Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen scored his first goal for the club since last month’s move from Tottenham Hotspur to set up a 2-0 win at Ludogorets Razgrad in the Europa League on Thursday. Manchester United were held 1-1 at Club Brugge and Getafe pulled off a surprise 2-0 home win over last year’s Champions […]

Nearly 900,000 pangolins are believed to have been trafficked across Southeast Asia in the past two decades, a wildlife watchdog said Thursday, highlighting the challenge in tackling the illicit trade. As the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal, the creatures are targeted for their body parts which are highly valued in traditional medicine in countries including […]

…As bill abolishes catchment area syndrome being adopted by conventional universities for the proposed institution By Henry Umoru THE Senate has begun moves to establish Nigerian Army University, just as it is designed to abolish catchment area syndrome that is presently being adopted by conventional Universities if the proposed institution comes on board. The Bill […]

The total turnover of the 18 clubs in Germany’s Bundesliga passed the four billion euros mark in 2018-19 for the first time, it was announced Tuesday. The figure of 4.02 billion euros ($4.34 billion) released by the German Football League (DFL) is an increase of 5.4 percent on the previous season. Compared to their main […]

A magazine, “Safety Focus”, aims at educating road users on safety measures to reduce avoidable road accidents in Anambra, was on Tuesday launched by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that launch of the magazine was part of the activities by Anambra Command of FRSC to mark the […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has faulted the statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari to the effect that “it is wrong for Nigerians to perceive the National Assembly as being “highly overpaid” for doing little.” SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare stated: “Buhari’s statement directly contradicts his own Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, which has […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, has said that the state government was prepared to collaborate with the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC, to strengthen tourism in the state and in Nigeria. Speaking, during a visit to the Director-General of the NTDC, Mr Folorunsho Coker, alias, […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is encouraged by data from China showing a decline in new confirmed cases of COVID-19, saying there is no time for complacency. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, at a media briefing on COVID-19 on Wednesday, stressed the existence of a window of opportunity for the world to […]

China announced Wednesday that it has revoked the press credentials of three Wall Street Journal reporters and ordered them out of the country because of what Beijing deemed a racist headline on an opinion piece. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuan cited a Feb. 3 op-ed about the coronavirus outbreak by Bard College Professor Walter Russel […]

The Kwara State Government has initiated issuance of Identification Cards (IDs)and uniforms for commercial motorcycle operators as security measures to curb crimes in the state. The state Commissioner for Works, Mr Suleiman Rotimi, made this known on Thursday in Ilorin during a meeting with commercial motorcycle operators better known as “Okada” riders in the state. […]

The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has disclosed it has introduced whistleblower policy to reward anyone who informed the company about stealing of electricity, meter bypass and vandalization of the company’s facilities. Dr Mahmud Abubakar, Team Leader, Strategy Group, KEDCO, disclosed this in Katsina on Thursday while presenting a paper at a “Public Consultation on […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout at Bukar Meram on the fringes of the Lake Chad Basin in northern Borno. NAF said it also neutralised some of the insurgents fighters at the same area. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations […]

Oxygen has been detected outside our home galaxy the Milky Way for the first time ever. Molecules of oxygen have been tracked to a strange and distant galaxy millions of light-years away. The oxygen was uncovered in Markarian 231, which is powered by an “extremely bright” nucleus. Markarian 231 is a wild and highly volatile […]

The Kwara State Government has initiated the issuance of Identification Cards (IDs)and uniforms for commercial motorcycle operators as security measures to curb crimes in the state. The state Commissioner for Works, Mr. Suleiman Rotimi, made this known on Thursday in Ilorin during a meeting with commercial motorcycle operators better known as “Okada” riders in the […]

From the last decade to date, Africa has witnessed an upsurge of creativity in the areas of Arts, Fashion, Music and Film. It becomes imperative to introduce a platform that will serve as a springboard to help launch these creative minds to the rest of the world. Access Bank through the Avant-Garde series on CNN has taken up the mantle to do just that.