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Sports: African Champions, Algeria Beat Nigeria’s Super Eagles

10Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Algeria, Nigeria, Sports

Sports: African Champions, Algeria Beat Nigeria’s Super Eagles

The Dessert Foxes of Algeria defeated Nigeria 1-0 in last night's international friendly match played in Austria. The only goal of the match was scored by Borussia Monchengladbach defender Ramy Bensebaini’s lone strike after his first header was cleared by Nigerian defenders in the sixth minute. Coach Gernot Rohr handed FC Midtjylland midfielder Frank Onyeka his debut appearance in the middle of the park after Porto left-back Zaidu Sanusi made his bow for the West African side. The Super Eagles failed to come into the game in the early minutes of the match while a well organized Dessert Foxes capitalized on their failure to put their acts together to draw the first blood which eventually resulted to the final outcome of the game. Nigeria will face Carthage Eagles of T...

Ondo 2020: OAU Vice-Chancellor Not Our Returning Officer – INEC

9Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Ondo 2020: OAU Vice-Chancellor Not Our Returning Officer – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday denied appointing the Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, as the Returning Officer for tomorrow's Ondo Governorship election. Mr. Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, denied the story in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Okoye said INEC’s responded to claims made during a press conference addressed by the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council and Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, on Thursday in Akure where he alleged that the Commission has appointed Ogunbodede as the Returning Officer for the Ondo election. Makinde had alleged that Ogunbodede is an ally...

Lagos Assembly Throws Weight Behind #EndSARS Protests

9Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Human Rights, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Lagos Assembly Throws Weight Behind #EndSARS Protests

Lagos State House of Assembly has thrown its weight behind the #EndSARS protest with a demand on the proscription of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad. They also demanded the introduction of a new and well-structured security outfit by the Federal Government and called on Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, to provide protection for the protesters while they express their grievances. Speaker Mudashiru Obasa made these requests at an emergency sitting of the House. Among the seven-point resolution passed after an extensive deliberation was also that the National Assembly should carry out a probe of the allegations against F-SARS including killing, maiming and dehumanising of Nigerians. “The Commissioner of Police should stop unwarranted molestation of ou...

Okonjo-Iweala Makes Final Two in WTO Race

8Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Africa, African Development, Finance, News, Nigeria, Women Empowerment

Okonjo-Iweala Makes Final Two in WTO Race

Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has made it to the final stage of the race to the office of the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Mrs. Iweala made the final cut with South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee, Bloomberg reports. Okonjo-Iweala has experience working at international governance bodies as a former managing director of the World Bank and as a chairman at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation. Yoo is South Korea’s trade minister. During her 25-year career in government, she has helped expand her country’s trade network through bilateral accords with the U.S., China and the U.K. WTO General Council Chairman David Walker will formally announce the results to the institution’s delegates today in Geneva. United Kingdom’s Li...

Breaking: EFCC Grills Lagos Speaker Over Fraud Allegations

8Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Crime, Finance, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Breaking: EFCC Grills Lagos Speaker Over Fraud Allegations

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, is currently at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission where he is responding to questions bothering on his alleged involvement in fraud. The spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, told the Punch newspaper that Obasa was invited and he honoured the invitation at the Lagos zonal office of the commission on Thursday. “He was invited, not arrested. He is responding to questions,” Uwujaren said. Obasa was recently in the news for several allegations of corruption. However, the Lagos House of Assembly constituted a panel of enquiry to investigate the corruption allegations levelled against him. While Obasa denied most of the allegations, he admitted that N80 million as estacode was app...

FG Directs Fresh Verification of N-Power Beneficiaries

7Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Employment, News, Nigeria, Youths

FG Directs Fresh Verification of N-Power Beneficiaries

The Federal Government on Tuesday directed Batches A and B beneficiaries of the N-Power Programme who did not receive payment of their stipends to report to their various state focal persons for verification and revalidation. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, who gave the directive in Abuja stated that efforts to resolve unpaid stipends withheld due to various discrepancies in records of the beneficiaries were almost being rounded off. She said that following investigations conducted by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation to unravel the cause the omission of some N-Power beneficiaries from payment of stipends, it was discovered that some of the affected persons were also drawing salaries ...

Ondo 2020: NSCDC Deploys Sniffer Dogs, 7,079 Personnel

7Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Security

Ondo 2020: NSCDC Deploys Sniffer Dogs, 7,079 Personnel

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 7,079 personnel, sniffer dogs, alongside mobile surveillance vans to ensure security during the governorship election holding in Ondo State on Saturday. Commandant-General (CG) of the Corps, Mr. Abdullahi Gana disclosed this in a statement by spokesman Emmanuel Okeh, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. Gana said the deployed personnel were drawn from Lagos, Edo, Kwara, Ekiti, Ogun, Osun and Kogi states. He said they were drawn from the SWAT unit, Counter Terrorism unit (CTU), Chemical Biological Radioactive Nuclear and Energy unit (CBRNE), Kernnel (K9), Disaster response unit, Medical, Crisis Management, Special Force, Anti-vandalism unit and Critical Protection Unit (...

#ENDSARS: Naira Marley Calls off Planned Protest, Speaks to Force PRO

6Oct

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Human Rights, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Youths

#ENDSARS: Naira Marley Calls off Planned Protest, Speaks to Force PRO

Nigerian musician Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley has called off his support for the #EndSARS campaign aimed at protesting police brutality in the nation. He also spoke with Force spokesman Frank Mba on measures to protect the youths amid the #EndSARS campaign. The singer had earlier called off a protest slated for Tuesday morning in Lagos after the Nigeria Police Office issued a press statement indicating their interest to engage him and the youths in an Instagram live session to address the concerns raised against SARS. Naira Marley further condemned the activities of some personnel of the force who are in the habit of harassing innocent youths. He said the protest was called off in the interest of the youths and not as insinuated in some quarters that he wa...

BREAKING: Buhari to Present 2021 Budget on Thursday

6Oct

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Economy, Finance, Legislature, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Buhari to Present 2021 Budget on Thursday

President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2021 Appropriations Bill to a Joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. Buhari’s letter of request was read during plenary by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, in Abuja. The letter reads: “May I crave the kind indulgence of the Distinguished Senate to grant me the slot of 11:00hrs on Thursday, 8th October, 2020, to formally present the 2021 Appropriation bill to the Joint Session of the National Assembly. “While I look forward to addressing the Joint session, please, accept Mr. Senate President, the assurances of my highest regard.”

I Am in My Best Shape – Super Eagles’ Forward

5Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Nigeria, Sports

I Am in My Best Shape – Super Eagles’ Forward

Super Eagles forward, Samuel Kalu has fired warnings to the camp of Algeria and Tunisia ahead of the international friendly fixtures coming up this month. The Super Eagles will face Algeria on Friday, October 9th and the Tunisian national team on Tuesday, October 13th and the Bordeaux man has been included in the West African team's roaster. Samuel Kalu who was on the scoresheet when Bordeaux faced Dijon over the last weekend told OwngoalNigeria he is heading to the Eagles camp in high spirit. "I feel really good with my body and shape. Last year wasn't the best for me but I am getting myself back. Let me say that for a long time I have not been this fit. So, I am heading into the games in my best shape and form."