Foreign based Eagles motivate us – Pinnick
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has paid glowing tribute to the Super Eagles players for what he described as the huge motivation the federation is getting from them ahead of the make or mar 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) double-header qualifier against Egypt this month
Taraba Assembly elects new speaker
Taraba State House of Assembly yesterday re-elected Peter Abel Diah as new speaker, following the resignation of Mark Useni.
Diah had been a former speaker of the House of Assembly.
Tenant sets landlord ablaze in Edo
A tenant, Mr. Jeff Obasohan, has allegedly set his landlord, Pa Joseph Iyen, aged 83, ablaze in his residence on Uwa Street, between Second and Third East Circular Road, Benin City, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State..
GOV POLLS: Ogiemwonyi’ll guarantee victory for APC’
CHAIRMAN, League of Patriotic Lawyers, Mr. Abubakar Yesufu has said that the aspiration of a former Minister of State for Works, Chief Chris Ogiemwonyi would guarantee victory for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State.
Oil price slump: Nigerian companies’ll survive — Kachikwu
ABUJA — Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, yesterday, allayed fears that the volatility in the price of crude oil in the international market would plunge oil and gas companies and financial institutions in the country into bankruptcy.
Ekiti accuses DSS of killing detained lawmaker
Ado-Ekiti—The alleged invasion of the State House of Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, assumed a new dimension yesterday, as the government of Ekiti State disclosed that one of the detained lawmakers, Hon Afolabi Akanni has died in the agency’s custody.
