Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy on Friday found themselves at the centre of a bizarre incident at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick. Rahm claimed a share of the lead at the Scottish Open, while McIlroy missed the cut. The two European Ryder Cup stars were playing with Justin Thomas when, on the 10th hole, a spectator walked on to the tee. He removed the cover from the McIlroy’s driver before taking a couple of practice swings with an iron. “I was surprised. Everyone saw what happened on TV,” McIlroy said. “It was handled efficiently and everything was okay. I…
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The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu has inaugurated and handed over the 10 million litres per day (MLD) capacity Kazaure Water Supply Scheme to Jigawa state government for residents of Kazaure town and environs. This is contained in a press release by Mrs Kenechukwu Offie, Director (Press and Public Relations Unit), Federal Ministry of Water Resources in Abuja on Friday. In his address at the occasion in Kazaure on Thursday, Adamu noted that the decision by the federal government to implement the water supply project was a direct response to the deplorable water situation in the area. He added…
A civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari, to rename the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to “Federal Ministry for Foreign Loans and Debts Accumulation.” This is contained in a statement titled, “Rename Finance Minister To Minister Of Foreign Loans Collection”, jointly signed by its National coordinator and media director, Emmanuel Onwubiko and Zainab Yusuf on Friday. The group’s call is in reaction to Senate’s recent approval of the President’s request for the upper chamber, to borrow N2,343,387,942,848, to part-finance the 2021 federal budget size of N13 trillion.…
Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi on Friday, disclosed that the state government had secured a N1.7 billion loan to boost livestock production and dairy in the state. Bagudu stated this at the commissioning of the new Kara ultramodern livestock market in Jega local government area. The governor urged the people to strive towards facilitating peace, unity and cooperation amongst all citizens. Bagudu said he commissioned the market to enable “it takes-off properly before Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The governor expressed optimism that the market would contribute to the socioeconomic development of the area, Kebbi state and Nigeria in general. “I am certain…
His Eminence, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has retained his appointment as the Chancellor of University of Ibadan, as President Muhammadu Buhari approves the appointment and re-assignment of chancellors to over 40 federal universities in the country. The Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, according to the new presidential approval, joins the leading train for the first time as the Chancellor, Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State, while the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, becomes the Chancellor of University of Calabar, Cross River State and Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, is Chancellor of University of…
The global Covid-19 death toll has crossed four million, with the worst of the pandemic only just starting to hit some parts of the Asia-Pacific and cases rising again in the United States. The more infectious Delta virus variant is accelerating outbreaks, and while some nations have started easing restrictions, the World Health Organization has warned the world is at a “perilous point”. With fears growing about the spread of the virus, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Thursday that the capital Tokyo will be under a state of emergency throughout the Olympics. “The more infectious Delta variant now…
The Central of Nigeria (CBN) has released the Guidelines for the Licensing and Regulation of Payment Service Banks (PSBs) in Nigeria. Information obtained in the apex bank’s website indicated that the guidelines was first issued in 2018 and revised in 2020. It stated that the PSBs were expected to leverage on technology to provide services that would be easily accessed by the unbanked population and those in hard-to reach areas of the country. “This framework hereby provides a set of regulations that are targeted at streamlining operations of PSBs, ensuring transparency in their operations as well as ensuring adequate customer…
Bandits in the evening of Thursday attacked and killed 42 people in five communities of Faru district in Maradun local government area of Zamfara state. The affected communities are Tsauni, Gudan-Baushi, Gidan-Adamu, Wari and Gudan-Maidawa. An indigene of the area, Buba Faru said the bandits, who were riding over 100 motorcycles, stormed the communities located a few kilometers at the eastern part of Faru town. Buba said the bandits shot indiscriminately at the people and burnt their houses and food stores. “They were shooting sporadically at people they came across in the five communities. They also attacked farmers who were…
Twenty-five officers of the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service on Thursday completed a five-week Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) alongside a team of U.S. Army Special Forces. The exercise is part of a series of U.S. engagements with the Nigerian military that provides opportunities for the Nigerian military and U.S. elite units to work together, learn from each other, and strengthen their relationships, the United States Mission in Nigeria said in a statement. During the training, the American military trainers and the Nigerian Navy special operations forces trained together on a broad range of land-based skills and tactics, such as…
Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), the operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2), has denied claims that it is owing N14 billion to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). In a statement by its spokesperson Mikail Mumuni, the company said it is the federal government agency instead that owes it. “On the contrary, it is FAAN that owes Bi-Courtney over N200bn by depriving it of its legitimate earnings over the past 14 years,” the statement read in part. The company accused FAAN of opening and operating the General Aviation Terminal (GAT), thus competing with it in the…