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144 Nigerians have arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos from Libya The returnees arrived at exactly 6.45pm on Tuesday, December 5 - They were received by the wife of the Lagos state governor, Bolanle Ambode, who represented the first lady, Aisha Buhari - A second aircraft conveying an additional 257 Nigerians arrived Lagos from Libya at 1.30 am on Wednesday, December 6 - The National Emergency management Agency said there are four medical cases in the second batch of 257 returnees More Nigerians on Tuesday, December 5, returned from Tripoli, Libya, the National Emergency Management Agency has said. The Nigerians arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at exactly 6.45pm. The public relations officer for the southwest region of NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, said a second aircraft conveying an additional 257 Nigerians arrived Lagos from Libya at 1.30 am on Wednesday, December 6. The 144 returnees - 39 females, 97 males, two children and six infants...

Manchester United have qualified for the round of 16 in the ongoing 2017/2018 UEFA Champions League campaign - United manager, Jose Mourinho, has said his focus is on Sunday's Manchester derby clash with City - He also blasted Guardiola for playing mind games with him in responses of availiable players Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, whose side have secure qualifications from Champions League Group A and also topped the group in the process have switched focus on his side all important clash with Manchester City at the weekend. Goals from Lukaku and Marcus Rashford saw The Red Devils come from behind to qualify for the last 16 as Group A winners. Pep Guardiola is using mind games on me - Jose Mourinho Jose Mourinho who had now switched attention to derby clash with Manchester City on Sunday, December 10, accused Guardiola of employing mind games before the showdown. Guardiola said David Silva is a doubt for Sunday, but Mourinho suggested the City boss was trying t...

The Nigerian foreign reserve has hit $38.2billion in 3 years - The foreign reserve which stood at $40 billion in October 2014, went down to $23 billion in January 2016 - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had on Monday, December 4 weakened Naira marginally The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that the nation's foreign reserve has reached $38.2 billion, the first time in nearly three years, Daily Trust reports. NAIJ.com gathered that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele made the disclosure at the commissioning of the Blueband margarine production line in Agbara, Ogun state on Tuesday, December 5. The foreign reserve which stood at $40 billion in October 2014, went down to $23 billion in January 2016, following a crash in commodity prices at the international market. NAIJ.com had reported that for the first time on the official interbank market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, December 4, weakened the Naira marginally, selling dol...

Kylian Mbappe became the youngest to score 10 Champions League goals - The teenage striker's fledgling career gained a new impressive milestone on Tuesday - Mbappe scored a powerful header in a 3-1 defeat for PSG at Bayern Munich French football sensation Kylian Mbappe became the youngest footballer to reach 10 Champions League goals breaking compatriot Karim Benzema's record. Kylian Mbappe's fledgling career has already featured a number of impressive milestones, and on Tuesday, December 5 he added another record to his collection. He is the youngest player to have reached that milestone at 18 years and 11 months, with the next closest challenger Karim Benzema nearly two years older. Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi and Real Madrid legend Raul both did it when they were age 21. Meanwhile, No.6 on the all-time list, Wayne Rooney, did it two weeks after his 22nd birthday while playing for Manchester United. Mbappe had been given a boost towards the record by his expl...

Vincent Enyeama has reportedly told former Super Eagles goalie Peterside Idah that he will not return to the Super Eagles - Nigeria have qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and many Nigerians want Enyeama back in the national team - Peterside Idah claimed Enyeama told him that he is tired of playing for the Super Eagles Ex Super Eagles goalie Peterside Idah has reportedly claimed that Vincent Enyeama told him in a conversation that he will not be making a return to the national team. According to the report by Vanguard, Vincent Enyeama told Idah that he is tired playing for Nigeria and the Super Eagles coaches should count him out of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Recently, there have been many talks concerning the return of goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama to the national team considering the fact that Nigeria have qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Many Nigerian football lovers believe that the experience of the former Enyimba captain  Vincent Enyeama  will be of ...

The Federal High Court in Lagos Tuesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of two additional properties in Lagos linked to Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources. The properties in question are valued at $4.76m according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC listed the properties as Penthouse 21 building 5, Block C, 11th floor, Bella Vista Estate, Banana Island, Ikoyi and Penthouse 22, Block B, Admiralty Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos. Counsel for the EFCC, Anselem Ozioko, said the anti-graft agency had reasonable grounds to believe that the properties were acquired with proceeds of alleged unlawful activities of Diezani. After entertaining an ex parte application by the EFCC counsel, Justice Mojisola Olatoregun ordered the temporary forfeiture of the properties. Those listed as defendants in available court papers are Diezani, Donald Amagbo, Schillenburg LLC, and Sequoyah Property Limited, as respondents. The Tuesday’s temporary forfeiture ...

Apparently not happy with the endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari as the sole candidate for the presidency in 2019, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has cautioned that the leaders of the region should be unbiased and treat every northerner equally. This was as the group described the endorsement which was made by the chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Chief Paul Unongo, as the elder statesman’s own opinion, saying he was not speaking for the North. In a statement AYCF national president, Alhaji Shettima Yerima, released in response to the development, he said that Unongo lacked the requisite authority to speak for the North. He said, “As far as we are concerned, Paul Unongo was speaking for himself as usual and never for the Northern Elders Forum, much less for the whole North. “It is quite unthinkable that a person with such little grasp of diplomacy should think himself as a worthy successor to the respectable chairmanship of the NEF vacated by the late Danmasani...