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LUCAS BOLUWAJI There is little or no chance that we can find a service subscriber, who does not have one issue or the other with the service provider. Telephone, pay television and internet service providers, to give just three examples, almost always are in our gunsights for a variety of reasons: Spotty service, tariffs presumed to be too high, slow speed and lousy customer service are my main peeves. You can add yours. These often leave me close to tearing my hair out. I do not get to do it because my hair is never of the volume to grab…

Fans of the WWE can gear up for the latest Pay-Per-View event, ‘Elimination Chamber’ from the WWE Thunderdome in St Petersburg, Florida. SuperSport will air the event live to DStv customers on the morning of Monday 22 February at 1am live on SuperSport Grandstand (DStv Channel 201), SuperSport Variety 3 (DStv Channel 208) and WWE Channel 128, with a prime-time repeat later the same day at 6pm on SuperSport Variety 3 and WWE Channel 128. While GOtv viewers can catch the Elimination Chamber on Wednesday 24 February at 3:15pm on SuperSport Select 1 (GOtv Channel 33). Drew McIntyre is facing an uphill climb to remain the WWE Champion going into WrestleMania 37. Shane McMahon and…

Monaco condemned Mauricio Pochettino to his second defeat as Paris St-Germain head coach with a shock win at Parc des Princes in Ligue 1. Sofiane Diop opened the scoring for the visitors in the sixth minute, heading home Ruben Aguilar’s header back across goal from Kevin Volland’s cross. And Guillermo Maripan doubled the lead with a second-half side-footed finish after Ander Herrera failed to clear. The hosts had just one shot on target as Monaco cantered to all three points. Read also: Mbappe scores record hat trick as PSG thrashes Barca 4-1 In their first game since their impressive 4-1 win…

The 42 persons abducted by bandits in Government Science College Kagara, Niger State have regained freedom. The abductees include 27 students, 3 staff and 12 members of their family. Sources said the abductees, who were at a different location from the kidnapped passengers, are also on their way to Minna. Read also: ‘Govt will not pay ransom for Kagara students’ -Lai Mohammed The abducted passengers were said to be in Minna but yet to get to the Government House to meet Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello, who will receive them officially.

Marcus Rashford played a key role in a win over struggling Newcastle as Manchester United returned to second place in the Premier League. The England striker helped the hosts overcome a stuttering start when he lashed in an 18th goal of the season by beating Karl Darlow at the near post after 30 minutes. Allan Saint-Maximin then scored a deserved equaliser with his first goal since coming back from a two-month absence caused by coronavirus symptoms, slamming in after Harry Maguire failed to clear. The Newcastle winger then threatened again early in the second half, but the game turned after…

Immediate past Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has been arrested after he dared Governor Hope Uzodimma to reopen the Royal Palm Estate sealed by the State Government. Accompanied by his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, the former Governor broke the keys to recover the estate belonging to his wife, Nkechi. Infuriated by the ex-Governor’s action, loyalists to the State Government confronted them in a clash that left one person injured. Read also: Sack all ministers, aides, Okorocha tells Buhari Imo Government on Friday had recovered the Royal Palm Estate along Akachi road. The seizure, according to the team led by Commissioner for…

One week after they were abducted, passengers of the Niger State Transport Mass Transit have regained freedom. Niger Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani- Bello, announced their release on his Twitter handle on Sunday afternoon. Read also: Defend yourself against bandits, Defence Minister tells Nigerians https://twitter.com/abusbello/status/1363534815430135808?s=20 21 passengers were abducted by bandits on their way from Kontagora to Minna last Sunday.

Nigeria exits recession as GDP grew by 0.11% in Q4 2020.  Nigeria’s prompt exit from recession is a key indicator of the success of the ongoing Economic Sustainability Plan approved by the Federal Government and Nigerians should expect more as the implementation of the Plan is gathering even greater momentum. This indication was given over the weekend by Mr. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Vice President while updating the media on ESP progress and reacting to the latest GDP figures for the last quarter of 2020. The President…

President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened by the fatal crash of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft on Sunday in Abuja that claimed the lives of seven personnel.  On behalf of the Federal Government, President Buhari extends heartfelt condolences to family members, friends and colleagues of those who died as a result of this tragedy. The President joins the Nigerian Air Force, the military and other Nigerians in mourning the unfortunate loss of the dedicated and courageous personnel, who died in the line of duty. Read also: All passengers dead in Nigeria military crash President Buhari notes that…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN to work with appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly probe allegations of corruption in the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) between 2004 and 2020, including missing N3,836,685,213.13 documented in the 2017 Annual Report by the Auditor-General of the Federation.” The organization also urged him to “direct Mr Malami and the anticorruption agencies to make public the outcome of any investigation, and to prosecute suspected perpetrators if there…