Chelsea to face giant-slayers Leeds
Chelsea were drawn to face Leeds United in the League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday, shortly after beating Manchester United 5-4 at Stamford Bridge to reach the last eight.
Workers, Gov Wamakko on warpath over flogging of PHCN workers
Electricity workers in the North-West Zone has given a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Magatakada Wamakko of Sokoto State within which to apologise for allegedly flogging two officials of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, in his office.
Lagos Assembly considers anti-smoking bill
A bill towards prohibiting smoking in designated places for connected purposes yesterday scaled through the first reading at the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Illegal mining: Ebonyi community laments death of 17 indigenes
AMAEZE community in Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, yesterday, said over 17 persons have so far lost their lives to uncontrolled blasting of stones with explosives within the past ten months in the area.
26,358 ex-militants donate N2,000 each to flood victims
THE 26,358 ex-militants and beneficiaries of the Federal Government Amnesty Programme from the Niger Delta have donated relief materials worth over N52 million to flood victims in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Cross River states.
MASSOB: Ojukwu begs police to release wife
The family of Mrs Ifeoma Anita Ojukwu, who was arrested by the Police on account of her involvement in Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has appealed to the Police authorities to release his wife.
