Liverpool have joined Tottenham in submitting a €70million bids for Lille striker Victor Osimhen, according to reports. The 21-year-old, brought in last summer to replace the Arsenal-bound Nicolas Pepe, has filled those shoes impressively with 18 goals in 38 games. Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham have all been linked in recent months and the […]

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, on Wednesday, performed the foundation laying ceremony for the construction of its national secretariat in Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, opposite WAEC headquarters.

ABUJA—The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has asked the state governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja to dismiss the petition alleging that he tendered forged documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Prince Ogbefi Jeremiah, the great-grandson of Pa Morka, the founder of Obiaruku community in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria has alleged that some persons in the area have ganged up to deny his father the right to ascend the throne of his forefathers. In a telephone conversation, he expressed shock and fear […]

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, hit back on Wednesday over accusations of corruption and vowed to continue working. In a press statement, Adesina slammed the “unprecedented attempts by some to tarnish my reputation” and declared “I will… continue to work with each and every one of our shareholders.” The United […]

By Bashir Bello KANO – The Kano State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has on Wednesday given a two weeks ultimatum to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in protest of the cut down of the workers salary or face strike action. It was alleged that the Kano State Government had deducted workers salary in […]

The Senior Special Assistant to Delta State Governor on Peace Building and Conflict Resolution, Olorogun Samson Gordons Okomitie has charged parents not to lose focus on their task of raising God-fearing Children to fulfill their obligations to their children and to always shower them with Care in all ramification.

Shanghai Shenhua have offered Odion Ighalo a new deal worth around £360,000-a-week amid interest from Newcastle United. It’s claimed that Ighalo is set for a return to China. His Manchester United loan deal ends in six days, which was the agreed length when the Red Devils signed him in January. Of course, things have changed […]

By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo Taraba state technical committee on COVID-19 has said the last active case of the Coronavirus which was confirmed by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on May 20 has recovered and has been discharged. Chairman of the committee and state Commissioner for Health, Dr Innocent Vakkai disclosed this at a […]

Imagine from a scientist’s eyes that the body’s instruction manual, the genome: here words are genes, letters are DNA, and the equivalent of typos can have disastrous consequences. In recent years, scientists have grown increasingly fluent in the language of genome, but much remains mysterious, including the function of many of our genes. Discovering what […]

By John Egbokhan Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has said he was delighted that Manager Gernot Rohr has agreed a contract extension with the Nigerian senior national side. The Franco-German tactician, whose contract, was due to elapse next month, last week agreed to extend his deal with the Super Eagles, for a further two years. […]

By Dapo Akinrefon Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, on Tuesday, welcomed a set of twins. His wife, Ayinba Mojisola Adams, was delivered of a set of twins, a boy and a girl, on Tuesday night at a private hospital in Lagos. In a statement by the Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, […]

Senegal will continue treating COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine, a senior health official said on Wednesday, despite recent evidence that the anti-malarial drug is harmful. Authorities in the West African state opted to provide consenting patients with the drug early on during its coronavirus outbreak, citing promising clinical results. Chloroquine and its derivative hydroxychloroquine have been […]

The French government said Wednesday that doctors should no longer prescribe hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients, an unproven and potentially harmful treatment for the disease nonetheless promoted by US President Donald Trump. The move came after two French advisory bodies and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week that the drug, a treatment for rheumatoid […]

….As team’s players are owed four months salaries By John Egbokhan Heartland Coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu has canvassed for the cancellation of the 2019-2020 Nigeria Professional Football League season because of the rising case of coronavirus in the country. And he also revealed that his players are being owed four months salaries by the management of […]