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By Femi Alabi It was a disappointing night for Victor Osimhen of Nigeria and his Napoli Club as they failed to get to the semi finals stage of the Champions League after FC Barcelona thrashed the visitors 3-1. Early goals by Fermin Lopez and Joao Cancelo set the hosts on their way and, after Amir Rrahmani cut the deficit before the break, Robert Lewandowski wrapped up the win with a late third. Napoli had never beaten FC Barcelona in their previous five meetings and it turned out to be a repeat of the 2020 Champions League meeting with a…
By Femi Alabi The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has said that the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Bola Tinubu’s administration was yielding fruits for the benefit of all Nigerians. She revealed this during the inauguration of the Community Information Technology Centre and the Alternative High School for Girls, on Tuesday in Bauchi. Tinubu stated that the projects are conceived under the Renewed Hope Agenda. The project, she said, would enhance enrolment, retention, completion and transition of the girl-child from primary to junior secondary school as well as provide skills to the girls. “The Agenda is yielding fruits for the benefit…
By Femi Alabi Some personnel of the correctional services have shot dead a 27-year-old convict, Ibrahim Yahaya, after he jumped down from the vehicle conveying him to prison in a bid to escape. Police Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. She said the convict, apprehended by the operatives of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) Task Force, was tried and convicted by a Mobile Court sitting in Wuse Market. “The convict, alongside others were being conveyed to the prison, when he reportedly jumped from the…
BBC The price of beer is set to rise once again in Nigeria because of the rising cost of production, says Nigerian Breweries. This is the third time in less than a year that consumers will be paying more for their refreshment. The brewery said the new prices would take effect on Friday, one month after the last adjustment. Nigeria Breweries is the largest and oldest brewery in the country, but last year, it recorded a net loss of 106bn naira ($66m: £53m) because the depreciation of the naira, the local currency, has made importing the ingredients more expensive. In…
By Aaron Akinyemi BBC News Sassy, provocative African-made dramas could be key to potentially one of the biggest streaming markets in the world – and one new show is proving the point. “Lights off at eight. No sex here,” a teacher tells a new student in Youngins, set in fictional boarding school in South Africa. But audiences have been learning that rules are there to be broken – and the Showmax series, with an episode released every week on the South African-based subscription streaming service, is a wild ride full of fun, danger, sex and violence. “I would describe the…
By Kayla Epstein BBC News US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties’ nominations for the election in November. Four states, one American territory and Democrats living abroad held their primaries on Tuesday. The result means US voters face a rematch of the 2020 presidential election in eight months’ time. The nominations will be made official at party conventions this summer. The 81-year-old president said on Tuesday evening that he was “honoured” voters had backed his re-election bid “in a moment when the threat Trump poses is greater than…
By Halimah Olamide A Nigerian leading policy think-tank, Agora Policy has offered suggestions and guidelines for an effective implementation of the Oronsaye Report by the Federal Government. NPO Reports that the Federal Government had on February 26, announced that the 12-year-old report commissioned during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan was needed to trim down government structure and cut down expenses. Offering its guidelines on the modalities for implementation, Agora Policy, has been at the forefront of advocacy for transparency and prudence in governance, said governments before now had paid lip service to the implementation of the Oronsaye report…
By Femi Alabi Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja has on Monday heard that a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele signed and approved award and payments of contracts to April 1616 Investment Limited and Architekon Nigeria Limited, companies that allegedly belong to Sa’adatu Ramalan Yero, his wife, Margaret Emefiele and his in-law respectively. A Seventh Prosecution Witness, Agboro Michael, PW7 told the court during the resumption of the trial. The witness, an investigator with the Idependent Corrupt Practices Commission, led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN,…
By Femi Alabi Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, on Monday has adjourned the alleged N4.8 billion fraud brought against a businessman, Chief Cletus Ibeto, till April 15, 2024. EFCC on its official X handle post revealed that Ibeto had paid the sum of N1.5 billion and promised to conclude the payment in the next three months . The case, which was initially before Justice I.O. Ijelu, of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, suffered several adjournments due to the absence of the defendant to take his plea with respect to the 10-count charges…
By Halimah Olamide Some pupils of a private school have been reportedly rescued in Lagos after suspected kidnappers attempted to take them away on Monday. A spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hudenyin, who confirmed the arrest, said: ”At about 3.30 pm, on March 11, 2024, the Headmaster of a school situated at Ijegun area of Lagos, reported at Area ‘M’ Command, that some unknown persons invaded the school and abducted three pupils in the school premises. “Upon the information, detectives swung into action and led a formidable team to the scene of the crime. ”Furthermore, the…