Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says that his administration has spent over N13 billion on the rehabilitation and construction of schools across the 18 local government areas of the state. He made the disclosure while speaking at the fundraising programme of Command Day Secondary School, Owena Cantonment, Akure on Tuesday. Akeredolu, who was represented […]

Former Flying Eagles coach Tunde Disu has said it would be nice to have Odion Ighalo back into the national team, from which he retired after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Disu, who was speaking against the backdrop of Ighalo’s move to Manchester United, stressed that the Nigerian striker still have more to give, […]

Legendary Liverpool striker Ian Rush says he is “blown away” by the form of Jurgen Klopp’s runaway Premier League leaders and says the current team should be nicknamed ‘The Incredibles’ if they win the title. Under manager Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool opened a 25-point lead at the top of the English league following last weekend’s 1-0 […]

Olympics 2000 silver medalist in the women 100m hurdles, Gloria Alozie is on the wish list of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) technical director, Brown Ebewele for coaches that will make the team to the 2020 Games in Tokyo, Japan. Alozie’s 12.44 seconds remains the African and national record in the event and based on […]

THE Senate Tuesday lampooned the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris for his inability to provide the required documents ralating  to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System  (IPPIS), account that is put at N2.9 billion.

An International NGO, Search for Common Grounds (SFCG), has said that the Nigerian government loses 12 billion dollars annually due to insecurity in the Middle Belt zone alone. The SFCG Country Director, Mr Sher Nawaz, made the disclosure in Jos on Tuesday during a one-day workshop, organized by the NGO, in collaboration with German Cooperation. […]

By Jacob Ajom, Adeniji Timileyin and Rhema Benjamin of Red and Blue Houses have emerged the 2020 fastest boy and girl of Estaport Schools Gbagada. The duo achieved the feats after emerging winners of the boys and girls 100 metres races in this year’s Estaport Schools Inter-House Sports competition concluded Saturday in Gbagada, Lagos. ALSO […]

By Sola Ogundipe Pharmaceutical and other corporate healthcare organisations in Nigeria must outlive their founders in order to expand and become global entities. The Chairman and Chief Executive of St Racheal’s  Pharma, Mr. Akinjide Adeosun who spoke in Lagos at the  Quarter 1, 2020 “St Racheal’s  Business for Life’ discourse organised by the company for […]

Wladimir Klitschko wants Anthony Joshua to become the world’s no 1 but admits he must face the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury winner to achieve that status. Joshua is set to make the next defence of his WBA ‘super’, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev in June, while Wilder puts his WBC belt at stake […]

Luxury home owners are on their way to becoming the arch-rival for gold nowadays, Yes, they are! Although not a conventional choice, investing in real estate considering the timing is a great profitable investment for you. The emergence of disruptive policies this past year has cemented buyers’ trust in real estate as a viable investment […]

Banking giant, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), says it plans to cut some 35,000 jobs worldwide in the next three years as it restructures and increases its focus on Asia. HSBC’s total workforce will fall from 235,000 to about 200,000 as the bank reduces costs and builds “a simpler, more efficient and empowered organization,” […]

In continuation of the air strikes to clear out Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists from the North East, fighter aircraft of Nigerian Airforce have destroyed another terrorists training camp at Tumbun Zaram in Borno state.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta are counting on the wave of enthusiasm generated by the Italian outsiders remarkable run in their Champions League debut season to surge past Spanish club Valencia in the knockout rounds. The team from Bergamo in the foothills of the Italian Alps take on Valencia on Wednesday in the last 16, first […]

Liverpool’s second-place finish last season saw them earn more money from the Premier League than any other team, even title winners Manchester City. The £152.4million scooped by Jurgen Klopp’s side was just shy of £1.5million more than City, thanks to Liverpool’s popularity with domestic broadcasters. In a nutshell, the more times a team appears on […]

…as Amotekun Bill passes first reading By James Ogunnaike In its bid to curtail the attendant security threats occasioned by the recent ban on commercial motorcycle and tricycle riders in Lagos State which resulted in an exodus to Ogun State, the State House of Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution calling on the state government […]