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(Reuters) – Italian side Napoli’s San Paolo stadium has been officially renamed the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium after the late Argentina striker who led them to their only two Serie A titles and the UEFA Cup, the city’s council said on Friday. Maradona died last week after suffering a heart attack at his home in…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, affirm the conviction and death sentence that was handed to Maryam Sanda, daughter-inlaw to a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Mohammed Bello Haliru. The appellate court, in a unanimous judgement by a three-man panel of Justices led by Justice Stephen Adah, said it…
Justice Okon Abang has ordered the remand of Abdulrasheed Maina at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the conclusion of his trial. More details shortly.
The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, presented the N339 billion budget for 2021 tagged “Budget of Recovery and Sustainability,” to the Ogun State House of Assembly. This was disclosed by the Governor on his twitter account on Wednesday after he presented the budget proposal to the House. He added that the budget will remain focused on…
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…
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…
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…
