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LIVE: Chelsea lead Man City 1-0 in Champions League final
A goal by Kai Havertz in the 43rd minute has put Chelsea ahead of Manchester City in their Champions League final clash.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola made the bold call to drop both his recognised holding midfielders for…
Just In: Buhari appoints Major General Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (CAOS).
Gen. Yahaya will replace the recently demised, General Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a fatal plane crash en-route Kaduna…
Borno Lawmaker sacks aide for describing Shekau’s suicide heroic
A lawmaker representing Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) in the House of Representatives, Hon. AbdulKadir Rahis has sacked one of his aides, Bukar Tanda for exalting the leader of Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau of committing…
NIDCOM Says Criticism of Town Hall Meeting By PDP, “Absolutely Unintelligent”
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has called on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to desist from running criticisms of actions of government just to be seen without any justification.
NIDCOM, which described the…
India records 300,000 Covid deaths as pandemic rages
The number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in India has moved past the 300,000 mark as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic.
Experts warn that the real number of fatalities might be much higher as many deaths are not…
Gunmen attack INEC office, police division in Anambra
GUNMEN on Sunday attacked B Division of the Nigeria Police Divisional Station and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa, Anambra.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the armed attackers came in…
Buhari speaks with Attahiru’s wife
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday spoke with Mrs Fati Ibrahim Attahiru, the wife of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), and the spouses of the other deceased officers (through her) to again console them over the death of their…
Air Force investigates plane crash that killed Chief of Army Staff
The Nigerian Air Force has commenced investigations into the cause of a plane crash that killed the Chief of Army Staff, General Attahiru, on Friday.
The COAS died with seven others, including his aides, in the crash that…
Newly married NAF pilot among victims of Kaduna plane crash that killed COAS
A newly married Nigerian Air Force pilot, Flt Lt Alfred Ayodeji Olufade, was among those that died when a Beachcraft 350 aircraft crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on Friday.
Olufade and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.…
Army to bury Attahiru, others at National Military Cemetery today
The Burial proceedings of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and 6 other senior officers who lost their lives in an air mishap in Kaduna is slated for today Saturday, 22 May 21.
A statement…