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The Kwara State Fire Service has said that it saved two petrol tankers loaded with 66,000 litres of fuel from an explosion during an accident on Ilorin-Jebba road in Kwara State at the weekend. The Fire Service in a statement by its Head of Media and Publicity, Hassan Adekunle on Sunday said that the two…

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that the state is in the process of distributing fire-fighting equipment and appliances to fire stations across the state as part of efforts to strengthen fire-fighting especially as the dry season sets in. Fayemi, who expressed happiness that fire disasters had declined in the state since 2019,…

Civil society groups on electoral reforms have said that state governors opposed to certain amendments in the Electoral Bill cannot dictate to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). They described the position of some governors on the mode of primary and other items in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill as “unpopular and narrow,” stating…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said Nigerian parents and guardians must uphold family values in order to rebuild society. Buhari said this at the wedding of Mr. Jachimike Ikpeazu, son of Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, in Umuahia, Abia State, on Sunday. Represented by the Minister of State for Mines and Steel…

The youth wing of the All Progressive Congress has appealed to aggrieved members of the party to put the party’s interest above self in their quest for justice. They urged those who were aggrieved to approach the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Reconciliation Committee, instead of resorting to self-help. Deputy National Youth Leader of the APC,…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State and the pioneer National Publicity Secretary of the party, Senator Anietie Okon, has urged youths in Akwa Ibom State to resist the temptation of being used as agents to midwife evil leaders in the country. This is even as he expressed delight that the youths…

Anthony Joshua says he would consider stepping aside to let Oleksandr Usyk fight the unified heavyweight world champion, Tyson Fury. Joshua will fight Usyk for a second time next spring after losing his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts on a unanimous points decision in front of a sell-out crowd at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…

•Muller, Nagelsmann tip Lewandowski •Henry, Zidane back Benzema After taking a year off because of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the Ballon d’Or is back in 2021. Held at Paris’ Théâtre du Châtelet on Monday (today), the Ballon d’Or gala will see France Football magazine recognise the world’s outstanding men’s and women’s players during the…

Ike Diogu powered D’Tigers to a 95-69 win over Uganda to close the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers at the Pavilhão Multiusos Acácias Rubras in Angola on Sunday. Nigeria needing a win to top the group were ruthless from the tip-off taking the first quarter 25-18. The team returned…

nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has joined a host of injured Super Eagles players as the country prepares for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon in January. Okoye suffered a shoulder injury in Sparta Rotterdam’s 1-0 loss to Ajax in Sunday’s Eredivisie encounter. The 22-year-old was replaced in the 24th minute after he collided…