Atletico Madrid followed up their surprise win over Liverpool by beating Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday as Joao Felix marked his return from injury with a first league goal since September. Joao Felix came off the bench at the Wanda Metropolitano after almost a month out with an ankle problem and the 20-year-old looked […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, struck out the charge of non-declaration of assets that was entered against the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, by the defunct Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property. The court, in a ruling by trial Justice […]

Zamfara Government says it plans to construct a 25,000 Capacity Olympic Stadium at the state capital to enhance sports development. Gov. Bello Matawalle said this in Gusau on Monday while receiving the Unity Torch Bearers delegation from the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development. “Very soon we will award the contract for the project,” Matallawalle […]

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, struck out charges bordering on non-declaration of assets instituted against Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President, by the defunct Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP). Justice Binta Nyako dismissed the case for want of diligent prosecution. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]

In the middle of the desert, just inside the Mauritanian border, stands a tent. Inside is a VHF radio. If an outsider passes by, the locals operate the device to warn the authorities. The radio is a simple but effective link in a security system which, combined with grassroots work, has helped shield Mauritania from […]

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The Southern Youth Wing Christian Association, YOWICAN, on Monday,  said that the association has pleaded with their over 27 million members not to relent in winning the war against bad leadership in Nigeria. YOWICAN, President, Oluchukwu Nnabugwu, the statement was contained in the address he presented at the office of […]

Scientists, researchers and government representatives from across the world are scheduled to gather in Uganda in April to discuss measures to combat global health challenges. Charles Ibingira, the Head of College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, said on Monday that the delegates would convene on Uganda in April to among others discuss global health […]

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned former Governor of Plateau, Sen. Jonah Jang and a cashier at the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, SSG,  Yusuf Pam, on alleged N6.3 billion fraud. Jang and Pan were first arraigned in June 2018, on 17 count charge bothering on Misappropriation of funds, […]

Tyson Fury will return to Britain hailed as a hero after his demolition of Deontay Wilder completed a remarkable redemption story as anticipation grows over an all-British unification bout against Anthony Joshua. The self-styled “Gypsy King” brought Wilder’s five-year reign as WBC heavyweight champion to a dramatic halt in the seventh round of their rematch […]

The Bauchi State Office of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says it has enrolled no fewer than 868, 000 people for the National Identification Cards exercise. Isa Abdulmumini, NIMC State Coordinator in the state, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  on Monday in Bauchi. Abdulmumini disclosed that […]

A 20-year-old suspected hemp seller, Moses Haruna, was on Monday remanded by a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for allegedly stabbing his neighbour to death. The police charged Haruna with conspiracy to commit murder and murder, but the court did not take his plea. Chief Magistrate Oluwatoyin Oghere ordered that Haruna should  be […]

Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has said that if elected president he would “absolutely” use the military if warranted, both to protect US interests and to support its allies. He also said he would be willing to meet with the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, as President Donald Trump has done. Sanders has emerged with […]

Iraq on Monday confirmed its first novel coronavirus infection in an Iranian national studying in the southern shrine city of Najaf, health officials said. The country, which has a dilapidated healthcare system, often hosts pilgrims and religious students from Iran, where 12 people have died since a coronavirus outbreak there was first reported last week. Iraq […]

Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Tuesday for ruling on the money laundering case involving a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Metuh alongside his firm, Destra Investment Limited in 2016 for allegedly receiving […]

The family of Remo Stars Football Club (RSFC) Assistant Captain, Kazeem Tiyamiyu (Kaka), allegedly killed by some operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on the Sagamu-Abeokuta road is demanding justice. The family said that the Ogun Government should ensure that the killers of the deceased were brought to book. The family made the demand […]