Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy faces a long injury lay-off after the Premier League leaders confirmed Thursday he has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Marco Asensio has extended his contract with Real Madrid by one year, tying him to the Santiago Bernabeu until 2023, the club announced on Thursday.

DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has performed the ground-breaking ceremony for a 150 Megawatts (MW) power plant, saying Nigeria deserves a strong manufacturing sector to boost the economy.

The Niger Government has approved the creation of a Department of Oil and Gas under the state Ministry of Mineral Resources.

Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose on Thursday declared his presidential ambition under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The Senate on Thursday, passed a Bill for a law against abduction, wrongful restraint or wrongful confinement for a ransom.

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has counselled the Igbos of South East Nigeria to join the party, saying it is the surest pathway of having a president of Igbo extraction.

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has disclosed of its resolve to unveil the the timetable for the forthcoming governorship elections in Eiti and Osun states.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of two key officials of the Ekiti State Government for alleged misuse of bailout funds.

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it has arrested Ekiti state commissioner for finance, Chief Toyin Ojo and the account general, Mrs O.O Owolabi.