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Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Welterweight Champion, KAMARU USMAN has said he’s compelled to represent Nigeria with pride having left the country for the United States of America with his family as a youngster.KAMARU USMAN who visited the Edo State Government House yesterday said he was happy to come back home and proud to visit the state where he hails from.The state Governor, GODWIN OBASEKI, who was represented at the reception by his deput...

The Federal Government in collaboration with Ogun State has flagged off a programme to engage 2,000 youths in door-to-door public sensitization towards ending open defecation, curbing poor sanitation and promoting healthy living.The wife of the State Governor, BAMIDELE ABIODUN said the volunteers would be spread across the 20 Local Government Areas of the State to create awareness on proper sanitation to tackle unhealthy practices.She added that the sensiti...

The Federal Government has urged power sector stakeholders to do more towards boosting electricity supply.Minister of Power, SALEH MAMMAN said this when they met with the management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company and the Transmission Company of Nigeria.SALEH MAMMAN added that the Federal Government was committed to ensuring that there is improvement in electricity supply across the country and urged every stakeholder to work towards addressing the...

A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded Nollywood actor, OMIYINKA JAMES OLANREWAJU, popularly known as BABA IJESHA, in detention pending his proper arraignment before a high court that has jurisdiction to handle his trial.BABA IJESHA was arraigned before the court to answer to rape charges following the suspension of a months-long industrial action by judicial workers.The magistrate, PETER NWAKA stated that the court had no jurisdiction to rule o...

A Lagos High Court sitting in the Ikeja area has sentenced former managing director of defunct Bank PHB, FRANCIS ATUCHE to over 6 years in prison at the Kirikiri maximum correctional facility.In a judgment that lasted over 10 hours, Justice LATEEFAT OKUNNU convicted him alongside a former Chief Financial Officer of the bank, UGO ANYANWU.The two were convicted on at least 6 of a 27-count amended charge of conspiracy to commit a felony and stealing brought ag...

Vice-President YEMI OSINBAJO has described Nigeria’s first locally-assembled electric car as a fantastic innovation.Vice President OSINBAJO said this in Abuja after the unveiling of the Made-in-Nigeria trade fair featuring the exhibition of the first electric car assembled in Nigeria, among other locally manufactured products.The Vice President after test driving the car, said he was glad to see an assembled-in Nigeria electric vehicle....

The United Nations Security Council has called for free and fair elections in Mali in the wake of a military takeover of the government.The majority of the 15-member council said that the military leaders should not participate in the elections scheduled for February next year - while emphasizing the need to ensure they were free and credible.This came as the UN's special envoy for Mali, EL-GHASSIM WANE, called for strong international support amid a we...

The Government has inducted 71 principals across public secondary schools in the rural areas of the three senatorial districts of the state.The state chairman of the Teaching Service Commission, JOSHUA OLALEKAN, who represented the government at the event, said this will give the necessary leadership and improve the dwindling standard of education in the state.At a ceremony held at the Lisabi Grammar School in Abeokuta, the state capital the newly promoted ...

The Federal Government says Twitter and its founder, JACK DORSEY, are responsible for the losses the country suffered during the #EndSARS protest.The Minister of Information and Culture, LAI MOHAMMED, stated this when he featured on a monitored radio programme in Abuja.LAI MOHAMMED alleged that Dorsey raised funds through Bitcoins to sponsor the EndSARS protest while his platform, Twitter, was used to fuel the crisis.The minister said JACK...

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), BOSS MUSTAPHA has said the use of ‘Made-In-Nigeria’ products will attract benefits for the country.The SGF said this during the opening ceremony of the exhibition of ‘Made-In-Nigeria’ products and cultural display held at Eagle Square, Abuja.He noted that Nigerians now proudly use products made in the country and this will contribute to GDP growth, more employment opportunities...