Jose Mourinho has given himself a new nickname stating that he no longer wants to be called the ‘Special One’. Jose Mourinho has been managing in the Premier League since 2004, and he admits that his nickname of the ‘Special One’ is now outdated. The legendary Portuguese tactician has led Tottenham to second in the […]
The National Examinations Council on Monday released the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination results and fixed the national cut-off marks at 142. NECO said that “16,713 candidates were absent due to the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country recently.” According to the organisation, a total of 70,580 candidates sat for the examination nationwide, out of […]
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved the allocation of over 40,000 hectares of land to six firms for oil palm cultivation. Obaseki said the step was in furtherance of the government’s vision to make agriculture the mainstay of the state’s economy. The governor said the gesture was part of the Edo State Oil […]
The Lagos State Ministry of Education has released the result of 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination. A statement by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Examinations Board, Mr Bakare Fatai, said, “The Lagos State Ministry of Education hereby announces to the general public. especially the Public and Approved Private Junior Secondary Schools in the […]
The Lagos State Government has warned religious leaders in the state against a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging them to intensify safety protocols to avert the spread of the virus. The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Anofiu Elegushi, spoke on Monday in Lagos at the 2020 International Day for Tolerance. While appealing to […]
In a bid to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the country, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 pandemic has appealed to Nigerians abroad who might be planning on coming home for the Christmas festivities to shelf the plan for now. Dr Sani Aliyu who is the National Coordinator of the Taskforce, made […]
Eighty-one professors of African Studies, both Nigerians and non-Nigerians, have written a letter to the United States President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, seeking sanctions, including travel ban, for those responsible for the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki tollgate area of Lagos on October 20. In their letter dated November 13, […]
Forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have fired rockets at airports in a neighbouring region, as their conflict with the government grows. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said it had targeted the two sites in the Amhara region and warned of further strikes. Tension between the government and TPLF escalated over the past month. […]