Beauty Queen tackles crime with football
A beauty queen Miss Yetunde Savage has initiated a football competition among youths in Ikorodu Local Government of Lagos, saying the tournament is one vital means of arresting restiveness in youths to curtailing the ever increasing crime rate in the city.
EFCC Chairmanship: Court to hear suit against Magu on Feb. 13.
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed Feb. 13 to hear a suit filed against Ibrahim Magu, challenging his continued stay in office as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
One dead, another wounded as hunter leaves wild swine, shoots at colleagues in Ekiti
A local hunter, Mr Joseph Adeyemi, has been arrested after allegedly shooting two of his colleagues while on a hunting expedition for wild swine in Ikole-Ekiti, Ekiti.
Kremlin to host World Cup finals draw
The draw for the 2018 World Cup finals hosted by Russia will take place in the Kremlin on December 1, the country’s Football Union (RFU) chief Vitaly Mutko said Monday.
Here’s what Trump’ll do in first full day in office on Monday
U.S. President, Donald Trump, planned to hold meetings on Monday with business and labour leaders to discuss manufacturing and other matters as he starts his first full week in office.
PDP on voyage of total destruction, abandonment with Fayose – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State says Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State lacks decorum to function as the Chairman of Governors’ Forum of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
EFCC Chairmanship: Court fixes Feb. 13 for suit against Magu
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed Feb. 13 to hear a suit filed against Ibrahim Magu, challenging his continued stay in office as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“I regret everything. I should have shut up, says Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger apologised after he was sent off and then shoved the fourth official during Arsenal’s dramatic 2-1 win over Burnley but could still face a significant ban.
Four soldiers killed in Cameroon helicopter crash
Cameroonian soldiers, including a general who was coordinating the fight against Nigerian Boko Haram Islamists, were killed Sunday in a helicopter crash, sources told AFP. “We lost four men, including the general (Jacob Kodji)” and a colonel, a senior military official who is involved in the fight against Boko Haram told AFP, speaking on condition […]
4 dead as Lassa fever hits Plateau
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Kunden Deyin, said the state recorded four deaths, while laboratory tests confirmed five cases of Lassa fever since December 2016.
Gambia poised for new president’s arrival
The Gambi on Monday awaited the arrival of President Adama Barrow as his team said former strongman Yahya Jammeh plundered the nation’s coffers before going into exile.
