By Abimbola Ogunnaike Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has broken the record for goals in a Premier League season. The Norwegian scored his 35th league goal of the campaign against West Ham to move past Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole’s previous best of 34. Haaland had already set a new high in a 38-game season, surpassing Mohamed Salah’s 32 goals for Liverpool in 2017-18. He now holds the overall record and has another five games to add to his tally. Cole’s 34 goals for Newcastle in 1993-94 was matched by Shearer as he fired Blackburn to the title the following…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Protesters on Wednesday, 3 May, 2023 stormed the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to demand the resignation and arrest of the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, over the new naira notes policy. The protesters, who were sighted at the premises of the apex bank holding placards, noted that Emefiele had inflicted undue hardship on Nigerians which had allegedly led to the death of many Nigerians Some of the inscriptions on their placards read, “Emefiele Must Go”; “CBN Now Bureau De Change”; “Emefiele Bring Out The Names of Those You Gave Our Money To”; “Where Is The…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Governor-elect for Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, on Wednesday, 3 May, 2023 set up Finance and Debt Verification Committee to probe the administration of the outgoing Governor Aminu Tambuwal. Sokoto was elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the main opposition party to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The committee headed by the Deputy Governor-elect, Mohammed Idris Gobir, is tasked to identify all loans secured by Tambuwal’s government since inception. The committee would also ascertain if the loans collected were utilized for the purpose they were meant for. It…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The state-run Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) on Wednesday, 3 May, 2023 confirmed that no fewer than 109 people died in flooding in northern and western parts of the country. Quoting figures from local authorities, RBA said on its official website that, “The rain that fell last night caused disaster in the Northern and Western Provinces. “Currently, the provisional figures published by the administration of these provinces say that 109 people have been declared dead”. The broadcaster said the floodwaters were still rising, “causing a threat to more lives”. It said 95 people had perished in the hardest-hit Western…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Suspected gunmen, on Monday night, invaded the Kofar Doka area of Zaria city, Kaduna State and killed two people. It was gathered that the bandits came in their numbers on foot around 9:40 pm and went straight to the house of a Customs officer. According to the source, “The bandits who came in large numbers invaded the residence of a customs officer, Malam Abubakar Modibbo and kidnapped his wife Asiya Abubakar, alongside his two daughters, Khadijatul Kubra and Hafsat, with one Falalu Ibrahim,” a source told an online medium. According to the source, the gunmen shot to…
The Federal Government has said that her strident efforts at overcoming the challenges Nigerians encounter in obtaining Passport are yielding the desired results. The government also urged citizens to assist the reform process at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) by not patronising corrupt officials who are making the process difficult for them. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, stated this at the commissioning of the Front Desk Office in Oyo, Oyo State. He said the Oyo Passport Front Office is part of the long term initiatives to make the process of data capturing, production and collection which are critical areas…
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to work evenly for the country without marginalising any part in areas of development. Asiwaju Tinubu, who is due to be inaugurated as president on Monday, 29 May, 2023, said this Wednesday, 3 May, 2023 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The President-elect is on a two-day visit to the state to inaugurate projects executed by the Nyesom Wike administration. “I will not marginalise any region, but will leave legacy projects across the length and breadth of Nigeria,” he said at the opening of Rumuokwuta/Rumuola Flyover Bridge. Tinubu praised Governor Wike for…
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has stopped a fire outbreak at one of the Zenith Bank PLC branches on Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to a statement by Adeseye Margaret of the Agency, “On arrival at the scene which was reported at 07:25 hours, it was discovered that a room on the ground floor of a four storey building housing the alternative power source inverter panels and batteries was on flame and subsequently doused before it could spread and cause any meaningful damage”. Earlier, fire officers had battled overnight to put out a warehouse inferno at…
As part of efforts to improve the living conditions of people as well as ensure safety and resilience of people affected by insurgency, the Office of the Senior Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs), has delivered 300 housing units of two-bedroom each and other livelihood enhancing infrastructure at two Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camps in Borno State. The housing units and the other infrastructure were delivered at the IDPs camps in Gwoza and Nganzai Local Government Areas of the State. Specifically, 200 housing units, a fully equipped 20-bed primary healthcare centre, skill acquisition centre, a mini-sports pavilion…