By Temisan Amoye Gennaro Gattuso has walked away from his role as head coach of Fiorentina after just 23 days in charge. Fiorentina in a statement confirmed the former Milan manager’s departure by mutual consent “The company immediately set to work to identify a technical choice that will guide the Viola team towards the results […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Abuja: The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Thursday the dismissed insinuation that its new management was under the searchlight of the Senate, informing that contrary to views in a section of the media, the new management of the fund was not under probe by the Public Accounts Committee of the Senate of […]

By Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS—COORDINATOR of the Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, Comrade Joseph Evah, yesterday, described chairman of the Editorial Board of The Nation newspaper, Mr. Sam Oritsetimeyin Omatseye, who clocked 60, as a special gift from the Itsekiri to the literary world.  In a statement, the Niger-Delta activist stated that the people of the region are proud of […]

Delta Government on Thursday said it would partner with Fight Against Desert Encroachment, FADE Africa as it strives to combat environmental degradation in the state. Speaking at the flag-off of tree planting exercise by the Delta State Government as part of activities marking this year’s World Desertification and Drought Day in Asaba, Governor Okowa said […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, says the Ministry is working hard to train and inspire young Nigerian students to fully embrace subjects in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) that will win Nobel Prize in future. He said the focus would be on seeing Nigerian win Nobel Prize in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari said he had been in trouble for a long time in his service and political journey.

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE federal government has said a total of 15 states, mostly in the Northern part of the country have been hit by desertification, saying 40 million people in the affected states were suffering the effect. The government said it was  “concerned about the disruption of ecological system caused by poor land use, […]

I grew up in Port Harcourt, studied in Cotonou, says Mimi Beauty Zone CEO Ememobong Merit Stephen

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has boasted that he would win again at the Supreme court if the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Eyitayo Jegede decided to challenge the verdict of the court of Appeal

The Comptroller of Corrections, Lagos State Command, Mr Adewale Adebisi, on Thursday said there were 6,800 inmates awaiting trial in the five correctional facilities in the state. Adebisi made the disclosure while speaking at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre, Lagos State, during a plea bargain session. The session was spearheaded by the Lagos State Ministry […]

—Says June 12 Democracy Day won’t be complete without passage of Electoral Act Amendment  –Identifies NDDC problem  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru  ABUJA—THE Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, has identified restructuring and true federalism as a panacae to the insecurity crisis raging the nation. The UPU also said that the June 12 Democracy Day celebration would be incomplete […]

The Special Security Forces have been deployed to rural communities in Imo state.

—Urge Ortom to deploy security to troubled Ukputu, Bonta By Johnbosco Agbakwuru  ABUJA- A group of legal practitioners under the aegis of  Conflict Zone Lawyers, has raised the alarm that women and children are slaughtered in Ukpute Community, Oju local government of Benue State by suspected militia from neighbouring Bonta community.  The group has also […]

The deal reportedly cost Milan an initial £25million which could rise to £30 million based on performance incentives.

PDP has urged the Senate to reject the nomination of Presidential Aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner in INEC