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As a reprisal, the Federal government plans to restrict airlines coming from Canada, United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria from Tuesday, December 14. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who stated this in Lagos, said it was to reciprocate the travel ban placed on Nigeria over the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. Sirika said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would place the three countries on a red list over the outbreak and spread of the Omicron variant. Last Monday, the UK placed Nigeria on its red list and announced that non-UK and non-Irish citizens travelling in from Nigeria will not be allowed entry…

Chelsea won a dramatic 3-2 home win over Leeds United on Saturday, and settled by an injury-time penalty converted by Jorginho who had earlier scored another spot kick. The Blues displayed more of the uncharacteristic fragility in defence that has raised questions about their chances of winning the league under Thomas Tuchel, who made them European champions last season. But the win kept the Londoners in third place with 36 points, two behind leaders Manchester City, who edged Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0, and one behind Liverpool that beat Aston Villa 1-0. Leeds were weakened by a string of injuries but the…

Two convicts are awaiting hangman’s noose for the murder of their in-law and uncle in Nigeria’s Jigawa State. The Jigawa State High Court in Kazaure, Friday, December 10, sentenced one Abdulmutallab Isa to death by hanging for the murder of his in-law at Waiwalo village in Yankwashi Local Government Area. The defendant was arraigned before the higher court for allegedly using a knife and a horn to inflict injuries on his brother-in-law, Muntari Ibrahim, which led to his death. The presiding judge, Justice Hussaina Adamu, said the offence of culpable homicide is punishable with death under Section 221 (b) of…

A four-time African Footballer of the Year, Samuel Eto’o, was on Saturday unanimously elected president of the Cameroon Football Federation.  Eto’o, former Cameroon striker, polled 43 votes to defeat acting president Seidou Mbombo Njoya, who polled 31 in the Saturday’s election. Eto’o had initially been disqualified from running because he is also a Spanish citizen, but the ruling that nobody with dual nationality could run for office was challenged and later tossed out. He received widespread support from many former team mates in a high profile campaign during which he pledged to rid the game in Cameroon of corruption. Cameroon…

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has charged Igbo youths to stop bemoaning the marginalisation of Ndigbo and resorting to violence. Uzodinma, who stated this at the presentation of his book on the title “Reflections on the Igbo question,” in Owerri, the state capital on Saturday, further asked them to discard the Biafra agitation and embrace opportunities in Nigeria. “What I have simply set out in this book is for our youths to appreciate the opportunities before them and embrace such instead of bemoaning the marginalisation of Ndigbo and resorting to violence, which is self-defeat,” the governor said. Rather, he…

Nigerian celebrity artiste, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has added a Lamborghini Aventador as a Christmas present to his fleet. The music star took to his Instagram stories to share pictures and videos of his new ride, saying, “Christmas came early.” He promised not to buy new cars for a while, stating, “I promise that was the last one, no more cars for a while.” The luxury car is said to be worth a whopping N300 million. Read also Superstar Singer Davido doles out N250m to orphanages in Nigeria  Nigerian pop star Davido raises N53m in one hour #EndSARS:…

No fewer than 50 people were killed after tornadoes ripped through that ripped through Kentucky and other U.S. states late Friday and early Saturday, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said. A number of counties in Kentucky were left devastated with the strongest tornado tearing through 320 km of the state, Governor Andy Beshear said. “It’s devastating,” Beshear told a news conference early Saturday, adding that he had declared a state of emergency and activated 181 guardsmen from the National Guard. “We believe our death toll from this event will exceed 50 Kentuckians and probably end up closer to 70 or 100 lost…

Kim Kardashian, the Reality Television star, has filed to be ‘legally single’ in her divorce from Kanye West, her estranged husband. The businesswoman, 41, filed the documents on Friday which, if signed off by a judge, will make her a single woman in the eyes of the law. She is also asking the court to revert to her maiden name, dropping ‘West,’ which will essentially separate matters of child custody and property from marital status. The reality star’s lawyer is Laura Wasser, whom TMZ reports has frequently pursued these cases for other big celebrity clients, including Dr. Dre and Kelly Clarkson. Since legal proceedings are likely to…

The Managing Editor, Next Edition Newspaper, Lagos, Ibanga Isine has called for the arrest and prosecution of suspected cultists responsible for the brutal killing of Barr. Sunday Akpan. In a petition dated December 8 and sent to Akwa Ibom State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Ministry of Justice, Akwa Ibom State, Isine also called on the government to intervene and stop the ongoing siege by suspected cultists in Nung Ukana Ikot Efre in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The Professor Wole Soyinka award-winning investigative journalist wrote ”I wish to bring to your notice and to request…

The Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF),  Audu Ogbeh has come out blunt: That political parties in Nigeria are not functioning compared to their counterparts in other countries. Ogbeh who spoke with journalists in Kaduna on Wednesday said that political parties in the country should have public platforms for assessing elected officials. The former Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture recalled how he held such conference as chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when President Olusegun Obasanjo was in power. Read also I Belong To All The Political Parties In Nigeria– Prelate Uche  Gov Election: Candidates Of Political Parties Sign Peace Accord…