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President Muhammadu Buhari who had a meeting with governors of the 36 states in Abuja on Tuesday December 8, has asked them to work with local chiefs in their various states to tackle insecurity. In a statement released by presidential aide Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari was quoted saying that working with monarchs and other community members would boost local intelligence gathering and aid the work of security agencies. He said; “The sub-region is no longer safe, more so with the collapse of the former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi’s regime and the cross border movement of weapons and criminals. “Governors must…

Pierre Webo was sent off after a row with the fourth official Paris St-Germain’s Champions League game against Istanbul Basaksehir will resume on Wednesday after it was abandoned on Tuesday with a match official accused of using a racist term towards one of the away side’s backroom staff. Istanbul allege fourth official Sebastian Coltescu used the language towards their assistant coach Pierre Webo. Former Cameroon international Webo was shown a red card in an exchange on the touchline. Istanbul players walked off the pitch in protest, with PSG players following. The incident happened just 14 minutes into the Group H tie, which was still goalless. The match will recommence…

The body of a yet-to-be identified woman was found dumped at Osuntokun Avenue, Bodija, in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Tuesday, December 8. The Fast-Track Emergency Rescue Operation squad of the Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency (OYRTMA) were called to the scene at about 11am. They arrived, removed the remains and deposited it at the Adeoyo Hospital’s Mortuary, Ibadan.

Only against Juventus in April 1999 (11 minutes) have United been 2-0 down earlier in a Champions League match than against RB Leipzig Manchester United’s season suffered a great setback as a defeat at German side RB Leipzig knocked them out of the Champions League. Needing just a draw to progress to the last 16, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side conceded twice inside 13 minutes to leave their hopes in tatters before RB Leipzig added what ultimately turned out to be the killer third with 20 minutes left. United staged their now customary second-half fightback thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty and Paul Pogba header, but ultimately fell…

Ondo state first lady, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has reacted to reports of the reconciliation of Channels TV reporter, Pius Angbo and his wife, Ifeyinwa. Ifeyinwa, a medical doctor, over the weekend shared a video online in which she accused Pius, a Channels TV correspondent based in Benue, of constantly subjecting her to acts of domestic violence in their six years of marriage. On Monday, December 7, Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, intervened and reconciled the couple. Reacting to the development via her social media handle, Mrs. Akeredolu said it is the responsibility of women to raise their sons to respect women.…

The Ooni of Ife has formally welcomed his newborn son and the child’s mother to the palace. A welcome ceremony was held in the Palace, with the Queen presenting the newborn Prince to the Ooni who then sat on his throne with his heir in his arms. Sharing photos from the ceremony to Instagram, the monarch wrote: “Today, I welcomed our prince Tadenikowo Adesoji Aderemi Eri-Ifeoluwasimi and the mother to the palace of Ile Oodua. “The almighty will exalt him and divinely make him the best.” See more photos and video below…

President  Muhammedu Buhari has said that the Nigerian land borders that have been closed since August 2019, will soon be reopened. The President stated this when he met with the 36 state governors in the state house Abuja today, December  8. At the meeting, President Buhari briefed the governors on the measures his administration is taking to curtail the deplorable state of insecurity. The President informed the state governors that his government has invested heavily in weapons and equipment for the military and that his administration will continue to support the military in its fight against criminality. Regarding the closed…

Queen Ola, the former wife of the Alaafin of Oyo has shared an insight on some of the things she has learnt following the end of her marriage to the Oyo monarch. She revealed this in a question and answer session she held on Instagram. See some of her replies below;

Margaret Keenan was given the vaccine by May Parsons, a matron at University Hospital in Coventry A UK grandmother has become the first person in the world to be given the Pfizer Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination programme. Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was the “best early birthday present”. She was given the injection at 06:31 GMT – the first of 800,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that will be dispensed in the coming weeks. Up to four million more are expected by the end of the month. Hubs in the UK will vaccinate over-80s and some health and care staff…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU has said it will not be calling off its eight months old strike until the Federal government pays all withheld salaries and fulfils all of the offers made to the union thus far. The Federal government, in its latest offers to ASUU leadership, pledged to pay N40 billion as Earned Allowance and N30 billion for the revitalization of the university system, bringing the total payment to N70 billion. The government also agreed to settle the arrears of salaries of the lecturers before December 2020, but after due consultation with the government side. The Federal government also…