says the soccer legend gave his all to Nigeria The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Monday that they were “shocked” by a life ban on former national coach Samson Siasia by FIFA for bribery, vowing to overturn it. On Friday, the governing body of world football banned Siasia, 52, from football, following a long-running […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers. Following is the full list: 1.Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development 2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) -Minister of the Federal Capital Territory 3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)- Minister of Niger Delta 4. Chris Ngige (Anambra […]
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There was confusion yesterday over an alleged raid on the residence of former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). News had earlier filtered in that the EFCC was searching the Epe home of the former governor, with many online news platforms claiming the acting public relations […]
Continue ReadingChairman of Owena Press Limited, Publishers of The Hope, Sir Ademola Adetula, R, with the immediate former Editor of the Newspaper, Mr Banji Ayoola, at the opening of the maiden celebration of the Company’s former staff in the paper’s Newsroom at the Company’s Head Office in Akure, Ondo State on Friday, August 16, 2019 For […]
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Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Ibrahim Magu has denied that the commission raided the residence of immediate past Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. According to him, the ex-governor’s Chief of Staff (CoS), Mr Olukunle Ojo was the target. He spoke with State House correspondents during the presidential retreat […]
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The two-day Presidential Retreat hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari came to an end on Tuesday, with a charge from the president to the Ministers-designate to rise to the challenging responsibilities of ministerial office. A statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja, said that the second […]
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Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has said the Federal Government and Northern Governors must address the Almajiri system of education in order to tackle the menace of children roaming the streets and begging. According to him, there are over two million Almajiri children in Kano State with an influx of them from neighbouring countries […]
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Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday, urged Nigerians not to lose hope despite the challenges facing the country. Obasanjo, who described himself as ‘an incurable optimist’ in Nigeria, declared that, though the current situation in Nigeria is bad, he could see the light beyond the tunnel. The former President said this in Abeokuta, Ogun […]
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, seeking access to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s sever. The Dattijo Muhammad-led five-man panel, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the appeal, saying there was no basis to interfere with the earlier decision of the Presidential […]
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The immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said that he is not worried about the search on his residence by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the morning. “The former governor wishes to assure his supporters and the generality of Lagosians to continue to remain calm […]
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