Sports Festival
30 Aug
Five out of the six states in Nigeria's North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria have converged in Taraba State for the North-East zonal elimination games. The event, which is taking place at the Jolly Nyame Stadium in Jalingo, The Guardian gathered is in preparation for the upcoming National Youth Sports Festival, set to take place next…
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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso on Friday saID contrary to notions held in certain quarters, 1000 staffers of his outfit resigned voluntarily from service. The CBN chief, who appeared before Mr. Usman Kumo led adhoc committee probing into the circumstances behind the disengagement of the workers, and…
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A woman who claimed to have retired as a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Esther Marcus, has lamented the sum of N1.7 million she received as gratuity and a monthly pension of N40,000 after spending 35 years in service. Marcus, who claimed to have joined the Nigeria Police Force (NPFL) before she clocked 16 years, shared…
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of 45 permanent secretaries and three executive secretaries in the state’s civil service. The appointments disclosed in a statement by Information Commissioner Dotun Oyelade and formalised in a document signed by Head of Service Olubunmi Oni, include a diverse mix of roles across key sectors. Sixteen…
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The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed that a woman identified as Ifeoluwa Adekalu was accidentally shot dead by an officer. The incident, according to a police statement, occurred in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Thursday, after an officer accidentally discharged a bullet from his gun at the Okela Police Station. "The police…
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A Brazilian influencer and former Playboy model, Juliana Isen, has undergone surgery to reconstruct her nose after a part of it was bitten off by a dog on New Year's Eve. The 39-year-old suffered the attack at a party in Mexico when she went to pet an Akita Inu who also bit her hand. She…
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Manchester United have decided to activate the one-year extension in Harry Maguire's contract, as head coach Ruben Amorim acknowledged the team's urgent need for strong leadership. The £190,000-a-week deal, originally signed in 2019 when Maguire joined from Leicester City for £80 million, will now keep him at Old Trafford for another season. …
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The National Library of Nigeria spent a whopping N13 million to produce its budget over the last three years. A Guardian scrutiny of the National Library's budgets from 2022 to 2024 reveals a steady rise in the annual budget administrative costs, from N2 million to N7 million. Notably, the budget documents have remained remarkably concise,…
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Considering the economic hardship in the country, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has appealed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to grant an extension to the owners of the 762 plots of land revoked in Maitama, Abuja, to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (CfO). The CNPP, in…
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King Jaja of Opobo in Rivers, Dr Dandeson Douglas Jaja, has encouraged the people of Opobo to come home and invest to enhance its development. Jaja called during the 2025 Opobo International Charity Day, on Thursday in Opobo. According to the King who is also marking his 45 years on the throne, our ecology is…
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The Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s budget presentation, saying it violates the legal processes of the state. Fubara signed the ₦1.188 trillion 2025 budget into law, following its passage by a controversial three-member legislative assembly led by Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo. The presentation, according to the APC, violates court rulings…