By Nneka Ikem There have been many unverified allegations of coaches asking players to pay if they wished to be in the National or World Cup teams. There were also allegations of board members imposing players on the coaching crew. Coaches have also been accused of inviting players who were of no value to the […]

“Dara’s Cook Show”, a TV show delivering an array of traditional meals while playing host to notable faces for the entertainment industry.

By Soni Daniel – Abuja Ambitious move by the current Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adabayo, to properly locate companies and parastatals in the Export Procession Zones Authority and the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority has finally received the backing of key stakeholders in the industry who describe the measure as […]

…state has only one active case By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa TWO patients that earlier tested positive for COVID-19 in Bayelsa State were discharged on Saturday. The two patients, who were at the isolation centre at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) at Okolobiri, are linked to the index case that was discharged about a […]

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri 552 Borno ex-workers who retired from 2016 to April 2020 have been enrolled for pension payments following the directive of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum. Borno State Head of Civil Service, Barr. Simon C. Malgwi, stated this at a press briefing on Saturday in Maiduguri. Mr Malgwi stated that Governor Babagana Umara […]

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Saturday the lockdown imposed to control the spread of coronavirus would stay in place for the moment, but would be reviewed every two weeks. The restrictions have so far borne fruit as transmission has not been widespread and numbers remain lower than had been initial projections, he added. From more […]

…as Lagos discharges 67, including Chinese, Indian, total hits 608 By Olasunkanmi Akoni A positive COVID-19 patient on Saturday gave birth to a baby boy after a successful caesarean operation at Gbagada Isolation Centre, Lagos. It was a moment of joy and celebration from health workers when the mother finally gave birth to the baby […]

By Emeka Obasi These are interesting times indeed. Nigeria will never be the same after this uncanny virus called corona which came like a thief in the night and continues to steal more lives every day. We are learning and the phrases keep pouring in. Social distancing is getting more popular than COVID-19, for once, […]

By Rasheed Sobowale In April 15, according to a report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the number of people infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was 407 while only 12 sadly lost their lives. On the good side, 128 of the total cases as at then recovered and were subsequently discharged. Recall […]

Unai Emery says that Mesut Ozil “has to be self-critical” over their time together at Arsenal. Emery was sacked by Arsenal in November after 18 months in charge, most of which were spent trying to justify his treatment of Ozil. The pair never seemed to mesh well in north London. Ozil discussed the “hard time” […]