The United Nations on Friday honoured three Nigerians and 80 other military, police and civilian peacekeepers, who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2019. The fallen heroes were posthumously awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal during a virtual award ceremony to mark the 2020 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Two of them, […]

By Bunmi Sofola Forget the seven-year itch. It takes only 12 months for a relationship to start to lose its sizzle, research suggests. Almost 3,000 men and women aged between 25 and 41 – from those in the first flush of love to others who had been together for up to 24 years – were […]

Yesterday, May 29 2020 marked one year that President Muhammadu Buhari commenced his second tenure in office. Nigerians across the states of the federation have therefore bared their minds on their assessment of the president’s performance in the first 365 days of his final term. While some gave him a pat on the back, many believed the president has disappointed them as his administration was characterized by unfulfilled promises. They also passed verdicts on their state governors. We begin with their appraisal of the President’s performance.

By Ephraim Oseji Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain and former governorship aspirant in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s achievements within five years of his administration. Onuesoke who made the commendation in a statement he issued in Warri, Delta State disclosed that in the past five years Governor Okowa’s administration had […]

Nigerian hip-hop artiste, Emmanuel Dinoke, known professionally as RichKing, has disclosed the relationship between him and Grammy Award nominee, Damini Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, multi-award winner, Innocent Idibia, known on stage as 2Baba and David Adeleke popularly called Davido remain intact and cordial.

By Bunmi Sofola When Joanne left the comfort of her parents’ home to study pharmacy at the university, she wasn’t in the least apprehensive. A bubbly girl just turning 20, she looked forward to making tones of friends. Inside a few months, she’d not only made friends, but she also found Alfred, a boyfriend she […]

By James Udemba When a civil society group fought relentlessly last year to compel serving senators and ministers to refund pension funds they collected from their states as former governors, the members never bargained that their job would be made easier by a governor who ought to benefit from the rash of laws being made […]

The supreme sacrifice by the frontline health and emergency workers in giving their all to the response in containing the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Lagos State has been recognised by the State Government.

Shanghai Shenhua are open
to allowing Odion Ighalo to
remain at Manchester United until January.
United remain in talks with the Chinese club about extending Ighalo’s loan which currently ends on Sunday.
Border restrictions may prevent Ighalo from returning to China in time for the start of the new season in June. If he can’t return, the club will look to bring in a temporary replacement.
Shanghai Shenhua’s original stance was that they would only agree to extend his loan if an obligation to buy was incorporated into the deal. Ighalo would be likely to cost upwards of £20m.
It is now thought Shanghai Shenhua will expect Ighalo to sign a new contract with them as a condition of him being allowed to extend his stay at Old Trafford.
Ighalo’s current deal in China is up in December 2022. The offer on the table is worth £400,000 a week and would run until December 2024.
The striker joined United in the January window and scored four goals in eight games before the season was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful the club can extend his loan spell so he can “finish off what he started”.
“The loan deal went until the end of May now, so obviously he’s supposed to be going back,” Solskjaer told MUTV.
“We’re in dialogue. They’ve been great towards us, his club, and allowed him to play for his dream club.
“It’s been a dream for him and hopefully he can finish off what he started, hopefully with a trophy for us. At the moment, nothing has been agreed. Their league is going to get started soon so we’re just waiting to see.”

Gov. Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe announced on Friday that his administration had earmarked N200 million monthly for the payment of retirees. Buni made the announcement in a radio programme in Damaturu as part of activities to mark the anniversary of his one year in office. “I have approved N200 million every month for payment of […]