Odion Ighalo has confirmed he would like to stay at Manchester United with the tiniest of statements. The Nigerian striker has impressed for United, particularly in cup competitions, during his loan spell from Shanghai Shenhua. There was limited excitement about his arrival at Old Trafford in January, but Ighalo has so far proven his doubters […]

By Festus Ahon Suspected armed robbers, Thursday night, killed a yet to be identified young man at Okotomi area of Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State, carting away from the home of a civil servant,  Mr. Aaron Edafeikpema, the sum of N295,000.00. It was learned that the hoodlums, numbering seven, had invaded the […]

Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou on Friday appealed for a “Marshall Plan” to help African economies hit by the coronavirus pandemic as more states warned of a devastating impact on the continent’s growth. “Even before the pandemic, Africa needed a Marshall Plan for its development, to fight poverty. This pandemic is a further argument to justify […]

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested nine members of a vigilante group, popularly known as Yansakai, for allegedly killing seven persons in an attempt to rustle their cows and sheep in the Zuru area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, who disclosed this in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday, said […]

By Rasheed Sobowale The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Saturday admitted an error in its Friday report that indicated Nigeria recorded 26 new coronavirus cases. NCDC noted the error was in the number of cases reported for Osun State. According to the Centre, “Of the 25 new cases reported, 1 case was inadvertently […]