Abuja High Court frees NFF’s Pinnick over financial misappropriation
An Abuja High Court yesterday finally declined to join the names of President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick and the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi to a case of financial misappropriation brought before it by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In his judgment, Justice Peter O. Affen refused the […]
Boko Haram: Inter-faith clerics embark on church-mosque love campaign, solicits support for military
In a bid to defeat Boko Haram ideology while also canvassing support for the Nigerian military, an inter-faith group is embarking on love campaigns to churches and mosques across the country.
Lawan charges media on constitutional role
Says N’Assembly has embraced challenge to deliver on good governance President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has charged the media to brace up to their constitutional responsibility of educating the populace with the intendment of fostering national cohesion. This was even as he assured that the National Assembly on its part had taken up the […]
Alleged fraud: Court grants contractors bail
A Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday granted a 60-year-old contractor, Joseph Komolafe, a N5 million bail. Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar granted the bail application filed by the defendant counsel, A.O Adelodun. Komolafe was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N31 million fraud. The EFCC had on February 20, […]
Zidane: I always want to have Sergio Ramos with me
Zinedine Zidane expects Sergio Ramos’ renewal at Real Madrid to be a straightforward procedure. Last renewing in 2017, Ramos’ deal at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is set to expire in 2021, and Real Madrid want to avoid seeing him enter the final year of his contract.”I always want to have Sergio with me,” Zidane said […]
Rita Lori-Ogbebor losses husband, Col Paul Ogbebor
By Victor Ajiromanus Rights activist, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, has lost her husband, Col Paul Ogbebor, retd, after a brief illness. The deceased who was a civil war hero died in Benin City, Edo State, at the age of 80. The late Col Ogbebor was a chieftain of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF. He was […]
Why I stopped CBN from giving out forex for food importation — Buhari
…Says Nigeria almost self-sufficient in food production By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday explained that he stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from giving out foreign exchange, forex, to importers of food products to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production. President Buhari said that the policy has yielded good results as the […]
Upset possible in Togo with free and fair election
As the presidential election holds in Togo on Saturday, February 22, the people of Togo are sure that if the election is free and fair, it will be the end of President Faure who has been in power since 2005.
We’ve made substantial progress in North East — Buhari
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said despite the criticism against his administration, the government has made substantial progress in the North East which is the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgents. President Buhari has also assured aide workers who are rendering help to the displaced people in the zone of a better […]
Bauchi govt advocates establishment of public health lab in Northeast to combat disease outbreak+
By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHDA) has advocated for the establishment of public health laboratory to serve as a reference centre for the Northeast in the event of a disease outbreak. Speaking during a recognition award in Bauchi on Friday, the Executive Chairman of the agency, Dr. Rilwanu […]
Two butchered to death as cultists clash in Mile 12
Two suspected cultists were butchered to death, Friday, during a clash between two rival cultists group within Mile 12, Lagos.
Man United new boy Ighalo impresses Solskjaer
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is happy to report that loan signing Odion Ighalo has already displayed his goalscoring abilities throughout his first training sessions as a Red. The Nigerian striker has joined the club from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua until the end of this season and made his anticipated debut during the final minutes […]
De Bruyne lifts Man City spirits after Euro ban
Manchester City cruised to a 2-0 win over West Ham on Wednesday as Pep Guardiola’s side returned to action for the first time following the club’s shock two-year ban from European competitions. Goals from Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne lifted City’s spirits as they cemented their hold on second place in the Premier League. The […]
Nasarawa govt. proposes law to compel use of mother tongue – Commissioner
The Nasarawa State government has concluded plans to enact a law to compel parents and children to speak their local languages so as to preserve them from extinction. Dogo Shammah, State Commissioner of Information, Culture, and Tourism, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Lafia. According to him, the rate at which […]
Canada PM calls for peaceful solution to crippling rail blockades
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Tuesday against the use of force to resolve a rail blockade sparked by indigenous protesters and now in its second week. Passenger and freight traffic has come to a halt in eastern Canada as native Americans protest in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en indigenous people in British Columbia, who are […]
South Korea coronavirus cases jump over 200 as sect infections spike
South Korea’s coronavirus cases nearly doubled Friday, rising above 200 and making it the worst-affected country outside China as the number of infections linked to a religious sect spiked. A total of 100 new cases were confirmed by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), 85 of them connected to the Shincheonji Church […]
