It was a night like never before as FIFA holds 2020 The Best award after an eventful and unusual football season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert Lewandowski and Lucy Bronze were awarded the 2020 Men and Women’s Player of the Year awards, respectively while Jurgen Klopp bagged the Best Men’s Coach award. Tottenham Hotspur striker, Heung-Min Son won the Puskas award for the goal of the season, beating Luis Suarez and Flamengo’s Giorgian De Arrascaeta to the award. Find below the full list of the 2020 FIFA The Best awards: The Best FIFA 2020 Award Winners Best Men’s Player: Robert Lewandowski…
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President Muhammadu Buhatri has received the released 344 Kankara schoolboys. These children were kidnapped and were taken to Tsafe, Zamfara State, inside the terrorist hideout on Friday 11 of December, 2020. They were released yesterday through the intervention of the security operatives and were brought back to Katsina to meet with Buhari. Vanguard had earlier reported that Buhari will receive the schoolboys by 3:pm today. The school Katsina, Vice Principal, Yahaya Salauwa, has confirmed that the abducted schoolboys are complete. Details later: Vanguard
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Friday, said although the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not visit Kankara, Katsina State where students were abducted, he coordinated rescue efforts from his hometown, Daura. The minister also gave an indication that the country could have received foreign support in the efforts that led to the release of the students on Friday. Mohammed spoke at a press conference in Abuja. When asked why the President failed to visit Kankara despite that he was in the state as of the time of the abduction, the minister said, “Yes, the…
Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Abdulkadir Jimoh on Friday morning died in Calabar after battling with health challenges for some weeks. The Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme who confirmed the unfortunate incident said he was brought into the hospital facility, practically dead on Friday morning. He did not declare the cause of the death but advised those who have been in close contact with the late CP to be on self-isolation as well as visit the UCTH for a COVID-19 test. Late CP Jimoh was last seen in the…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has said that his administration would construct a jetty in the southern senatorial district of the state. Akeredolu gave the assurance during the Service of Carols and Nine lessons organized by the state government, held at the International Center for Culture and Event Center (DOME), Igbatoro, Akure. The jetty, according to the Governor, will help in transporting equipment needed for the bitumen exploration in the state from Apapa in Lagos State. He said the Jetty also has the potential to kickstart activities in the state inland waterways around Ipare, Aboto and Atijere in Ilaje local government area.…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, remitted over 362 billion naira within the past five years to the nation’s federation accounts. Its Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Prof. Umar Danbatta who disclosed this, said the telecommunications sector would continue to play key role to the diversification of the nation’s economy. Prof. Danbatta made the assertion while addressing members of Course 29 at the National Defence College, Abuja. He spoke on the theme, “The Telecommunications Industry and National Development in Nigeria: The Roles of the NCC in Promoting Digital Economy”. A statement from the Public Affairs Department of NCC quoted Danbatta as saying that…
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has gone into isolation after coming in contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19. Gov. Tambuwa, announced this via his Twitter handle, stating that he had undergone a COVID-19 test. “Gov @AWTambuwal goes into isolation after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19. The Deputy Gov will oversee all activities of the state pending the outcome of the test result of the Governor,” the governor tweeted.
The Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Identity Management Commission have been ordered to remove the fee imposed on subscribers for National Identification Number retrieval requests. NIMC USSD service to retrieve NIN usually attract N20 fee which will be deducted from the phone credit balance after dialing *346* However, a statement from the office of The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, stated that the fee was cancelled to make linking phone lines to NIN easier. The statement titled, ‘Pantami Orders Cancellation Of NIN Retrieval Charge Across All Networks’, partly read, “The Minister’s directive which takes immediate effect,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the reordered re-run election for Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger State will take place on Saturday, February 6, 2021. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the end of the management meeting of the commission. According to him, the meeting deliberated on some issues including the judgement of the Court of Appeal delivered on 17 November 2020, which affirmed the nullification of the return of Kasimu Danjuma of APC as the member representing Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger State.…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the country is grateful to Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State. I welcome the release of the kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. This is a huge relief to the entire country & international community. The entire country is grateful to Governor Masari, the Intelligence Agencies, the Military and the Police Force. Our administration is fully aware of the responsibility we have to protect the lives and property of all Nigerians. I ask Nigerians to be patient and fair to us as we deal with the challenges of security, the economy, and corruption.…