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President Muhammadu Buhari applauds the performance of the Golden Eaglets Tuesday in their second game at the ongoing Under 17 FIFA World Cup competition in Brazil, which saw them winning 3-2 after they had trailed Ecuador by 1-2, fifteen minutes to the end of the match. Presidential Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, quoted the President as saying, “The fact that the youngsters never gave up, and turned the table against their opponents, is a lesson in persistence and resilience.” He recommends the can-do spirit displayed by the young boys to Nigerians, urging them to display such in all areas of endeavour, and in…

President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the performance of the Golden Eaglets in their second game at the ongoing Under 17 FIFA World Cup competition in Brazil, on Tuesday. The Golden Eaglets won the match by 3-2 after they had trailed Ecuador by 1-2, 15 minutes to the end of the match. President Buhari, in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja, said: “The fact that the youngsters never gave up, and turned the table against their opponents, is a lesson in persistence and resilience.” The president recommended the can-do spirit displayed by the young boys to Nigerians,…

Ex housemate of 2019 Big Brother Naija (BBN) 4, `Pepper Dem’, Natacha Akide, aka;Tacha has signed on to GetFit Technologies as a brand ambassador for the illustrious fitness brand. The popular Instagram slay queen and brand influencer made it to the 2019 Big Brother Naija Show, and her social media page has been growing since she was unveiled. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tacha was disqualified from the BBNaija house after a fight with Mercy, the winner of the show. She is an Instagram Influencer and Video Blogger widely famous for putting a logo of Davido’s record label,…

A Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja has ordered the Lagos State House of Assembly to halt probe of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode pending the determination of the case filed by the former governor against the Assembly. The court adjourned the matter brought before it by Ambode, against the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa in connection with the ongoing probe of procurement of 820 buses by Ambode’s administration. Justice Adesanya adjourned till 20th of November, 2019 for the respondents in the matter to respond to the plaintiff’s application. Adesanya had on 29th, October 2019 ordered the…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned for hearing the bail application filed by the former Chairman of defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, until Nov. 6. Justice Okon Abang gave the ruling after taking the arguments of the defence and prosecution counsel. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maina is being prosecuted by the anti-graft agency on a 12-count charge bordering “money laundering, operating fictitious bank accounts and fraud.” However, Maina pleaded not guilty to all the charges levelled against him by the EFCC. The judge had, on Oct 25, fixed Wednesday for trial, after listening…

The Police Command in Anambra have arrested 115 suspects for alleged pick pocketing, hand bag snatching and smoking of cannabis, among other social deviances in the commercial city of Onitsha. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr Haruna Mohammed told newsmen at the Police Area Command, Onitsha during the parade that the feat followed the recent launch of Operation Kpochapu 2. Gov. Willie Obiano had two weeks ago launched the operation to support security agencies with vehicles and other logistics to help stem the tide of crime in the state. Mohammed said the police in conjunction with…

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 33-year-old businessman, Obi Ugwuoke, in Magistrates’ Court in Kuje, FCT for allegedly being in possession of stolen 19 gallons of jet oil from the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. Ugwuoke, who resides in Bassa Village, Airport Road, Abuja, is charged with two counts of criminal conspiracy and possession of stolen prosperity. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Benson Okoh,told the court that the defendant was arrested in possession of 19 gallons of jet oil, valued at N200,000, on Oct. 18 by a team of policemen on patrol. Okoh alleged that the jet oil was concealed in a…

The Police in Kebbi has arrested two suspected kidnappers terrorising Mashekarin Karyo village in Makera District of Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area in the state.The state Commissioner Police, Mr Garba Danjuma disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi.He gave the names of the arrested suspects as Muhammadu Juli and Sahabi Kiruwa.Danjuma said the two belonged to a gang of kidnappers that abducted a housewife, Hajiya Aljimma on Sept. 28, from her  husband house in Mashekarin Karyo village.He said the gang had been terrorising residents of the village for the past few weeks, adding that those arrestedhave…

The Police in Osun, on Wednesday arraigned five persons at the Federal High Court, Osogbo, for alleged N8.7 million fraud. The Defendants are Adedeji Taiwo, Seun Oladunoye, Olawale Idowu, Ojo Olatunbosun, and Oladayo Oluwafemi. The prosecutor, Mr Muyiwa Ogunleye, a Principal State Counsel, had told the court that the accused persons committed the offence sometime between February and March, at Adebam-Busayo Trading Complex, Ayetoro area, Osogbo. Ogunleye, said Taiwo, Oladunoye, Idowu Olatunbosun and Oluwafemi, all conspired and defrauded Adebam-Busayo Trading Store of a total sum of N8.7 million. “The accused happened to be workers of the trading store before their…

A Gombe Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, remanded a 40-year-old man, Muhammad Hamisu, in a correctional custody over alleged armed robbery. The Chief Magistrate, Babayo Usamatu, gave the remand order and adjourned the case till Nov. 28 for further mention, when the defendant pleaded guilty to the charge. The Court Clerk, Mr Ibrahim Aliyu, read the First Information Report (FIR), telling  the court that Hamisu of Hore-Gere village, Yamaltu/Deba council area of Gombe state committed the offence on Sept. 7, at about 15:00 hours. He said that the defendant armed himself with a cutlass and hired a commercial motorcyclist, one Kawuwa…