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By Chidinma IwuohaNigeria’s Ademola Lookman has been ranked number 14 in the 2023 Ballon d’Or award held in Paris, France.The Atalanta forward narrowly missed out in joining Victor Osimhen to become the only Nigerians to have made the top 10 in the Ballon d’Or award. Osimhen was ranked in the 8th position last year.Lookman is however the only African player that made the...

The House of Representatives has condemned the assault on a ride-hailing driver by a member of the lower lawmaking House.A video of Alex Ikwechegh assaulting Stephen Abuwatseya and threatening him had gone viral, prompting condemnations from Nigerians.Hours after the video emerged, the House of Representatives said it was concerned over the incident which it takes “seriously”....

Northern governors have expressed concern over the blackout in the region and have appealed by the Federal Government and related authorities to speed up the restoration of power. The Northern Governors’ Forum said this after the union’s meeting with traditional rulers and other stakeholders in Kaduna.The governors in a communique issued after the meeting acknowledged that the electricity ...

The Senate is set to begin screening of seven ministerial nominees recently announced by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday (tomorrow)....

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles came from a goal down to defeat Niger Republic in the semi-finals of the WAFU Zone B tournament in Togo.The win means the Flying Eagles have qualified for the 2025 Under 20 Africa Cup of Nations.The coach Aliyu Suberu-led team will now take on rivals Ghana in the final on Wednesday. To get to the final, Ghana defeated Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in the first semi-finals also played on Sunday.Meanwhile, next year&r...

An international search by the FBI has identified more than 400 people from 10 countries who lost relatives in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 or suffered emotional injury in its aftermath....

Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has denied ever signing any deal with the Chinese government to the tune of 45.21 million dollars for the construction of flyover bridges in the state.  ...

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The Federal Government through the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has said that it is moving towards phasing out wooden boats on inland waterways.The Managing Director of NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji, made this known to editors during an interaction in Lagos.Speaking during the interaction, which focused largely on the safety of the waterways and the expansion of water travel, Oyebamiji explained that wooden boats constituted over 90 percent of boats on...

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