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The Lagos State Government has appointed Alh Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo as the chairman of the Lagos Parks Management Committee. MC Oluomo was sacked as the Lagos chairman of the NURTW by the NUTRM national body barely 12 hours before his appointment. The state government said it set up the committee to oversee the affairs of all motor parks and garages in the state. In a statement by Gbenga Omotoso, Commissioner Information and Strategy, this is in fulfillment of the Government’s promise to ensure that events in the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) are not…

The chairman of Roots Television, Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, has declared his interest to contest for the presidential seat in the 2023 presidential election. Kachikwu, who is a journalist declared his interest in the top job in a virtual broadcast in Abuja on Wednesday. In his broadcast entitled: “My Opening Argument”, Kachikwu listed 20 reasons that necessitated his interest in contesting for the plum job. “I am contesting on the platform of African Democratic Congress and I will initiate public service reforms, eliminate corruption and win the war against terrorism.” Kachikwu assured that Nigerians would enjoy equal opportunities, welfare for teachers,…

The Financial Services Innovators (FSI), a Nigerian non-profit organisation committed to enabling start-ups within the technology and financial space has reaffirmed its commitment to creating inclusive financial solutions in suburban Nigeria with the announcement of the final round of the ‘IncludeMe’ virtual hackathon competition. The ongoing virtual Hackathon, which started on the 11th of March with a webinar entitled MSME challenges in Northern Nigeria, facilitated by Mr Folorunsho Lukman, SMEDAN State Manager, Minna, is aimed at engendering inclusive financial solutions for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, focusing on the banking and insurance services sectors in Northern Nigeria. Speaking on the…

The agent of Chelsea and Germany forward Timo Werner, 26, has been in Italy meeting with AC Milan, Juventus and Atalanta. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian) If Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag is appointed Manchester United manager as expected, he will pursue the signing of Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 25, from Wolves. (Sun) Dutchman Ten Hag also wants to bring 20-year-old Ajax and Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber with him to Old Trafford. (Star) The Austrian FA has denied meeting current Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick over the managerial vacancy with their men’s national team. (Express) Manchester United’s Paul Pogba, 29, favours a return to…

Two persons in the entourage of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan died on Wednesday in Abuja after a convoy accident. The ex-President and his wife, Patience, have been to the emergency unit of the National Hospital, Abuja where all victims were evacuated to. Although Jonathan was not admitted into any of the units in the hospital, some members of his team were critically injured. According to sources, the convoy was involved in an accident while returning from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to his residence in the Federal Capital Territory. He had barely returned from an international assignment when the accident happened.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate re-deployment of Mohammed Abdullahi as the new Minister of Environment, with effect from April 6, 2022. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Until his appointment, Abdullahi was the Honourable Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation. Buhari appoints Sunday Echono as new Executive Secretary of TETFund According to Mustapha, the President hopes that he would bring his wealth of experience to bear on his new assignment for the growth of the country.

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, delivered judgment in favour of some women groups asking the Federal Government to implement the 35 per cent affirmative action. Justice Donatus Okorowo, in a judgment, granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs. Justice Okorowo said he agreed with the plaintiffs that the Federal Government’s subscription to Article 19 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights implied that the defendants were bound by its provisions. He therefore dismissed the objection of the defence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the plaintiffs, in the suit marked: FHC/ABC/CS/1006/2020, are the…

Chelsea’s hold on the Champions League hangs precariously after Karim Benzema’s hat-trick put Real Madrid in a position of power following the quarter-final first leg at Stamford Bridge. Real coach Carlo Ancelotti made a winning return to the club where he won the Premier League and FA Cup double after veteran France striker Benzema delivered his latest masterclass. Benzema, 34 and fresh from the treble that sunk Paris St-Germain in the last 16, punished holders Chelsea with two magnificent headers in the space of three minutes midway through the first half. Kai Havertz’s header gave Chelsea hope before the break…

The Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), Alwan Ali-Hassan, has regained freedom from the terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train. Ali-Hassan was among many passengers whose family declared missing after the incident. Recall that a source close to the BOA boss’s family said Ali-Hassan’s line has been switched off since after the attack on Monday evening with no one able to reach him. The source noted that Hassan boarded the evening train going to Kaduna with one of his nieces. Another source close to his family said that the BOA boss regained freedom on Wednesday after negotiations with…

A military tribunal on Wednesday ruled that Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore be sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in a coup. The charismatic Marxist revolutionary Sankara was gunned down in the West African nation’s capital Ouagadougou at the age of 37, four years after he took power in a previous putsch. Compaore was charged in absentia along with his former Head of Security, Hyacinthe Kafando, who was also sentenced to life imprisonment. Both have previously denied any involvement in Sankara’s death along with 12 other defendants accused of involvement…