Luis Suarez had a stunning impact on his debut for Atletico Madrid following his move from FC Barcelona, scoring twice and providing an assist as his side crushed Granada 6-1 on Sunday. The game played at the Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, was Atletico Madrid’s first game of the La Liga season. Suarez, who only completed his […]

By Dennis Agbo – Enugu The fragile peace treaty recently entered into by the previous two factions of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu state has collapsed. The two factions of the party were led by Deacon Okey Ogbodo and Mr Ben Nwoye, respectively before Nwoye recently announced reconciliation of the two with a […]

The Organised Labour in Lagos State has said all sectors including aviation, banks and others would be shut as workers would take to the streets to protest on Sept. 28. The Deputy Vice President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Amaechi Asogwuni, made this known at a news conference on Sunday in Lagos ahead of the strike. […]

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi It’s been a year or so since the exposé on how fast food joints in Nigeria use drugs like paracetamol to tenderize meat in order to shorten cooking time, especially for cooking beef and other edibles that require long cooking hours. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) […]

By Luminous Jannamike President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Dr. Olasupo Ayokunle, has called on political leaders to eschew ethnic and religious bias, saying God has promised to make Nigeria great but that will not be possible without love. Ayokunle spoke at the 60th Independence Anniversary Inter-denominational church service, in Abuja on Sunday evening. […]

American veteran tennis player, Venus Williams said she will not play again this year after losing 6-4 6-4 in the first round of the French Open to Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Sunday. The 40-year-old, playing in her 87th Grand Slam, fought hard but ultimately could find no way past her younger opponent as she […]

Jamie Vardy hit a hat-trick as Leicester exposed Manchester City’s defensive flaws with a stunning 5-2 win at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s side went ahead after just four minutes thanks to Riyad Mahrez’s thunderous strike. But that was as good as it got for City as Vardy tore Guardiola’s creaky defence to […]

…Press crew bus tyre shot BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI Barely 48 hours when some members of dreaded Boko Haram ambushed convoy of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum along Cross Kauwa-Baga road in Borno state leaving over 30 people dead including 10 policemen and 4 soldiers, another set of insurgents laid ambush along Monguno- Maiduguri axis and […]

By Umar Yusuf – Yola Ahead of Monday’s total strike action called by the organized labour against hike in petrol price and electricity tariff, Adamawa state chapter of the Labour Congress says it has fully mobilised the private sector for a complete lockdown of all businesses. The State Chairman of the NLC, Comrade Emmanuel Faceh […]

The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has condemned the Saturday attack on two convoys of Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno along Maiduguri Baga Road, by Boko Haram insurgents, describing it as a distraction. The forum said this in a statement signed by its Chairman, Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi on Sunday in Abuja while commiserating with the […]

With three goals from Jamie Vardy and one each from James Maddison and Youri Tielemans, Leicester  City embarrassed Manchester City today.

By Boluwaji Obahopo The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has lambasted the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi Esan for warning civil servants against participating in the planned nationwide strike called by the organised Labour. TUC chairman in Kogi State, Ojo Ranti on Sunday insisted that, the Federal Government has no right to […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has said that despite current challenges facing Nigeria, he was optimistic the country will rise to fulfil its divine mandate as the largest black nation in the world. He noted the country has made “giant strides in the last 60 years in various areas including education, health, […]

Reiterates call to rejig security architecture By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday, condemned Friday’s attack on the convoy of Borno state Governor, Baba Gana Zulum, by insurgents resulting in the killing of security operatives attached to the governor. The PDP in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan […]

…Reiterates call to rejig security architecture By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday condemned Friday’s attack on the convoy of Borno state Governor, Baba Gana Zulum, by insurgents resulting in the killing of security operatives attached to the governor. The PDP in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said the repeated […]