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Mesut Ozil Gets Married With Turkish President As Best Man (Photo)

Former German international football Mesut Ozil was married in Istanbul on Friday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as his best man. The 30-year-old Ozil, who has Turkish family roots, sparked controversy last year when he was photographed with Erdogan, raising questions about the footballer’s loyalty to Germany on the eve of their disastrous 2018 World Cup campaign. The Turkish leader...

INEC Took A “Lawless Decision” On Okorocha – Court

... orders INEC to issue Rochas Okorocha certificate of return Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Friday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Rochas Okorocha, a Certificate of Return. The Court ruled that the decision to deprive Okorocha of the certificate was a “lawless decision.” Abang held that only the returning officer of the INEC...

Kano: 90 Suspected Criminals In Police Net

The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command, Mr Ahmed Iliyasu says it arrested 90 suspected criminals in Kano metropolis within the last one week. Mr Iliyasu, made the disclosure while parading the suspects before newsmen at the Bompai Police Headquarters in Kano on Friday. He said that the suspects were apprehended during the raids on criminal hideouts in parts of...

Security: State Governors Meet Buhari

The Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, says governors of the 36 states of the federation on Friday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the security situations in their respective states. Fayemi said this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the security meeting between the president, security chiefs and state governors...

Breaking News: AAUA Students To Resume June 9

Students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) have been ordered to resume back to the University on Sunday, June 9. A statement from the University management and signed by the Acting Registrar, Mr Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa said the decision was made after an emergency meeting of the Senate held on Thursday. Related: Ondo Varsity Shut Down Over Students Unrest The University was...

‘N470 Billion SIP Fund Have Measurable Results’ – NESG

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has declared that the 31% of the annual budget of N500 billion released for three years for the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) have delivered measurable results in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 introduced the NSIP to alleviate poverty among Nigerians. Read Also: FG’s Social Investment Programme A Failure – Aisha Buhari N470,825,522,694.62...

Body Of 78-year-old Kidnap Victim Found In Bayelsa

By Nathan Nwakamma The Bayelsa Police Command has confirmed the death of a 78-year-old woman, Mrs Ayoko Owoko, in the custody of kidnappers in the creeks of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. Mr Asinim Butswat, spokesman of the command who confirmed the incident on Thursday in Yenagoa described it as sad. Related: Why Katsina State Wants Death Penalty For...

Why Buhari Cannot Approve State Police – Falana

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has said that President Buhari cannot approve state policing by his own decree. Mr Falana who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday stressed that state policing is a constitutional issue. Falana said: “The president cannot, by fiat, approve state police. It is a constitutional matter. A...

Ronaldo’s Hat-Trick Sends Portugal Into Nations League Final

Portugal manager Fernando Santos hailed Cristiano Ronaldo a “football genius” after his 53rd career hat-trick sent Portugal into the final of the Nations League on home soil in Porto with a 3-1 win over Switzerland. The hosts had to withstand a huge moment of VAR controversy as after Ronaldo’s free-kick opened the scoring, Portugal thought they had the chance to...

Huawei To Develop 5G In Russia

The Chinese telecom giant has concluded a deal with one of Russia’s leading mobile and internet providers amid US pressure on Huawei. Citing security concerns and accusing the firm of being too close to the Chinese government, the US has barred Huawei equipment from American soil and is pressing allies to do the same. The Shenzhen-based telecom firm Huawei and...
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