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Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal have made a world record £259m bid for Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, reports the Press Association. The 24-year-old France captain, who has a year left on his contract, has refused to sign an extension at the French champions and was not part of the pre-season tour to Japan. PSG […]

Actress Eniola Badmus has allegedly arrested a lady for accusing him of organising ladies for All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains. The internet troll, who has been identified as Oge, accused the movie star of being a professional pimp. “Eniola Badmus is a Professional Pimp, she connects Small small girls to Big Politicians all over Nigeria,” […]

• Raises reconciliation panel to foster unity among stakeholders Following a clash between Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and former spokesperson for the Senate, Ajibola Basiru, the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, has vowed to be apolitical, embrace all political gladiators from different political parties and end rancour among stakeholders. The monarch has raised […]

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Rome, Italy, Ahead of the United Nations Food Systems Summit, representing President Bola Tinubu at the event scheduled for today, July 24 to Wednesday, July 26. The Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola, in a statement yesterday, noted that the VP was received at Leonardo […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has warned Nigerians against patronizing drug hawkers. The agency said most of the drugs sold by hawkers are counterfeit, substandard, and expired, warning that the sellers of the medicines are merchants of death. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye said this today […]

  The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Abdulkarim Chukkol, has promised that the anti-graft agency will sustain its partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. According to a statement yesterday by the commission spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, Chukkol also said the EFCC was committed to working with critical […]

The Lagos State Fire Service says the state recorded one thousand, six hundred and forty-two 1,642 fire incidents between January and June 2023, with 42 persons killed. Similarly, 177 persons were rescued, while N14.62 billion properties were destroyed. In its mid-year activity report, the Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, explained that […]

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, Yakubu Maikyau SAN says the narrative that members of the legal profession constitute a stumbling block to the fight against corruption is false. This was as he submitted that the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing was a legal fight that must be fought within the […]

The newly-appointed Chief of Air Staff, Air vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar, formally assumed office yesterday with a pledge to breathe new life into the ongoing war against banditry, terrorism, and other forms of insecurity bedevilling the country. Abubakar, who acknowledged that Nigerians have high expectations from the security agencies to tackle insecurity in the country, […]

The Department of State Services DSS has raised the alarm of planned attacks on worship and recreational centres before and during Eid Kabir celebrations. According to the agency, the recovery of Improvised Explosive Devices from terrorists in joint operations by the service, personnel of the Nigerian Army and Police lent credence to the planned attack. […]