The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Isha Johansen and two other senior officials have been detained.

WARRI—Deputy Governor of Delta State, Mr. Kingsley Otuaro, yesterday, commiserated with the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area in the state, HRM Naira Ogoba, and Ijaw nation at large on the unfortunate death of Chief Thomas Ekpemupolo, father of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo.

A litrE of fuel, yesterday, sold between N300 and N400 in Imo State, due to shut down of filling stations in the state.

South African Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk’s 400m world record was hardly a surprise, his coach Ans Botha said yesterday.

As if there weren’t enough plot-lines in tomorrow’s Manchester derby, it would appear there is now a brand-new one.

Governor Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe State has said about N20 billion was needed to reconstruct the destroyed homes of Boko Haram victims before they could go home.

There are a lot of virtuous ibadats (acts of worship) in the month of Dhul-Hijjah (the 12th and last month of Islamic calendar), below are some of the ibadat and their rulings.

The donation made to the Nigeria U-23 Olympic team is yet to be split amongst players of the team by the captain John Obi Mikel as promised.

Centre for Democratic, Development and Training, CEDDERT, has said that bandits from border countries were responsible for the farmers-pastoralists conflicts and attacks in Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna states.

Last week on this page, I wrote a heartfelt tribute to my friend, Mr Babs Omotowa, the outgoing MD of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, which was established in

Truth was truth before it was uttered. So is faith ever a fortress that neither storm nor thunder can shake.

Abuja—President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday launched the change campaign, code-named, “Change Begins With Me,” in Abuja, vowing to eliminate rent-seeking from the nation’s public service.

Tomorrow’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford is set to be the most expensive game in history, with United and City boasting sides worth a combined total of more than £600million.

The speculation about possible increase in price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, may hold some substance as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, yesterday warned of threat to product availability in the country.

The Manchester derby holds tomorrow, with two teenagers, Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcus Rashford set to collide at Old Trafford.