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Luton Town FC have secured promotion to the English Premier League after defeating Coventry City FC on penalties today in the promotion play-off final. Luton, who finished third in the Championship table behind Burnley and Sheffield United, saw off Sunderland in the semi-final to reach the final at Wembley. Coventry, on the other hand, finished fifth in the league table and got their place in the final by defeating Middlesbrough. The match, which ended 1-1, saw Rob Edwards team take the lead in the 23rd minute courtesy of a goal from Jordan Clark, despite having two goals disallowed and their…

“It’s about hope, optimism, courage, and hard work,” says the VP. 385 foreigners from the US, UK, and others are now Nigerian citizens. Nigeria’s cultural diversity, hard work, innovation, and infectious optimism of its people are some of the attributes that make it a great country, one that welcomes all classes of people from all over the world, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President spoke today while representing the President at the 1st 2023 Award of Nigerian Citizenship by Registration and Naturalisation to 385 Foreign Nationals, which was held at the Nigerian Correctional Service Headquarters in…

Russia on Saturday rejected US President Joe Biden’s criticism of Moscow’s proposal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, claiming that Washington has been deploying such weapons in Europe for decades. Russia announced on Thursday that it was moving forward with the first deployment of such weapons beyond its borders since the Soviet Union’s demise in 1991, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the weapons were already on the road. On Friday, Biden expressed an “extremely negative” reaction to the news that Russia had proceeded with plans to deploy tactical nuclear pikes in Belarus. The Russian nuclear deployment plan has…

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to hold a farewell broadcast as President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces by 7 a.m. on Sunday, May 28, 2023. This was contained in a press release signed by Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity. The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari will make a farewell broadcast as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on Sunday, May 28, at 7 a.m. Television, radio stations, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for…

“I hired those with a desire to fix Nigeria,” the VP says. Despite challenges, the Nigerian story is one of hope, courage, and a great future. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has stated that his desire to make Nigeria better, alongside President Muhammadu Buhari, in the last eight years was the reason why he specifically hired those who have the desire to fix Nigeria. Prof. Osinbajo stated this yesterday evening in his remarks at a valedictory dinner organized in his honour by the staff of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). The Vice President was accompanied to the dinner…

Bayern Munich spectacularly snatched their 11th consecutive Bundesliga title with a last-matchday 2-1 win at Cologne on Saturday, courtesy of Jamal Musiala’s 89th-minute winner, grabbing the trophy from the hands of rivals Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund would have won their first title since 2011-12 had they beaten Mainz, but a 2-2 draw opened the door for the Bavarian. Man Utd open Neymar talks, Bayern battle Arsenal for Rice And they took advantage thanks to Jamal Musiala’s 89th-minute winner. A Cologne penalty had cancelled out Kingsley Coman’s earlier strike, but Musiala sent the away fans wild. It marked a successful end to…

Fake, substandard, expired, and unwholesome regulated products valued at N4.2 billion were destroyed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday in Awka, Anambra State. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, represented by the agency’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Mr. Francis Nzeribe Ononiwu, said the public destruction of the pharmaceuticals would minimize the chance of their recirculation into the Nigerian market. She stated that the destruction of the counterfeit commodities demonstrates NAFDAC’s determination to protect the nation’s health and ensure that only authentic medications and nutritious foods of the highest quality are…

The outgoing governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has berated the Presidency, stating that in the history of Nigeria, it has never had such bad governance. The governor stated this on Friday, May 26th, at the commissioning of the headquarters of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards, BSCVGs, in Makurdi. He opined that the Buhari-led administration is a retrogressive administration that has taken Nigeria “from top to bottom, making life miserable for all Nigerians”. Ortom stated that Nigeria, which had been thriving under then-President Goodluck Jonathan, was thrown into unimaginable poverty, insecurity, instability, and overall maladministration. “I served under the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s, EFCC Lagos Zonal Command arrested Charles Osaigbovo and Evans Obayaedo, who impersonated Nigerian actor and movie producer Fredrick Leonard, for their alleged involvement in a love scam, computer-related fraud, and obt£38,000aining money under false pretences totaling . Chronicle NG reports that the suspects were arrested following a petition written by a British national against Leonard. EFCC invite, I am not afraid – Ortom declares The petitioner alleged that she met Leonard on the social media platform TikTok and that they later became lovers. She also alleged that Leonard approached her with a proposal to…

His Excellency, Samuel Ortom, the Governor of Benue State, has declared he is not afraid of being invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ortom, the outgoing governor of the state, made this assertion at a valedictory dinner held on Friday, May 26, 2023, at the old banquet hall, Government House, Makurdi. The governor, who will soon relinquish power to the opposition, also urged his council members not to get jittery if invited by the EFCC at any moment. Internet Fraud: EFCC arrests 44 suspects in Benin City “Anytime you are invited by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…