Following the last minute withdrawal of the Sudanese national team from the international friendly against the Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has moved swiftly to ensure the team plays a game on Saturday, January 17 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The team will now tackle the Yemini national side on the same date.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday said that it registered 68, 833, 476 voters for this year’s general elections.

ACTIVIST lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, challenged the police to produce evidence of the trial of over 500 criminal suspects paraded by police last year, maintaining that he exercised fear that majority of them may have been extra judicially murdered.

The governor described the incident as pathetic and promised that the government would replace buildings and structures lost to the inferno.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo yesterday expressed confidence in the ability of APC governorship candidate for Kaduna, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, to rebuild the state, if elected.

AS the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presidential campaign’s whistle stop tour of all 36 states moved to Abeokuta, Ogun State, yesterday, the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu revealed the party’s presidential flag bearer, Muhammadu Buhari’s initial reluctance to run in the elections, saying: “We begged Muhammadu Buhari to contest again.”

The 25th edition of the NUGA billed for the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State come November, 2015 may still be nine months away but Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Emmanuel Iornumbe Kucha has stated in very strong terms that his institution will not wait till the last minutes to get all the […]

South African delegation have rejected the Kaduna stadium for the friendly game between the Golden Eaglets and their South African counterparts over the security situation in the region. This was revealed by a top football official in the country. The warm up game, scheduled to prepare both countries for next month’s African U-17 Championship in […]

However, it was specially gathered that the South Africa Football Federation (SAFA) have since asked that the match be played in Abuja because they fear for their team’s safety in Kaduna, which is about 200 kilometres from the country’s capital city.

I am not going to emerge as an Urhobo governor but the governor of all Deltans. My responsibility will be for the entire state…— Olorogun O’tega Emerhor