Buratai opens Guards Brigade cemetery
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Sunday inaugurated the remodelled Guards Brigade cemetery located off Murtala Mohammed Way, Abuja.
China to cut foreign player numbers on pitch
China said Monday it will cut foreign player numbers in top-flight teams to curb massive spending on overseas talent, with Chelsea’s Diego Costa the latest to be linked to a big-money move.
Lagos fans rue Super Eagles’ absence at Gabon 2017 AFCON
Football fans in some parts of Lagos State who watch the matches of the ongoing 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon at pubs have lamented the Super Eagles’ absence.
Amnesty calls for release of Shiite leader Zakzaky
Amnesty International on Monday urged Nigeria to comply with a court ruling to release a pro-Iran cleric and hundreds of his supporters, as a deadline for them to be freed loomed.
Nigerian troops uncover terrorists’ corpses, grenades
Nigerian troops have recovered bodies of terrorists, 36 hand grenades and one 12.7 X 108mm round of ammunition concealed by terrorists in the general area of Baga, Kangarwa and Dogonchikun in Borno.
Prof. killed in Maiduguri suicide bomb attack identified
The Professor who died in the twin suicide bomb blasts at a mosque in University of Maiduguri on Monday morning has be identified as Professor Aliyu Mani.
