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Nigerians have commended the Leadership Newspaper’s Editorial on CNN #Endsars misadventure as patriotism at its highest level. Many described it as exuding a high level of nationalism. Among Nigerians who have hailed the Editorial is no less a person than the Chairman/Head Board of Trustees Renaissance for New Consciousness (RINC), Mr Michael Ogueke, who described…
Fitch Ratings has said foreign currency liquidity presents a significant risk to Nigerian banks’ ratings. The international rating organisation said this in its report on Tuesday entitled ‘Fitch Ratings sees gradual recovery for African banks in 2021’. Part of the report read, “Foreign-currency liquidity risks have not materialised, particularly in Nigeria but present a significant…
The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday has confirmed that the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina, was arrested in the Niger Republic on Monday and will soon be extradited to Nigeria. Maina was arrested in the Niger Republic on Monday after jumping bail and declared wanted by an Abuja…
Abeokuta — Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, top industrialist and business mogul, Chief Kessington Adebutu, traditional rulers, and Christian clerics in Ogun State were part of the gatherings at the N100m launch for the new secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state. The well-attended ceremony held at the Marque section of…
Having taken charge of the UEFA Super Cup in 2019, Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to officiate a Champions League match. Stephanie Frappart has been appointed as the referee for Juventus’ clash with Dynamo Kiev, making the French official the first woman to oversee a Champions League match. Frappart refereed the 2019 Women’s World Cup final between…
Formula One’s World champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for coronavirus and he is going to miss this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula One’s governing body FIA confirmed Tuesday. “In accordance with COVID-19 protocols and public health authority guidelines in Bahrain he (Hamilton) is now isolating,” said an FIA statement. “The procedures set out by…
Agbara in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State is one of the most industrialised towns in the country but bedevilled with dilapidated infrastructure, particularly roads. living in Agbara has become a nightmare as the rich and the poor cry over the condition of the Atan-Agbara Road, which has made commuting on it excruciatingly…
The incoming US President, Joe Biden, is set to name a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury secretary, US-based media Politico reported on Sunday. Adeyemo, who is a former senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration, will serve under former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who Biden plans to appoint to lead the US…
The former international, who represented his country at their first ever World Cup in 2002, has passed away following a long illness Former Senegal international Papa Bouba Diop has passed away following a long illness at the age of 42. Diop was part of the Teranga Lions side that stunned reigning world champions France 1-0 in the opening match…
In a bid to further minimise the spread of HIV/AIDS, Ogun State Government through the Agency for the Control of AIDS ( OGSACA) has intensified efforts by increasing the HIV Testing Services (HTS) sites from 86 in 2014 to 431. Commissioner for Health, Dr.Tomi Coker who revealed this during a press briefing organised by OGSACA in commemoration…
