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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said arrangement had been put in place to implement the embedded power project which would soon bring electricity to every home in the state. Ambode spoke at the 2017 community day celebration with the theme: “Community Affinity: Aligning Lagos Communities with Private Sector” held in Lagos. He said that his administration would not rest until it ensured that there was light in every home, a school in every ward, as well as a clinic in every neighbourhood. “These may look like tall dreams, but history has shown that they are achievable. Together,…

Wembley will host seven games at Euro 2020 after Brussels lost the right to host matches for the tournament. Belgium’s capital city has been ruled out as a planned new stadium is still to be built and Uefa have not received the necessary guarantees. Wembley was already scheduled to hold the semi-finals and final but will now also host three group games and a last 16 tie. Cardiff and Stockholm had also been in contention to host the extra games. READ: I was interested in joining Barcelona – Philippe Coutinho Speaking in Nyon, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said the decision…

Philippe Coutinho has admitted he was “interested” in a move to Barcelona last summer and is unsure what the future holds for him at Liverpool. The 25-year-old had a transfer request rejected in August, as the Reds turned down three bids from the La Liga club. “I do not know how the future is going to be,” said the forward, who signed a five-year deal at the start of 2017. “What will happen in January, we will know it in January. I do not know if there will be an offer.” Barcelona targeted Coutinho after selling his fellow Brazilian Neymar…

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti on Thursday approved the disbursement of over N200 million as car loan to 645 workers in the state’s service. The State Commissioner for Finance, Chief Toyin Ojo, said that the loans would be disbursed to beneficiaries in sums ranging from N80,000 to N1.5 million. According to Ojo, the amount accruing to each individual depends on their status and grade level. “I just want to affirm the commitment of this administration to the welfare of workers. “As we speak, since the inception of this administration, N896.8 million has been given out as car loans to 2,942…

Nigeria’s former Sports Minister Damishi Sango has been kidnapped on his way to Abuja for PDP’s National Convention by by yet to be identified persons.
 Sango who is the Plateau state Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman was abducted along with his entourage. Plateau Police Command spokesman, Terna Tyopev, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos, said that Sango was abducted alongside four others around Jere-Garkawa road in Kaduna State.
 “They were on their way from Jos to Abuja on Wednesday evening when the kidnappers abducted them,” he said.
 He said that the Plateau…

One of Nigeria’s two main oil unions on Thursday threatened to launch a nationwide strike from December 18 over what it said was a “mass sacking of workers that joined the union”. If the government fails to force the management of domestic oil and gas companies and marginal field operators to recall laid off union members, its workers will go on strike, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) said. PENGASSAN did not say how many workers were laid off and union officials did not respond to calls and messages. READ: Justice Adeniyi Ademola retires from…

Justice Adeniyi Ademola on Thursday tendered his letter of voluntary retirement from the bench of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The judge was due for his statutory retirement in March, 2018, but he suddenly turned in his letter of voluntary retirement dated December 6, 2017. Although his one-paragraph letter was submitted to the Office of the acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, the letter stated that his retirement took effect from Wednesday. The judge did not state the reason for tendering his letter ahead of the anticipated date. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Traditional United States allies are among a growing chorus condemning President Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Saudi Arabia called it “unjustified and irresponsible”, while France and the UK said they did not support the decision. The Arab and the wider Muslim world – including a number of US allies – condemned Mr Trump’s announcement. Demonstrations broke out outside the US consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, and in Jordan’s capital Amman. Palestinians turned off Christmas lights in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Mr Trump was “throwing the…

Hull City have appointed former Southampton and Reading boss Nigel Adkins as their new head coach on an 18-month contract. The 52-year-old replaces Russian Leonid Slutsky, who left on Sunday with the club 20th in the Championship. Adkins, who has been out of work since being sacked by Sheffield United in May 2016, guided the Saints to promotion to the Premier League in 2012. He will oversee training on Thursday and his first match in charge will come at home to Brentford on Saturday. Adkins, an ex-Tranmere and Wigan goalkeeper, enjoyed success in his first role in management with Scunthorpe…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night declared that the massive reception that greeted his arrival in Kano for a two-day working visit “is a message to the opposition” that his popularity in the region remains unshaken. Speaking at state dinner held in his honour, President Buhari was full of thanks and gratitude to the government and people of Kano for the very warm and peaceful reception. “I am overwhelmed with the massive reception I have received and definitely since this is partisan politics, I think it has sent a clear message to the opposition. “Even going by the details of…