By Olu Fasan WHEN Chief Obafemi Awolowo wrote in Path to Nigerian Freedom, published in 1947, that Nigeria “is a mere geographical expression”, those who chose to misunderstand the context in which he used the phrase called him all sorts of names. Yet, Chief Awolowo merely stated the obvious: Nigeria was not a nation. Recently, […]

Cristiano Ronaldo claimed a scoring world record on Wednesday when his late brace, after missing an early penalty kick, gave him a tally of 111 international goals. The brace lifted Portugal 2-1 over Ireland in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Faro. The 36-year-old Ronaldo broke a tie on 109 goals with Iran’s Ali […]

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, yesterday, called for a road maintenance contingency fund in the country.

All events scheduled to mark Akwa Ibom State 34th anniversary are to be kept at low key, besides the inauguration of the numerous projects initiated by the government of Akwa Ibom State.

Egypt and Libya recorded home wins on Wednesday night in Group F Matchday 1 of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers. The Pharaohs scored early to beat Angola 1-0 in Cairo, while the Mediterranean Knights needed a stoppage-time goal to beat Gabon 2-1 in Benghazi. At the June 30 Stadium in Cairo, Egypt […]

President Muhammadu Buhari said, yesterday, he sacked the Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Nanono and his counterpart in Power, Saleh Mamman, to reinvigorate his cabinet and consolidate his achievements.

The Eagles of Mali started their Group E campaign in the 2022 FIFA World Qualifiers with a 1-0 win over Rwanda at Grand Stade d’Agadir in Morocco on Wednesday evening. They dominated the game which was moved to Morocco as Mali lacked approval of a home stadium. Mohamed Magassouba’s men dominated the game and created […]

AHEAD of the national convention of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has embarked on reconciling aggrieved members of the party.

France failed to bounce back from their surprise Euro 2020 elimination as they were held to a 1-1 draw in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers by Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday. Les Bleus, who went out in the last 16 of the European Championship after a shock penalty kicks shootout loss to Switzerland, fell behind to Edin […]

About seven persons were reportedly killed by gunmen that attacked Bagana community in Omala council area of Kogi State.

By Ikechukwu Amaechi IN the last couple of weeks, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, and President Muhammadu Buhari have been embroiled in a war of words. At issue is the security of lives and property of Nigerians, the primary responsibility of government, and who to blame for the worthlessness of human life in Nigeria today. […]

Lagos State Government, yesterday, said it recorded a total of 10,007 reported cases of domestic violence, including sexual abuse, perpetrated against adults and children between May 2019 and August 26, 2021.

Central African Republic (CAR) and Cape Verde played to a 1-1 draw in Douala, Cameroon on Wednesday in their first match of the qualifiers to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Central Africans, who were hosting the game in Douala due to the non-approval of the Bangui Stadium, found a tough encounter in their Group […]

When Africa’s e-commerce market leader, Jumia released its 2021 Q2 result, one of the interesting revelations was the upward trend of orders on the platform. The e-tailing platform said “Orders reached 7.6 million, up 13% year-over-year.” This, the report said, was the fastest volume growth of the past  five numbers of quarterly orders, up almost […]

THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, yesterday, stated that the recent killings in Modakeke, a neighbouring community with Ife, were perpetrated to instigate fresh communal clash between the towns.