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Leicester City have sacked manager Steve Cooper following their defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. The Foxes are 16th in the Premier League after 12 matches and have earned just two wins in that spell. The club’s decision brings to an end a brief spell in charge for Cooper, who only arrived at the club in the summer to succeed Enzo Maresca. It was the Italian coach, in charge of Chelsea, who delivered the final blow as Leicester fell to a 2-1 defeat at the King Power Stadium. It was the Midlands side’s sixth defeat in the top flight as they…

Coalition of Opposition Lawmakers have raised the alarm over alleged plot by some governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and members of the National Working Committee (NWC), to keep the acting national chairman, Umar Damagun, in office till 2027 in order to weaken the party. The group stated this on Sunday evening during a world press conference held in Akokwa, Imo state. According to the group’s spokesperson, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, some prominent members of the party have planted 24 PDP state chairmen that will endorse President Bola Tinubu before 2027 and keep Damagun in office as national chairman till…

Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has disclosed plans to revive the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system. According to Alausa, the Ministry of Education will create opportunities for young Nigerians to give them life skills to improve their employability irrespective of their level of education. Alausa disclosed that Nigeria was taking cue from countries like China and the United States in order to reform the Education Ministry and better compete on the global stage.   This was disclosed in a statement the Minister shared via his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Sunday.   The statement read: “This…

The Royal Courts of Justice, a British court, has found a self-styled Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, guilty of libel and has ordered him to pay the sum of £95,000 as damages to Charles Northcott.   The complainant Northcott works with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Hundeyin made weighty allegations against him in his ”Journalism Career Graveyard” article.   Hundeyin had made several allegations against Northcott following the publication of his article, including accusing Northcott of using his position as the director of the documentary film to obtain sexual favours from Kiki Mordi, Nigerian Emmy-nominated journalist, who was the on-screen…

The Senate has advised Nigerian children to see education as their right and not a privilege. The Red Chamber, which gave the appeal on Wednesday at an occasion to commemorate the 2024 Universal Children’s Day Celebration organised by its Committee on Women Affairs in Abuja, urged children to make the best out of education. Separate speeches made at the event by many of the serving senators centred on the need for children to make education their right and not view it as a privilege since the Universal Basic Education Act 2004 made basic education free and compulsory. The chairperson of…

Nigeria’s population could skyrocket to 450 million by 2050 unless urgent measures are taken to curb the nation’s fertility rates, experts in family planning have warned. This alarming projection was disclosed during a media roundtable organized by the Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Abuja on Tuesday. Addressing journalists, the AAFP Chairman, Ejike Oji, emphasized the unsustainable nature of the country’s geometric population growth, which currently adds at least four million people annually. “If this trend continues, we could be adding six million or even 10…

The National Assembly and Ministry of Foreign Affairs have expressed readiness to partner with Nigerian real estate firm, Pelican Valley, NCBN and others in furtherance of both private and government initiatives to attract direct foreign investments to Nigeria. The assurance for this came during separate visits to the National Assembly red and green chambers Committee Chairmen on Diaspora and also the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja by the CEO of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador Babatunde Adeyemo, promoter of Kajola Resort Canada, Dr Olukunle Ibitoye, Chairman of Nigerian Canada Business Networks (NCBN), King Wale Adesanya and the Group managing…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again expressed confidence that Nigeria is still on the right path to full recovery and prosperity despite the current economic challenges facing the country. He restated this while speaking at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa Abuja during the 7th edition of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) with the theme, “Adapting Stability through Diaspora Investment: Navigating the Path to Prosperity.” The event, which was organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in conjunction with Nigeria Diaspora Summit Initiative, showcased an array of investment opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors at home and abroad to explore,…

In a move aimed at bridging the nation’s increasing housing deficit, Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited and Canadian developers are working on a mutually-beneficial collaboration to attract business-friendly single-digit interest credit facility from abroad for real estate financing in Nigeria. The new initiative, which is one of the outcomes of the Nigeria Canada Trade Mission held in Ontario, Canada early October, is being synergised by the Chairman, Nigerian/Canadian Business Networks, King Wale Adesanya, to promote the Pelican’s Ecostay Apartments project in Nigeria and the Kajola development project in Canada. The collaboration will foster expansion in the real estate business, promote artisanal…

The Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador (Dr.) Babatunde Adeyemo, has been honoured with the esteemed award of recognition of the Canadian House of Commons. Adeyemo, a foremost Nigerian real estate entrepreneur, was conferred with the prestigious award at the closing event of the Solteque “Canada Trade Mission 2024” held in Ontario on 4th October, 2024. The Member of Parliament for Brampton Centre, Ontario, Shafqat Ali, presented the award to the Pelican Valley CEO, commending him for his exceptional leadership, innovative vision and outstanding contributions to the real estate industry. The Canadian House of Commons is the…