NSCDC records 1,204 criminal, civil cases in Jigawa

NSCDC The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) recorded 1,204 cases comprising 321 criminal and 883 civil matters in 2017. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr Muhammad Durumin-Iya, made the disclosure at a news conference in Dutse on Monday. Durumin-Iya said that...

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Mike Dean admits he was “wrong” to award West Brom penalty against Arsenal

Referees’ chief, Mike Riley, has revealed that Mike Dean has admitted his decision to award West Brom an 89th-minute penalty in their 1-1 draw with Arsenal on December 31, was “wrong”. Dean gave the penalty for handball against Arsenal’s Calum Chambers and Jay Rodriguez equalized from the spot. Riley...

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Fix nation’s refineries now, NUPENG urge NNPC

NNPC The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Monday called for the rehabilitation of the nation’s refineries to end the recurring scarcity of petrol in the country. Mr Tayo Aboyeji, the South-West Chairman of the union made the call in an interview with the News Agency of...

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Onyeama receives 491 Nigerian returnees from Libya in Port Harcourt

Nigeria Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama / AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has reassured Federal Government’s commitment to return all stranded Nigerians from Libya. Onyeama gave the assurance when he received 491 Nigerian returnees from...

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Conte backs Barkley for England World Cup role

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 23, 2016 shows Everton's English midfielder Ross Barkley reacting after the final whistle of the English FA Cup semi-final football match between Everton and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium in London on April 23, 2016. Ross Barkley has completed his widely...

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EEDC begins clearing of network for improved power supply

PHOTO :Iwin.org.ng The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it has commenced the clearing of its network for improved electricity supply to its consumers in the southeast. A statement on Monday in Enugu by the company’s Head of Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh, said the clearance was to...

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34 ships laden with petroleum products, food items, to arrive Lagos ports

Thirty four ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos from Jan. 8 to Jan. 30. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency...

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City need trophies to be 'big club' - Guardiola

Manchester City's English midfielder Raheem Sterling (L) and Manchester City's Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (R) celebrate at the end of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on December 10, 2017....

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Barcelona win as Coutinho waits, Real Madrid held

Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (R) celebrates a goal during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Levante UD at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Josep LAGO Lionel Messi marked his 400th appearance in La Liga with the opening goal in Barcelona's...

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Buhari governement wrecking economy with fuel scarcity, says PDP

Uche Secondus The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the failure of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Ministry of Petroleum Resources to find solution to the biting fuel crisis in the country has wrecked the nation’s economy. The opposition slammed the Federal Government for planning to trade...

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Police kill suspected armed robber on Sagamu-Ore highway

The Ogun State Police Command yesterday gunned down an armed robbery suspect, at Ososa junction, along the Sagamu-Ore expressway.   According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the effort followed a distress call received by operatives of...

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Four die, 13 injured in crash

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway PHOTO: BUNMI AMOSU Four persons were confirmed dead while 13 others were injured in a road crash that occurred opposite Christopher University, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway involving a white Innosson bus and a Toyota Sienna. The Ogun State Sector Commander of the Federal...

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ASUU asks EFCC to release report on alleged N2 billion fraud at Unilorin

UNILORIN The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release its findings on the alleged N2billion naira fraud at the University of Ilorin. The University of Ibadan chapter of ASUU made the appeal in a statement by its Coordinator,...

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Terminal operator explains cause of Apapa gridlock

Apapa road The Chairperson, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Haastrup, has explained the cause of Apapa road gridlock. She said the current reduction in traffic was not due to any deliberate government action, but as a result of a drop in importation. “Now that the...

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Bolt for trial in Dortmund to earn deal with United

Jamaica's Usain Bolt / AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN Sprint star Usain Bolt will undergo a trial with Borussia Dortmund in a bid to earn a professional contract at Manchester United. The Jamaican, an all-time athletics legend after winning eight Olympic gold, retired after damaging his hamstring in his...

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Court upholds sack of Ondo monarch

Ondo community An Appeal Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has affirmed the sacking of the traditional ruler of Igbindo community in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state, Oba John Olaniji Ogundoju, saying he was not eligible to contest the stool. The court asked Ogundoju to vacate...

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Suspected ‘murderer’ arrested in Benin

Benin City, Edo State. PHOTO: getgripng.com The police in Edo State have confirmed the arrest of a suspected murderer whose motive behind the crime is yet to be ascertained. But commercial motorcyclists known as Okada riders operating in Egor local government and youths of the community had protested...

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Coutinho in $192m move to Barcelona

Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho celebrates scoring their fifth goal and completing his hattrick during the UEFA Champions League Group E football match between Liverpool and Spartak Moscow at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England on December 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Paul ELLIS Brazilian...

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Russia 2018: We can’t surprise Argentina again – Rohr

Nigeria’s manager, Gernot Rohr has admitted that the June 26 match with Argentina at Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg will be a difficult one. The Nigeria coach told an Argentine publication, Olé that he anticipates that the encounter will be a classification match. The publication reported that...

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Man flees kidnappers’ den after two weeks

A 47-year-old man, Philips Emekudu, resident of Okpanam community near Asaba in Delta State, on Thursday evening escaped from his abductors after two weeks in his kidnappers’ den. PHOTO: nairaland A 47-year-old man, Philips Emekudu, resident of Okpanam community near Asaba in Delta State, on Thursday...

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