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By Deborah Nnamdi Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has explained why his team failed to beat Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday. Guardiola watched as Man City played a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Daniel Munoz put the hosts in front before Erling Haaland equalized for the visitors before the break. Maxence Lacroix then restored Palace’s lead despite City’s dominance. Rico Lewis eventually leveled the game again before he was shown a second yellow. Speaking after the game, Guardiola admitted that City made mistakes, adding that Palace were stronger than his team on set pieces.…

Photo: Ja’afaru Ahmed, Secretary, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has released the final list of successful candidates who applied for recruitment into the Federal Fire Service in late 2023. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed. According to the statement, the names of successful candidates have been uploaded to the board’s portal. He advised candidates who applied for recruitment into the Federal Fire Service to visit the board’s portal from Monday, December…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested eight suspects, including a dismissed soldier, involved in armed robbery and financial fraud in the state. The command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said the interstate criminal syndicate was busted through coordinated operations involving the Emene Division, Crack, and Octopus Tactical Squads, along with the Neighbourhood Watch Group. The suspects include Ismaila Isah (23), Sadik Ahmed (a dismissed soldier, 28), Abbas Usman (33), Mubarak Garba (24), Abubakar Haruna (23), Abubakar Sani (32), Obiri Chukwuebuka (22), and Bright Omeniru (22). According to Ndukwe, the police recovered two locally made pistols, one…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Nigerian-born clinical associate professor of medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Dr. Boluwaji Ogunyemi, has been elected President of the Canadian Medical Association, CMA. A statement on the association’s website said Ogunyemi, who is a practising medical dermatologist in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and a visiting specialist in Labrador City since 2018, was elected in a vote that took place from November 20 to December 4, 2024. The election saw eligible members of the association in Newfoundland and Labrador decide between Ogunyemi and Dr. Susan MacDonald, a renowned champion of palliative care. Speaking shortly after his victory,…

Photo: Moses Bliss, Founder, Spotlite Nation By Deborah Nnamdi Gospel singer and founder of Spotlite Nation, Moses Bliss, has broken his silence on the circumstances surrounding the early exit of his former signee, Ebuka Songs. Bliss, known for his popular song, ‘Daddy Wey Dey Pamper’ also claimed that Ebuka violated a three-year contract by leaving after just 11 months, but said he and the label hold no grudge against the singer. Bliss made these remarks during a press conference at The Experience 2024 music concert, where he and Ebuka Songs performed independently. “Me and Ebuka Songs? There are no issues…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended the federal lawmaker representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has been expelled from the PDP. Ugochinyere’s suspension was announced on Friday by the Imo State leadership of the party, who accused the lawmaker of “Gross indiscipline, insubordination, and anti-party activities.” However, in a new twist to the matter, the chairman of the 27 LGA chapter of the party in the state on Saturday announced Ugochinyere as the leader of the opposition in the state. They said: “We…

The shares of Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, surged on Friday after reports that the United States of America government could ban rival Tiktok, owned by China-base BytDance. The development followed a US Appeal Court ruling that upheld the law mandating ByteDance to divest its interest from the fast-growing TikTok within the first three weeks of 2025 or face a ban in the US. ByteDance’s TikTok has over 170m American subscribers and receives tons of advertisement income, and the controversial ban could cost it billions of dollars in revenue. It is anticipated that TikTok revenue loss could…

Warri-based radio station, Rise FM, was Friday night gutted by fire around the popular Edewor Shopping Centre in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. Eyewitnesses said the fire started late in the evening and razed down a section of the five-story building housing Rise FM and other business officers. In a video of the incident, an eyewitness said, “Rise FM, located opposite Glo (telecommunication) office in Effurun, is on fire as we speak.” Sources said the fire started from the 3rd floor of the building, but it was unclear what caused it. It was gathered that rescue efforts…

By Deborah Nnamdi A family in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital, is facing a bleak yuletide season after a nine-year-old member set the family’s three-bedroom flat ablaze while playing with firecrackers on Thursday. The incident occurred at No. 52 Mandate Housing Estate, Ilorin, where a three-bedroom flat was reduced to ashes. Spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement in Ilorin on Friday, said, “The fire was caused by a 9-year-old child playing with matches, which ignited a mattress and escalated the blaze. “We strongly urge the public to prioritize safety at all times, especially as children…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Fraud Squad of Delta State Police Command has arrested over 12 suspected armed robbers just as the suspects were preparing to carry out their criminal activities. In a post on X on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed that officers were able to swoop in on the suspects while they were in the process of organizing their next robbery. He wrote, “While they were preparing for another operation, we swooped in on them, arrested over twelve of the suspected armed robbers, and recovered an English pistol, one long double barrel…