Justice Edward Asante, President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has underscored the need for the establishment of the legal system to assist Ivoirians approach court for protection of their human right. Information Officer of the Court, Elohor Ovadje,  in a statement  said the president made the call at the opening ceremony of special court […]

Chris Froome says “it will be a huge relief just to be back in the peloton” next week in the UAE Tour, eight months after he suffered devastating injuries in a high-speed crash. The four-time Tour de France winner fractured a thigh, elbow and vertebrae in the career-threatening accident during a Criterium du Dauphine practice […]

The 15 months wait for the Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury rematch will finally take place tomorrow night when they do it all again under the bright lights in Las Vegas. SuperSport 1 and 5 will cross to the MGM Grand at 4:00 am on Sunday with the headliner due to start at about 6.45 […]

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has promised useful programmes for the state to rekindle the hope of the people. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Diri was sworn in as the fifth governor on Feb.14 sequel to the Feb.13 Supreme Court judgment that sacked the erstwhile governor-elect, David Lyon. Diri made his administration’s direction […]

A satellite broadcaster in Denmark linked to a secessionist movement in Iran was on Friday ordered to stop broadcasting over its support for terrorism. According to the Danish TV and radio board, the Ahwazna Foundation violated broadcasting rules by overtly and indirectly supporting terrorism. The board noted that there was a talk show organised by […]

The Federal Government says it is ready to provide jobs for no fewer than 12 million Nigerian youths, the Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Investments, Amb. Maryam Katagum disclosed while the commissioning ceremony of Industrial Training Fund office Complex in Katsina State on Friday.

Lesotho premier Thomas Thabane failed to show up on Friday at a court where he was due to be charged with murdering his estranged wife, as his aide said he had gone to South Africa for medical checks. The 80-year-old prime minister is accused of having acted “in common purpose” in the June 2017 killing […]

The picture of heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua,  applying for his National Identification card has generated mixed reactions on social media. The professional boxer was recently at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office in Abuja, the nation’s capital, for the registration. ALSO READ: We’ve recorded 108 sexual assault cases in Kafanchan in 2020 – Centre The […]

A Professor of Medicine, Rasheed Balogun, says that healthy women with two functioning kidneys can also be living organ donors for those with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), otherwise known as kidney failure. Balogun, a nephrologist at the University of Virginia, United States of America, made this assertion in an interview with the News Agency […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has commended troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) for their recent feat in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the northeast. Buratai also expressed confidence in the ability of the theatre commander, sector commanders, and commanding officers as well as the troops to end the war. The Acting […]