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The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has blown open details of his monthly salary and security votes. This was in response to the challenge Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, that governors should make public their security budgets and how they disburse local government funds. El-Rufai, therefore, challenged the leadership of the National Assembly to disclose the details of its budget, as well as the salaries and allowances of its members. The Governor said his monthly salary is N470,000, and a summary of the state’s major expenditure. On expenses on security votes in 2017, he said N1.5…

Manchester City held off a titanic challenge from Liverpool to become the first side in a decade to retain the Premier League title by coming from behind to beat Brighton 4-1 on Sunday. A 14th straight league win ensured Pep Guardiola’s men pipped Liverpool by a solitary point as the Reds’ long wait to win the league continued despite a 2-0 victory over Wolves at Anfield that saw them post the third highest points tally in Premier League history. City remain on course to complete the first ever domestic treble in English football in the FA Cup final next weekend…

By: Akakan Umoh This is a soup cooked with fresh fish. It is a delicious delicacy which originated from the South-South part of Nigeria. It is rich in protein, fats and oil and mineral salts. It is made of such seafoods as prawns, crayfish, periwinkle (mfi), squid, oyster, Ngolo(Ocean snail), shrimps, clam, among others. Other ingredients include Okro, leaf, onions, fresh and dry pepper, seasoning and salt. Cooking To cook this soup is quite simple. First of all, wash your fresh fish and other sea foods thoroughly with salt and lime, to remove the slimness on some of the sea…

Celebrity power couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have welcomed their fourth baby, after a surrogate gave birth on Thursday. The couple have added another boy to their family, which consists of three other children, North, five, son Saint, three, and daughter Chicago, 15 months. The reality star announced the birth on social media, tweeting: “He’s here and he’s perfect! “He’s also Chicago’s twin lol I’m sure he will change a lot but now he looks just like her.” The new arrival, which weighed 6 lbs, 9 ozs, was first mentioned by Kardashian in January, when confirmed she and West…

World No.1 Novak Djokovic sent a message loud and clear on Saturday: he is back in top form. Djokovic reached his third Mutua Madrid Open final by beating fifth seed Dominic Thiem 7-6(2), 7-6(4). The Serbian, who is into his first final since triumphing at the Australian Open, ended the recent Barcelona champion’s eight-match winning streak, eliminating the Austrian after a physical baseline battle that lasted two hours and 22 minutes. “I played the best match of the clay-court season so far, for me, against arguably the best tennis player in the world on this surface, so far [this season],”…

Trouble is brewing for the Emir of Kano as the state government has rolled out grand plans to whittle down his control of the emirate. The once-jealous but revered emirate is denigrated and boiling at the same time. The occupant of the throne appears to be agitated. Yet, the governor rocking the boat is adamant on the curious development. The main sin of the reigning Emir of Kano, HRH Sanusi II hangs over his alleged meddling in the concluded governorship election and his call for free and fair elections in the state. After the general elections, Kano State Governor Abdullahi…

The African National Congress, led by union leader-turned-business magnate Cyril Ramaphosa, has retained a slim majority of seats in South Africa’s parliament, giving Ramaphosa a weak mandate for a full five-year term as president. Wednesday’s election, 25 years after the ANC led South Africa out of apartheid and into democracy for all its citizens, was seen as a referendum on the party. The previous president, Jacob Zuma, became embroiled in numerous corruption scandals while the economy lagged and unemployment and inequality deepened, clouding the legacy of the party’s liberation struggle. Zuma resigned in February 2018, and Ramaphosa was elected president…

A 15-year-old boy who scored the highest in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME has been barred by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has been from gaining admission into the University of Lagos, UNILAG. The boy who hails from Abia State scored 347 marks considered the highest to emerge the best candidate in the eyes of the board. Similarly, a 16-year-old boy from Abia State came second by scoring 346 marks just as a 17-year-old from Osun State trailed behind with 345, considered by the board as the third best result in the 2019 UTME. The JAMB Registrar,…

As Akwa United made a stop-over at Omoku, they snatched a 1-0 win from Go Round FC to extend their lead at the top of table in Group B of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). With the scoreline still goalless, Aniefiok Godspower was called upon to replace the team Mfon Udoh – the league’s top scorer. In the match day 18, Akwa United grabbed vital three points to comfortably sit on the group with 34 points. That substitution would prove important as the towering forward headed home the winner in additional time, leaving the home team’s goalie and defenders in…

After several postponements, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has finally released the long-awaited 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who announced the results in Abuja on Saturday, said about 1,792,719 candidates sat for the examination, while results of 34,120 candidates have been withheld for examination malpractice. Oloyede stated that 15,145 results were withheld for further clarification. He, therefore, advised candidates to use the phone number used for registration and text it to 55019 to get their results instantly. He said this would ensure that fraudsters who are bent at exploiting candidates do not…