Author: Biyi Lawrence
Manchester City made it two wins from two at the start of the new Premier League season after thrashing newly-promoted Bournemouth 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The champions wasted no time getting into their stride in the sunshine as Norway striker Erling Haaland marked his home debut with an assist for Ilkay Gundogan’s opener after 19 minutes. With the first goal on the board, City cut loose and scored a sumptuous second 12 minutes later as Kevin De Bruyne curled a fine strike into the net with the outside of his foot. Phil Foden added another before halftime…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has been appointed to lead the reconciliation team, as part of ongoing efforts at resolving the lingering feud between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Atiku Abubakar While fielding questions from journalist, Fintiri, who arrived the Yola International Airport, on Saturday via Max Air, revealed his new assignment The governor noted that he has been made the chairman of the reconciliation committee set up by Atiku to resolve his feud with Governor Wike. The governor who disclosed that he seemed the right man for the assignment, assured that…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Tragedy struck in Tarai village of Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano State following the collapse of a building that killed three siblings. The father of the deceased, Abubakar Usman, told the Executive Secretary of State Emergency Management Agency, Saleh Jili when he led a delegation on a condolence visit to the village. He listed the deceased as Umar Abubakar, Aliyu Abubakar and their sister Aisha Abubakar. According to the father, the siblings aged four, five and seven lost their lives on Sunday 7th August when their mother’s room collapsed after two days of heavy…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has apologized to the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) over his comment against the Holy Father, Pope Francis. Recall that the Plateau Governor recently accepted to lead the campaign council of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu ahead of 2023 election despite pressures from certain quarters, especially from Christian circles, on him to turn down the offer. While justifying his decision to answer the party’s duty call, Lalong argued that he had no reason to reject the offer because the Pope hadn’t asked…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Naira appreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N429.62 on Friday. The figure represented an increase of 0.15 per cent compared with the N430.25 it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N431.94 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N429.62. The open indicative rate closed at N429.67 to the dollar. The Naira sold for as low as N410 to the dollar within the day’s trading. A total of 46.31 million was traded in foreign exchange at the…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) on Friday launched ‘Crude Theft Monitoring Applications’ to curb oil theft and pipeline vandalism. The launch was held in Abuja on the sideline of the signing of renewed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) agreements between NNPC and its partners in Oil Mining Leases. The portal with the address ‘stopcrudetheft.com’ could also be accessed through a mobile phone. The portal has application options for reporting incidences, with prompt follow-up and responses and another one for crude sales document validation. Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPC Ltd.…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Emirates is investing over US$ 2 billion to enhance its inflight customer experience, including a massive programme to retrofit over 120 aircraft with the latest interiors, plus an array of other service improvements across all cabins starting in 2022. Emirates is still flying on its brand promise of ‘Fly Better.’ Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: “While others respond to industry pressures with cost cuts, Emirates is flying against the grain and investing to deliver ever better experiences to our customers. Through the pandemic we’ve continued to launch new services and initiatives to ensure…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE Of NAIJA)- Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has warned President Muhammadu Buhari that terrorists are consolidating their grip on communities in Kaduna with a “parallel” government and “permanent operational base” in Birnin Gwari According to Premium Times, El-Rufai warned the president of the terrorists’ consolidation in a late July memo. The terrorists belonging to Ansaru al-Musulmina fi Bilad al-Sudan, or Ansaru for short, were believed to have moved to Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State in 2012 when they broke away from Boko Haram. According to intelligence reports and human sources consulted in further reporting for this…
LAGOS , Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Wednesday, protesting inflation and the rising cost of living in the country The protests grew violent at times. Graphic images and video of battered and seriously injured protesters and some members of security forces could be seen on social media. Security forces were also seen firing guns at citizens. Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh declared a nationwide curfew on Wednesday from 3 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET) while President Julius Maada Bio is out of the country. “These unscrupulous individuals have…
The pace of price rises dipped in the US in July as gas prices eased bringing down the annual rate of inflation to 8.5%, still close to a multi-decade high but lower than the four-decade peak it hit in June. July’s figure, while still high, represents a significant fall from the annual rate of 9.1% recorded in June and will raise hopes that inflation has finally peaked in the US. It follows other indicators that have suggested price rises are finally moderating. But the report showed once again how broadly inflation has spread through the economy. After stripping out food…