The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has emerged 2019 Best Infrastructure Regulatory Agency of The Year for Nigerian Infrastructural Development Awards, NIDA. The award according to NIDA was for its relentlessly pursuit of the agenda of rapid deployment of telecom infrastructure in Nigeria.

Liverpool’s youngest ever team suffered a harsh lesson on Tuesday as Aston Villa ran out 5-0 winners to reach the League Cup semi-finals, with Jonathan Kodjia scoring twice. An unrecognisable Liverpool line-up contained five debutants and an average age of 19 years, six months and three days with the European champions’ first team and coaching […]

Bruno Henrique scored one goal and made two more to book Flamengo’s place in the final of the Club World Cup as the Brazilian giants came from behind to beat Asian champions Al Hilal 3-1 in Doha on Tuesday. Salem Aldawsari gave the Saudi club a deserved lead in the first half of this semi-final […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that the Corps would use Mobile Courts across Akwa Ibom Command to check recklessness on the road during the festive season. The Akwa Ibom Sector Commander of the Corps, Mr Sunday Ogenekaro, said this during the flagged off of the “ember” month sensitation campaign in Uyo on […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized and burnt over 14.3 tonnes of illicit drugs and crops in six different camps raided by its operatives in Ondo and Edo states. Mr Haruna Gagara, NDLEA Commandant in Ondo State, told newsmen in Akure that his team also apprehended a notorious cannabis merchant, […]

The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) says it will revive the Argungu Fishing Festival which had been abandoned for over a decade. Runsewe made the promise on Monday while receiving a delegation led by the Emir of Argungu from Kebbi State, Alhaji Samaria Mera, to the NCAC Headquarters in Abuja. This was in […]

The head of Serie A on Tuesday apologised for using art featuring monkeys in an anti-racism campaign. The Italian top flight had initially said the work aimed to defend the values of “integration, multiculturalism and fraternity”, but was forced to backpedal after widespread criticism and ridicule. Serie A’s managing director Luigi De Siervo said he […]

The 83rd Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Council of Ministers holding in Abuja, Nigeria is deliberating on how to finance counter-terrorism efforts in the region.

Kevin de Bruyne says Manchester City assistant Mikel Arteta will have the blessing of the players if he opts to leave the club to take over at Arsenal. The former Gunners midfielder has been linked with a move to the Emirates since the dismissal of his countryman Unai Emery. ALSO READ: Man City won’t stand in […]

TOTAL Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG) has said it is making steady progress towards meeting 100 percent local content in projects delivery.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, says President Muhammadu Buhari has done much to place Nigeria on the pathway to a secure future. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  reports that Tinubu made the assertion in a statement to congratulate the president on his 77th birthday anniversary. The statement was signed […]

China’s Foreign Ministry says that Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has been “completely deceived by fake news and false statements” after the German midfielder criticised the country’s alleged role in the plight of Uighur Muslims. Ozil spoke out against the reported religious and ethnic persecution of minority groups in the Asian country, stating on social media: […]

… As Average Price Increased  to N145.94 By Emmanuel Elebeke A monthly price watch on Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) released on Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS shows that consumers in the five Eastern States paid more than their fellow citizens in other zones in the month of October. The report indicates that a […]

ABUJA-LEADERS of political parties have said the votes that brought Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State into office lacked spread across the state as constitutionally and therefore, ought not to have been declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Diego Maradona wants former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino to take charge of “the biggest team in the world” Boca Juniors. Pochettino has been linked with Manchester United, Arsenal and Bayern Munich since he was sacked by Premier League side Tottenham last month. ALSO READ: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer unmoved by Mauricio Pochettino availability Maradona, head coach of […]