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Yesterday, June 24, the Nigerian social media space went agog after Nigerian billionaire and politician, Tonye Patrick Cole took to Instagram to narrate a plane incident that he witnessed. According to the politician, a young man insisted on literary giant and Nobel Laureate winner, Professor Wole Soyinka to vacate his rightfully assigned seat on the […]
Shakib Al Hasan is making history look easy at the 2019 World Cup but the all-rounder knows his fine form must continue if Bangladesh are to make the semi-finals. The all-rounder hit 51 and then took a five-for in their 62-run over Afghanistan on Monday that keeps them in contention to catch England in the […]
Did you know that contrary to popular belief, an embassy or high commission is actually not sovereign foreign of the sending state, and also when you enter the premises of any Nigerian High Commission abroad, you are not standing on Nigerian soil. The post High commissions as touch points for the Nigerian diaspora appeared first […]
Manchester United have reportedly been offered Paris St Germain star Neymar in a straight swap for Paul Pogba. The Independent says the deal for the 27-year-old Brazil forward was proposed to the Red Devils, but refused on the basis it was too expensive for United to justify. Pogba, 26, is said to be keen to […]
A lawyer in Sudan has told the BBC that the Internet has been restored after a three-week shutdown – but only for him. Abdel-Adheem Hassan yesterday won a lawsuit against telecoms operator Zain Sudan over the blackout ordered by Sudan’s military rulers. However, he says his victory is only benefitting him so far as he […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player – beating the likes of James Harden and Paul George. The Milwaukee Bucks forward picked up the league’s most prestigious prize for the first time at the NBA Awards on Monday night. He denied Harden a second consecutive victory, and became the third youngest player […]
Last year’s Derby hero Masar will continue his comeback in next month’s Princess of Wales’s Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket. Charlie Appleby’s colt had his first run for more than a year in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday. Not everything went to plan as he stumbled coming out of the stalls – which […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has opened a three-month window from June 3 to September 2, for customers across the country to replace their mutilated naira notes with new ones across all banks. The new order is as a result of its resolve to finally replace mutilated, old naira notes in Nigeria, after […]
The disclosure yesterday of plans by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele to pursue, among other objectives, the recapitalisation of the banking sector, have triggered suspicions of distress in the industry. The post CBN mulls fresh capital base for Nigeria’s banks appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) yesterday arrested one Adah Eche for fraudulently upgrading his scores in the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME) from 153 to 290. Eche, 19, allegedly engaged some fraudsters through Facebook and Whatsapp platforms, having come across an advertisement that claimed to upgrade 2019 JAMB results. The arrested candidate, […]
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), has signed a Memorandum of Agreement and Action (MoA) with the World Bank on Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS), a $200million World Bank-funded project for the development, financing, and support of de-risked and optimised agribusiness projects in Nigeria. Under the terms of […]
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) yesterday refused to grant the application filed by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for access to inspect the server and data of smart card readers used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)… The post Why Atiku can’t inspect INEC server now, by tribunal appeared first […]
Igbo leaders will today meet in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State to begin move for the nation’s presidency in 2023. To this end, the first state chapter of the South East for Presidency 2023 Movement would be inaugurated at the Women Development Centre (WDC) to be graced by distinguished religious, traditional, political and social actors. Former Minister […]
Super Eagles’ right back, Shehu Abdullahi may not be fit enough to play in tomorrow’s game against Guinea, officials have said. The post Shehu Abdullahi doubtful for Guinea game appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Credit: Punch News
Suicide by Hanging[/caption3The Lagos State police command has confirmed that a 27-year-old man, Omotola, also known as ‘Ola-brain’, on Monday, committed suicide over alleged frustration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos at about 5:30a.m. yesterday. Ademola Ogunjobi, Divisional Police Officer, Epe Branch confirmed […]
In a renewed drive for agricultural commodity beneficiation and value addition, agro dealers in the Nigeria’s Shea industry have made an estimated $30million financial commitment into building a number of Shea processing factories. The Director, Nigeria Agribusiness Register, Roland Oroh, who disclosed this in Abuja, during his organisation’s monthly Agribusiness Networking (AgNet) conference, hinted that […]
Cameroon head coach, Clarence Seedorf says the African champions are ‘serene’ and have not been affected by the bonus row, which delayed their journey to Egypt for this year’s Nations Cup, reports BBC. Cameroon open against Guinea-Bissau today, but only flew out of Yaoundé on Friday after staging a sit-in protest over bonus disagreements. The […]
First Lady Aisha Buhari’s determination to free her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, from the grip of two powerful men in the presidency might have received a boost, as some supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday staged a protest against the infamous Aso Rock cabal. The post APC stakeholders back Aisha against ‘presidency […]
Edinson Cavani scored a late winner to seal a 1-0 victory for Uruguay over defending champions Chile in the Copa America. The Paris St Germain striker flicked a header past Gabriel Arias in the 82nd minute as Uruguay claimed first place in Group C and booked a quarter-final meeting with Peru. Chile had appeared on […]
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has named a strong 26-man squad for the Springboks‘ latest training camp as they continue their preparations for the forthcoming international season. Frans Steyn, Cobus Reinach, Marcell Coetzee and Rynardt Elstadt have been included in the squad that gathered in Pretoria on Sunday. There are a handful of English-based […]