Abuja Media Circle

  Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, netted the only goal for Barcelona, as they lost 2-1 to Manchester City in the second leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday. The Spanish qualified for the semi-final however, as they had won 3-0 in the first leg. Oshoala was making her seventh appearance in the European competition. She started the encounter along with Caroline Graham Hansen and Mariona Caldentey in the attack for Lluis Cortes’ team. City opened scoring through Janine Beckie in the 20th minute. After the restart, Caldentey brilliantly set up Oshoala, who made no mistake to fire past Lucy Bronze and Robuck in the 59th minute. Samantha Mewis converted from the penalty spot for secure victory for City on the day.

  Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has described the state as the most peaceful, not only in the north but in the entire country despite the spate of insecurity bedevilling Nigeria as many people have currently relocated to the state as a result. This was just as Ganduje explained that the state is a commercial-friendly state that attracts investors from different parts of the world thereby giving job opportunity to the populace. Speaking on behalf of Governor Ganduje, the Special Adviser to the governor on Rural Development, Dr Ibrahim Gaya on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of Domino Pizza in Kano, assured the company that they will not regret coming to Kano. He said: “No one will entertain any fear coming to do business in Kano because of the friendly nature of the people who don’t discriminate.” Ganduje further explained that the state is a commercial-friendly state that attracts investors from different parts of the world thereby giving job opportunity to the populace. ...

It was a memorable and eventful day on Sunday 14th, 2021 in Lagos state when young political titans across the southwest and Kogi state under the ages of AFENIFERE FOR COLLECTIVE TRANSFORMATION stormed the state in an extraordinary pre-benefit conference to map out mobilisation and canvassing strategies for the emergence of Governor Yahaya Bello as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023. The pre-benefit conference was hosted by Lagos state Coordinator of the group, Engr. Pius Akinsanya under the leadership of the Director General, Prince Tolu Ajayi. Also in attendance were the Chief of Staff to the DG Comrade Adeola Alao, the Chief Press Secretary to the DG Comrade Salami Taiwo Ramon, Ogun State Coordinator Comrade Surajudeen Momoh, Engr. Adeniyi Adebote S.A. New Media, Woman Leader Madam Doris Parakoyi, Youth Leader Princess Oyedoyin Adebanjo, Kogi state Coordinator Comrade Chinga Emmanuel among other prominent members from Kogi state and across the southwest. The Dire...

  The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command, on Wednesday, said it lost an officer in a boat mishap on Monday. The Public Relations Officer, Idaho Sulaiman, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. He said the incident occurred at about 6:10 p.m. on March 22, while operatives of the command, Akere Surveillance/Monitoring team under Idiroko Outstation, were acting on credible information along Vawhe-Isalu creeks. Mr Sulaiman said the team, led by Inspector of Customs (IC) Ajayi A.S., had the mishap while trying to intercept a boat suspected to be carrying smuggled items. “The accident resulted in the death of Assistant Inspector of Customs (AIC) Aliyu AA by drowning. “The body of the deceased was found underneath the river with the assistance of villagers around the axis. “The body was taken to General Hospital Badagry and later deposited at the mortuary, having been certified dead by the doctor on call. “The corpse was transported by air on-board MAX air airline to ...

Super Eagles stars say their desire to get a comfortable result against Benin Republic in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday at the Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto Novo is one of the reasons why they’ve decided to travel by sea to the neighbouring West African country. NFF president Amaju Pinnick had earlier stated that it would be easier for the team to travel by sea for the encounter rather than spend a lot of time in traffic if they were to ply the route by road. The distance from Lagos to Porto Novo on road is about 105km, while the standard driving time is 1hr 40 minutes, but with the traffic situation within Lagos State, the time it will take the team to reach their destination might be longer, hence the suggestion of an alternative means of transportation. “It will be my first time travelling by sea but I don’t really mind. All that matters to me and my teammates is to wear the jersey, represent our country and win the game,” in-form Galatasaray forward Henry ...

  It is no doubt that the race for 2023 presidency has already begun and the Southwest is not left out as expected. Knowing fully well that Southwest is an interested region in the coming 2023 politics, a reliable source has confirmed the readiness of the acceptance and endorsement of  Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State as the choice of body of opposition political  parties IPAC in the geopolitical zone. This according to the source has generated heated political attention from political bigwigs in the Southwest and made possible by the  Director General Policy and Strategy, Bar Moses Okezie who has made incursion into the body of opposition Political parties known as Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC). IPAC being the highest political body in the country won't have made a wrong decision in it plan endorsement of Governor Yahaya Bello considering the level of high profile personalities across board that make up the body especially the Southwest geopolitical zone le...

There was drama at an Abuja Magistrate’s Court as the magistrate, Ibrahim Mohammed, ordered policemen to arrest and handcuff a lawyer, Eburu Barth, for challenging him on the summary of the case before the court. Mohammed of Magistrate Court 2, Wuse Zone 6, thereafter sentenced Barth to two months’ imprisonment for contempt of court. It was gathered that the lawyer was thereafter handcuffed and led out of the courtroom. The lawyer was said to have been taken to Suleja Correctional Centre. However, the Nigerian Bar Association, Unity Bar, Abuja, on Tuesday protested what it called arbitrary use of power by  the magistrate, , against Barth. The association’s position was contained in a statement by its secretary, Adebiyi Adetosoye, titled “Press release on the arbitrary use of judicial power by Magisterate Ibrahim Mohammed of Zone 6 Magisterate Court, Abuja.” The association said while it condemns every unruly act or disrespect to the court, it finds it “extremely offensive and the h...