple, Bill and Melinda Gates. Recall that the couple, Bill and Melinda Gates, shocked many on Monday when they released a joint statement announcing they were getting divorced. The couple who’s sixty-five and fifty-six respectively, however, revealed that they are going to be working collectively on …

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Nigeria army dismisses suggestions of takeover from Buhari

Nigeria’s armed forces have ignored suggestions that they need to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari, who is facing mounting pressure over the country’s worsening insecurity. It wasn’t initially Nigeria’s armed forces have issued a statement financing Buhari, however, the newest has come after weeks of criticism of their 78-year-old former general’s failures to stem the extended safety catastrophe. From …

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Baba Ijesha: Yomi Fabiyi vows to lead protest against CCTV set-up other adults involved

Nollywood actor and producer, Yomi Fabiyi has said he would hit the streets to lead a demonstration for the prosecution of comedienne, Princess and other adults involved in the CCTV that subjected Baba Ijesha. Baba Ijesha was arrested for allegedly defiling a little as many celebrities have continued to carry to social websites to slam him. Comedienne Princess came outside …

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Microsoft Partners Fed Govt unveils new initiative to provide digital skills to five thousand Nigerians

Not fewer than five thousand Nigerians would gain from a digital upskilling programme being made possible by a partnership between the Federal Government and the Microsoft Corporation. Additionally, locations in each of the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria would like lively internet connection and cloud services courtesy of this electronic transformation plan. According to a statement issued by Senior Special …

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Nigeria is currently preparing a new Petroleum Industry Bill

Nigeria and other African nations are becoming a significant investment magnet as fresh discoveries position the continent as a guarantor of energy security to emerging Asian countries, a report from the Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT) has indicated. Quoting secondary resources, it stated that Africa accounted for 8.8 per cent of the world’s oil production in 2019, whereas Nigeria had …

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Okiyi Kalu reiterated that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration allows for press freedom to thrive in Abia

The Commissioner for Information, Abia State, Chief John Okiyi Kalu has stated that Abia stayed among the safest States that has ensured freedom of the media without any sort of suppression and intimidation in the government. Okiyi Kalu reiterated that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration allows for media freedom and will continue to associate with the media in the evolution of …

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Repositioning NNDC to integrate Fulfil Mandate

The Niger Delta Development Commission has for a while now come under severe criticisms over alleged financial impropriety, inadequate functionality and derailing from its own mandate. Worried by this development, stakeholders lately held a workshop/retreat on How Best to reposition the interventionist bureau. Papers presented by eminent personalities included, “Placing a culture of integrity, integrity and organisational citizenship behaviour at …

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