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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has called for the institution of a reward system to encourage soldiers to put in their best for Nigeria. He made the call during an inter-denominational Church Service marking the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at Saint Peter’s Anglican Church, Rumuepirikom on Sunday. The Governor, who urged members of the armed forces to be professional, praised them for the roles they have played in preserving the unity of the country. “But for them, kidnappers, cultists, insurgents and armed robbers would have taken over the country. I urge members of the Armed Forces to choose the right…

Mr Suru Avoseh, a member, Lagos State Civil Service Commission, says no fewer than 50, 000 applicants had applied for one thousand vacant teaching jobs announced by the state government in 2019. Avoseh made this known during the New Year Party organised by the Badagry Women Development Forum on Sunday in Badagry. NAN reports that the Lagos State Government had on Nov. 11 announced the plans to employ one thousand teachers into the public secondary schools across the state. Avoseh said some of the applicants that qualified for the job had been invited for the examination. “After the examination, those…

Sergio Aguero scored his 12th hat-trick to become the highest overseas goalscorer in Premier League history in rampant Manchester City’s six-goal hammering of struggling Aston Villa.

Some community leaders in Lagos on Sunday lauded the South West governors’ initiative of launching the “Operation Amotekun” to curb security challenges in the region. They told NAN in Lagos that the new security outfit would help to strengthen the operations of regular security outfits. NAN reports that governors in the region had on Jan. 9 launched the security outfit in Ibadan. Commenting, Mr Bisi Yusuf, a member, Lagos State House of Assembly, said the essence of government was to provide security for the citizenry. Yusuf, representing Alimosho Constituency 1, said: “Once there is security, there is going to be…

Western Lotto Nigeria Ltd yesterday said it is seeking to employ 20,000 youths as Point of Sales Officers in 18 states across the country. The company said in a statement that this was part of its initiative to boost job creation, empowerment and productive engagement of young people. Applicants are expected to have a minimum qualification of Senior School Certificate (SSCE) and a maximum of Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in any discipline. The statement said: “Successful applicants shall be entitled to monthly salary of N30,000 – in line with the minimum wage approved by Labour and the Federal and state…

Access Bank Plc has dismissed reports that its Group Managing Director, Mr. Herbert Wigwe has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of fraud. Some online news sites had claimed that Mr Wigwe was arrested for laundering money for former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu and former petroleum minister, Deziani Allison-Madueke, as well as alleged inflation of contracts linked to former Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. In a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday, January 10, 2019 by the company secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, the financial institution denied the reports, stressing that,…

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in Iran’s capital, Tehran, to vent anger at officials, calling them liars for having denied shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane. Protests took place outside at least two universities, with tear gas reportedly fired. US President Donald Trump tweeted support for the “inspiring” protests. Iran on Saturday admitted downing the jet “unintentionally”, three days after the crash that killed 176 people. Chants of می‌کشم، می‌کشم، آن که برادرم کشت – which roughly translates to “I will kill those who killed my brother.” Protests in #Iran following the government admitting it shot down…

Former world number one Serena Williams has defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 to win her first WTA title since the Australian Open in 2017. She also climbs up one spot in the rankings to number 9 and will be seeded eighth seed at the Australian Open later this month. Serena, 38, won the ASB Classic sponsored ATP Auckland Open in straight set, her first title since she gave birth to her daughter Olympia in 2017. Firmino scores as Liverpool snatch victory at Tottenham The ASB Classic is her 73rd career title. Serena Williams#ASBClassic pic.twitter.com/PCKCNBiKwl — Ashish ???????? (@tennis_gifs) January 12,…

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to 16 points with a game in hand as they battled to a hard-fought win at Tottenham. Jurgen Klopp’s men became the first team in Europe’s top-five leagues to win 20 of their first 21 games as they fought off a second-half fightback from Spurs to win courtesy of Roberto Firmino’s first-half goal. The Brazil forward turned Spurs’ teenage debutant Japhet Tanganga and then beat Paulo Gazzaniga with a sweet strike to give the visitors a deserved lead. However Liverpool were then grateful to poor finishing from Jose Mourinho’s…

Iran’s admission it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet has sparked demands for justice for the 176 people on board who were killed. The calls were led by Ukraine’s president and the prime minister of Canada, which lost 57 nationals. Social media footage has shown protests in Iran, some of them calling for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to resign. The plane was shot down on Wednesday, hours after Iran had struck two air bases housing US forces in Iraq. Those missile strikes were Iran’s response to the US killing of senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani. He died in a…