“I have the right as a son to know what happened to my father,” Colombian international footballer Juan Fernando Quintero on Monday demanded from the country’s new army chief, the fate of his father who went missing almost 25 years ago. “I don’t want to take advantage of the new General of the Army (Enrique) […]

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Monday signed the State 2020 Appropriation Bill into law. The bill took 24 days to be passed by the State House of Assembly and 27 days to get the Governor’s assent. The 2020 budget proposal was N449.97bn. The Assembly retained the budget size with an […]

Smoke-choked Sydney was gearing up Tuesday for a huge fireworks display, kicking off a wave of New Year celebrations for billions around the world and ringing in the new decade. Australia’s largest city usually puts on a dazzling display of pyrotechnics over the glittering harbour but this year’s celebrations have been overshadowed by calls to […]

Seinye, widow of Benson Lulu-Briggs, founder of Moni Pulo Limited, on Tuesday, opened up on the reason her stepson,  is hell-bent on portraying her in a bad light. The widow who made the remarks in a statement she issued to newsmen through her spokesperson, Oraye St. Franklyn stressed that her stepson is plotting to rubbish […]

By Shina Abubakar The crisis rocking Osogbo Local Council Development Area, Osun State reach its peak as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly on Monday suspended its elected officials. He also ordered that the council-manager should take over the administration of the council pending the outcome of its investigation on the crisis rocking […]

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri A road in Imo state, named after the former South Africa President, Jacob Zuma by Rochas Okorocha was Monday renamed as Amechi Mbazulike road by governor Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha through his Chief Press Secretary, Chibuike Onyeukwu, in Owerri, said that the reason for the renaming of the road constructed by […]

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured that his administration would not demolish properties in its quest to improve on-road infrastructure across the State. Abiodun who made this known on Monday while on an assessment tour of the Ikola-Navy-Osi and AIT road, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the State, […]

New Year’s Eve midnight fireworks display, famously known for lighting up Hong Hong’s iconic skyline, has been cancelled amid safety concerns. After months of planning, the Hong Kong Tourism Board announced on Tuesday that it had made a last-minute decision to scrap the event and instead create a special New Year’s themed version of its […]

TODAY, December 31, we bid farewell to the year 2019, the tail-end of the second decade of the new millennium, during which we see a new world ruled by the Internet foisted on us by information and computer technology.

Scientists have discovered that people who regularly sleep for more than 11 hours or less than four hours are 2-3 times more likely to have pulmonary fibrosis – the incurable disease, an incurable disease – compared to those that sleep for seven hours in a day. They attribute this association to the body clock.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who missed two games with a back injury, tallied 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks breezed to a 123-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Khris Middleton scored a team-high 25 points and Eric Bledsoe scored 15 points in his return from a leg injury for the first place […]

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja. The Nigerian Army on Tuesday clarified that its Armoured Fighting vehicle which caught fire and exploded in Damaturu on Monday, thereby causing panic and led to residents scampering for their lives was a result of electrical failure. As a result of the explosion and subsequent fire that burnt down the […]

Nigeria currently has no National suicide prevention strategy. The country is yet to develop, implement and evaluate a comprehensive and sustainable multi-sectoral suicide prevention plan, for the  populace as a whole and for the vulnerable persons in particular,  as recommended by the World Health Organisation, WHO.

CHRISTMAS came at the wrong time for my friend, 40-year-old Citizen Nigeriana. His singular contribution to his country is that as a poor man alienated from the good of the land, the common wealth of the land, he numbers among those responsible for the classification of Nigeria as the global hub of poverty.

Delta Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa has said that in spite of the huge investment in sports development, a lot is still needed to be done to take it to the desired level.