Sunday’s El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona is one of the most important in recent years. Just two points separate the Spanish giants in the two-horse title race with just 13 matches remaining. A Barca victory would extend their lead to five points and they would take a giant step towards winning La Liga. […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela Chief Wole Olanipekun(SAN), head of the legal team for the All Progressives Congress Governor-elect in Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has said he did no wrong by asking for a review of the judgement earlier delivered against the party. Olanipekun, who said he would speak about the judgement review sought at the […]

The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights, CDHR, has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency over the alarming level of insecurity in the country in order to put an end to these negative trends of killings, kidnappings, and other related evils. The Acting National President, Comr Dr Prince Kehinde […]

Zinedine Zidane has called on  Real Madrid  to come together in today’s Clasico, following a difficult run of results. Los Blancos haven’t won any of their last three games, losing both of their last two to  Levante  and  Manchester City. “It’s a delicate moment because we’ve not won in our stadium for three games now,”  […]

*Single-room tenant gets N9,000 bill *We’re running at a loss, JEDCo replies  By Charly Agwam Bauchi residents have charged the management of Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JEDCo, to improve on its power supply instead of pushing for an increment in tariff. The electricity consumers made their views known, on Saturday, at a public hearing organised […]

The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) has initiated talks with PSG over the possibility of taking Neymar to the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, which may not go down terribly well in the offices of the Parc des Princes with Kylian Mbappé also intent on representing France at the 2020 Olympics. Brazil are also keen […]

Power and authority come with so much awe. When it pertains the seat of the governor, the office can rave magnetic charm. The attraction is so entrancing. Like most prestigious political positions in Nigeria, gubernatorial privilege draws spontaneous respect and unsolicited acclaim. Everyone is a friend of the governor. Even enemies pose as allies. That is the danger. The dilemma of the protagonist called His Excellency.

Thierry Henry’s Major League Soccer managerial career got off to a winning start as Montreal Impact came from behind to defeat New England Revolution 2-1 in their season-opener on Saturday. A superb lobbed 80th-minute finish from Argentinian striker Maxi Urruti secured all three points for the Impact, who appointed former France and Arsenal star Henry […]

Mexico confirmed its fourth case of the new coronavirus on Saturday — all linked to recent travel to Italy — after a young woman tested positive for infection. Health authorities said the 20-year-old from northern Coahuila state was carrying the virus without showing symptoms. She had recently travelled to Milan and was now under isolation […]

The Solicitor General of the Federation has been asked to provide information to the public on about 23 high profile cases of corruption transferred by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property to the office of
the Solicitor General of the Federation and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice. The cases were transferred in August last year through a presidential directive.