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On Monday January 4, 2021, shortly after the news of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq cabinet dissolution broke comes the news of the sack of Director General, Kwara state Bureau of Land, Mr. Bolaji Edun, with reports that one Mr. Abdullahi Bolakale Yusuf took over from him immediately. Refuting the widely reported sack of Mr. Edun as DG Bureau of Lands, the CPS to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye initially said “there is a cessation of the office of the DG Bureau of Lands in the state. Lands’ is now a department under the recently signed Geographic Information Service, GIS, law. The GIS,…

Kwara state police command have arrested a 24-year-old teacher, Medinat Ibrahim,  for allegedly faking her own kidnap just to extort N250, 000 from her father. Medinat, who was paraded alongside two other suspects identified as Amudalat Wahab (30) and Hammed Lekan (28) said she committed the crime to raise money to settle a debt which accrued from the monthly contribution at the private school where she serves as a teacher. She alleged she was maltreated by her stepmother who also caused friction between her and her father, adding that she decided to fake her own kidnap to get money to offset…

1664 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, January 6. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 642, the highest for the day while the FCT recorded 407 fresh cases. Other states with fresh cases include Plateau-160, Kaduna-83, Rivers-62, Adamawa-47, Nasarawa-38, Abia-29, Edo-28, Anambra-27, Niger-24, Ogun-24, Imo-15, Oyo-14, Kano-12, Osun-12, Borno-9, Delta-7, Enugu-7, Bauchi-5, Ekiti-5, Sokoto-5 and Jigawa-2. Nigeria now has 94, 369 confirmed cases of the viral disease. 77, 299 patients have been discharged while 1324 deaths have been recorded so far. See a breakdown of the number of cases per states…

The First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has announced the appointment of Yemisi Edun as its acting managing director. Edun takes over the running of the bank from the Managing Director, Adam Nuru, who on Tuesday, January 5, proceeded on leave amid allegations of marital infidelity involving him and a former staff of the bank, Moyo Thomas. A statement from the bank announcing Edun’s appointment reads in part “In line with normal corporate practice, Mrs Yemisi Edun is acting as the managing director of FCMB in the interim period while Mr Adam Nuru is on leave, and the Board conducts its…

US-based Nigerian swimsuit model, Michelle Chisara Okoro took to her Instagram page to flaunt her bare breasts in these new sexy photos she shared. See full photos below. 

The doctors in an interview with Sahara Reporters say the increase in the requests for DNA tests began even before the ongoing paternity scandal involving the Managing Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Adam Nuru, and a former employee of the bank, Moyo Thomas. A medical doctor at the National Hospital, Abuja, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there has been an increase in the rate at which people come for DNA testing at the facility. “There is an increase in the number of people taking paternity tests because of the awareness, even privately some people call and say…

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Pro-Trump protesters entered the U.S. According to Channelstv, Donald Trump’s supporters on Wednesday stormed a session of Congress held to certify Joe Biden’s win, as a desperate last-minute bid by the president to overturn his election loss sparked chaos and accusations of a “coup” attempt. Hours after an extraordinary rally by Trump challenging his defeat, his flag-waving backers broke down barricades outside the Capitol and swarmed inside, with the special session going into an emergency recess as protesters entered the chambers. The chaos at the Capitol,…

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona wrecked Marcelino’s first match in charge of Athletic Bilbao with a hard-fought 3-2 triumph at San Mames. Inaki Williams made an instant impression on Athletic’s new manager – appointed following the dismissal of Gaizka Garitano by scoring inside three minutes for the home side on Wednesday. Teenager Pedri equalised with a header soon after, and a powerful first-time shot from Messi made it 3-1 and Barcelona held on for the victory, despite a late 20-yard strike from Athletic’s Iker Muniain.

Manchester City beat Manchester United to reach the Carabao Cup final and will now face Tottenham at Wembley as they look to win the competition four times in a row. Second-half goals from John Stones and Fernandinho secured their progress as City cut loose after first half in which both sides had goals disallowed. It was a disappointing night for United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, whose side have now lost four cup semi-finals in the past 12 months and failed to heed their manager’s call to win some silverware as tangible proof of their recent performance. It will be a…

Juventus ended league leaders AC Milan’s unbeaten run with Federico Chiesa starring in a vital 3-1 win. Italy winger Chiesa was the match-winner in an entertaining clash at the San Siro, opening the deadlock by capping off a well-worked team play started by a Paulo Dybala back-heel. Despite the deficit, Milan were not discouraged and grew into the game, finding an equaliser with an equally stunning team move finished by Davide Calabria in the 41 minute. But Chiesa restored Juve’s lead on the hour mark with a great run and finish before substitutes Dejan Kulusevski and Weston McKennie combined to…