Flood sacks Gov Samuel Ortom’s home, houses, roads submerged
The flood ravaging parts of Benue State, yesterday swept through the home of Governor Samuel Ortom, washing away about eight bridges and culverts, submerging close to 50 huts and houses and rendering about 200 persons homeless in Guma Local Government Area of the state.
Group lauds Okowa for good governance
OKOWA Mandate Group, OMG, a political pressure association in Delta State, has extolled the state Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, for successfully piloting the affairs of the state in the last two years, despite the poor economic situation in the country.
Split in N’Delta militant groups: PANDEF roars, PNDPC gets cracking
EXACTLY eight days after the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, heading a coalition of nine militant groups proclaimed a new body and leaders to supplant the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, the umbrella body of monarchs, leaders and stakeholders of the coastal states of Niger Delta, led by the former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, PANDEF rumbled, on Sunday, dismissing the seeming threat to its existence.
Don’t graze on peoples’ farms, Emir tells herdsmen
The Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Abubakar III has urged herdsmen to be law abiding by avoiding grazing their animals on people’s farms and thereby destroying them.
Eid-el-Kabir: Obaseki fetes Muslim faithful, harps on peaceful co-existence
GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo state yesterday celebrated Eid-el-Kabir with members of the Muslim community in the state, at Government House, Benin City, with a call on them to live peacefully with members of other religions in the state.
Barca, Coutinho admit defeat over Liverpool exit
Barcelona and Philippe Coutinho’s entourage have finally accepted there is no way the Brazilian is leaving Liverpool this summer, according to Sky Sports’ Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.
Drinkwater signs for Chelsea
Chelsea have finally signed Danny Drinkwater after Leicester City accepted an improved offer on transfer deadline day. The England international handed in a transfer request on Monday to try and force a move to Stamford Bridge, but the two clubs were still struggling to agree a fee heading into deadline day.
Late deals break deadline-day record
Premier League clubs took their transfer deadline day spending to a record £210m with a late flurry of deals but some of the highest-profile moves of the window failed to materialise
Okunowo, Howard hail CFA
Ex- internationals, Gbenga Okunowo and Franklin Howard have applauded the Cowbell Football Academy for supporting efforts to develop Nigeria’s youth sports.
NBBF Crisis: NOC will begin dispute resolution soon – Gumel
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), will soon begin the process of dispute resolution between the Tijjani Umar and Musa Kida led boards after basketball world governing body, FIBA, mandated it to ensure peace returns to the administration of basketball in Nigeria before November 30.
Why I decided to lose weight —Joselyn Dumas
utiful and voluptuous Ghanaian actress, Joselyn Dumas who has always been on the heavy side, recently embarked on a weight loss programme, revealing that ‘I wanted to enjoy my life and enjoy it being healthy.’
