Tammy Abraham return helps Chelsea beat Villa

Tammy Abraham return helps Chelsea beat Villa

Tammy Abraham scored a goal and set up another on his return from injury as Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Wednesday to put their Premier League campaign back on track after two straight defeats. Abraham headed home from close range for his 11th league goal of the season in the 24th minute after a […]
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FCT women receive empowerment materials from WPUGI

FCT women receive empowerment materials from WPUGI

ABUJA- WOMEN in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have received empowerment materials from a nonprofit making organization, Women for Peace and Unity Growth Initiative, WPUGI, to boost their standard of living.

Oron youths seek immediate inauguration of NDDC Board

Oron youths seek immediate inauguration of NDDC Board

By Perez Brisibe Youths from Oron ethnic nationality in Akwa Ibom state under the aegis of Oro Youth Movement, OYOM, are seeking the immediate inauguration of the Dr. Pius Odubu led board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The youths in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, are also demanding the dissolution of […]

Sheffield Wednesday hit back at EFL over stadium sale charges

Sheffield Wednesday hit back at EFL over stadium sale charges

Sheffield Wednesday have threatened to take legal action against the English Football League (EFL) after the governing body charged the Owls with misconduct over the sale of their Hillsborough stadium to owner Dejphon Chansiri. The sale helped Wednesday stay within the EFL profit and sustainability regulations that dictate Championship teams are permitted to lose a […]

Weather Forecast: NiMet predicts sunny, hazy conditions for Thursday

Weather Forecast: NiMet predicts sunny, hazy conditions for Thursday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and hazy conditions over the country for Thursday with chances of thunderstorms over coastal cities. NiMet’s Weather outlook on Wednesday in Abuja predicted sunny and hazy conditions over Northern states throughout forecast period with day and night temperatures of 34 to 36 degree Celsius and 13 to […]

Lawyers shouldn’t be treated like clerks — Murphy-Akpieyi

Lawyers shouldn’t be treated like clerks — Murphy-Akpieyi

Legal Practitioner and Mediator, Mrs Uwala Murphy-Akpieyi has advised senior lawyers in the country to desist from treating junior colleagues like clerks as federal and state governments are urged to set up more alternative dispute resolution centres.

House passes bill to check China’s treatment of Uighurs

House passes bill to check China’s treatment of Uighurs

Uighurs The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan legislation seeking to hold China accountable over alleged violations of human rights against Muslim minorities, including the Uighurs. The bill already passed in the Senate in September with support from both major parties, sailing through unanimously. After a process of reconciling the two bills between […]

‘Churches need to stop showing favouritism towards rich people’, says Ex minister

‘Churches need to stop showing favouritism towards rich people’, says Ex minister

A former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, in Lagos on Wednesday advised Nigerian churches to stop patronising the rich with questionable source of wealth. Akinyemi gave the advice while speaking with journalists at the Centenary Anniversary Lecture of the Anglican Church held at All Souls’ Church, Lekki, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria […]

We asked for election results for research and planning purposes — Kogi Govt

We asked for election results for research and planning purposes — Kogi Govt

The Kogi State Government has cleared the air on the memo circulating requesting political office holders to state the election results of their Polling Units. Fielding questions from journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday, the Director-General of Media and Publicity to the Governor, Kingsley Fanwo said the hues generated by the memo was “unnecessary”. He said:” […]

Alleged N1.4bn Fraud: How NBA president was paid N700m ― Witness

Alleged N1.4bn Fraud: How NBA president was paid N700m ― Witness

Udom Idongesit, a prosecution witness in the case of an alleged N1.4 billion money laundering involving Paul Usoro, President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Wednesday, told Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how a sum of N700 million was paid into Usoro’s account on the instruction of […]

EFCC invades Yahoo-Boys den, arrests kingpin, 26 others

EFCC invades Yahoo-Boys den, arrests kingpin, 26 others

Officials of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday invaded a Lagos hotel believed to be a hideout for internet fraudsters. The operatives said their target was one Rasaq Balogun, a suspected internet fraud kingpin, whose illicit activities dominated intelligence gathered from the recently arrested ‘police spies’ during a raid […]