By Abimbola Ogunnaike New Liverpool signing, Alexis Mac Allister has revealed that his chat with the club boss, Jurgen Klopp swiftly convinced him to appendage his signature to play for the club, just as he also admitted that he cannot wait to start playing in front of the “crazy” home fans at Anfield. World Cup winner Mac-Allister became became Liverpools’s first major signing of what is likely to be a busy summer when the Reds last week triggered the release clause in his Brighton contract for an undisclosed fee, which is understood to be in region of £35m-£45m. The 24-year-old midfielder…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Famous Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has finally opened up of having another son called Dawson with his rumoured fourth babymama, Larissa London, just as he added that that the boy is currently living with his mum in London. The ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ crooner, who made this disclosure in a recent podcast interview, also revealed that he named his daughters, Imade and Hailey after his late mother, just as he also said that his second daughter, Hailey is a replica of his mom. “I named both of them [my daughters] after my mum. Hailey, she is…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rejoiced with his predecessor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Ambode clocks 60 on Wednesday, 14 June, 2023. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a congratulatory message, issued on Tuesday, 13 June, 2023 by his Media Adviser, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described Ambode as a seasoned administrator who contributed his knowledge and expertise to the growth of the public service in Lagos State. He said Ambode had contributed immensely as a former Accountant-General as well as ex-Governor to the growth and development of Lagos State in different capacities, especially in the finance sector. …
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigerian Mainstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA has presented a licence for the establishment of Belema Sweet Expert Terminal. While presenting the licence in Abuja on Tuesday, 13 June, 2023, the Chief Executive of NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, explained thatthe Federal Government’s commitment to the ease of doing business in Nigeria According to Ahmed that with the presentation of the licence to Belema Sweet Export Terminal, the indigenous oil company became the second to acquire such a license, the first being the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Exploration and Production Limited. The NMDPRA boss explained that…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Following the signing of the Student Loan Bill by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Federal Government is set to introduce tuition fees in federal universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions, Daily Trust reports The bill, which is now an Act of Parliament was signed on Monday, 12 June, 2023, a development widely celebrated in many quarters without understanding the implication of the new law for the millions of prospective students who rely on tuition-free higher institutions of learning to acquire knowledge. Educationists and other stakeholders said this would have wider implications. In Nigeria, tuition, which runs into hundreds…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A newly-released data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) Tuesday, 12 June, 2023 revealed that Nigeria’s crude oil output grew by 185,000 barrels per day to hit 1.183 million barrels daily output in May this year after a dismal outing in April. This emerged as the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) issued export terminal licenses to NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL) and Belema Sweet Export Terminal Limited to add over four million barrels to Nigeria’s crude export storage capacity. Speaking at a signing ceremony in Abuja, the Chief Executive of the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ekiti State chef, Damilola Adeparusi, famously called Chef Dammy has finally reached the 120-hour landmark in the ongoing cook-a-thon, and if her feats is confirmed by Guinness(GWR) World Record, she will be crown as new world record holder This is coming barely a few hours after record holder for the longest hours in cooking (individual category), Chef Hilda Baci, who cooked on a stretch for 100 hours, was certified by the Guinness World Records. Recalls that 26-year-old Dammy, who is passionate about her ambition had cooked up to 111 hours on Tuesday, 13 June, 2023, in Oye…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least three people were killed and dozens injured after a series of explosions caused by fireworks said to have ignited by a 46-year-old man struck residential buildings in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin,. Local officials, who disclosed this sad development on Wednesday, 13 June, 2023, said blasts, occurred shortly after 8 pm Tuesday, and the alleged culprit is now cooling-off in police cell. Several others were injured and were still being treated by emergency responders on Wednesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The explosions rocked two residential apartment compounds roughly one kilometre apart in the eastern…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government is set to rake in at least about N124.26 billion in a year from the imposition of a 0.5 per cent import tax on goods introduced in Finance Bill 2023. The Finance Bill 2023 which was signed into law on 28 May 2023 by former President, Muhammadu Buhari imposed a 0.5 per cent levy on goods imported into Nigeria from outside Africa. According to the law, a 0.5 per cent levy will be imposed on goods imported into Nigeria from outside Africa. It read in parts, “In addition to extant customs duties and other…
The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Cornelius Oyefolu Ojelabi; and the Director General of the state APC Campaign Council and former Senate Minority Whip, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon, led other important personalities to the reception held in honour of the newly sworn-in Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Senator Idiat Oluranti Adebule on Tuesday, 13 June, 2023. Family members led by the celebrant husband, Saheed Adebule were not left out as they made their presence felt at the reception which took place at the Lagos/Osun hall of the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Hotel,…