Okpekpe Race: Foreign athletes in tomorrow
The Main Organising Committee (MOC) of the Okpekpe 10km International Road Race yesterday confirmed that most of the invited foreign athletes for the competition are scheduled to start arriving Nigeria tomorrow (Thursday).
Kidnapping of foreigners: IGP meets, dialogues with foreign envoys in Nigeria
ABUJA — The Inspector General of police and his management team, Tuesday, held a closed door meeting with foreign diplomats in Abuja.
Court grants leave for hearing on APC acronym
ABUJA — THE Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Tuesday, granted leave for commencement of hearing on the suit brought before it by African Peoples Congress, APC, seeking judicial review of decision of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, not to register it as a political party.
NFF begs Nigerians to welcome Eaglets
The Nigeria Football Federation has urged Nigerians to troop out to welcome the Golden Eaglests who are expected to arrive the country today after theit silver outing at the U-17 African Championships in Marrakech, Morocco.
Corruption related offences should not have any option of fine – CJ, Fed High Court
ABUJA — CHIEF Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, Tuesday, suggested that corruption-related offences should not have any option of fine in the dispensation of justice in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s biggest challenge is corruption – Saraki
ABUJA — CHAIRMAN,Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki, PDP, Kwara Central, said yesterday that Nigeria’s biggest challenge at the moment was that of corruption of ideas not of money.
