In the past month, four former international football players, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association and a fine sports journalist have all passed on.

Former US president Donald Trump on Saturday welcomed his acquittal in the US Senate on an impeachment charge and said his political movement “has only just begun.” “Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun,” Trump said in a statement issued just moments after the Senate vote. “In […]

Four people have died of Ebola in Guinea in the first resurgence of the disease in five years, the health minister said on Saturday. Remy Lamah told AFP officials were “really concerned” about the deaths, the first since a 2013-2016 epidemic — which began in Guinea — left 11,300 dead across the region. One of […]

Last week, we reported a statement credited to former World heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, when he advised the WBO, WBA and IBO champion Anthony Joshua to fix some technical flaws before he meets fellow Briton and WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury in the blockbuster unification fight billed for later this year.

The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, in Enugu state has warmed that the state will likely experience an upsurge in infection of Coronavius during the 2021 Valentine day celebration in the state.

Nigerians woke up to a rude shock Wednesday morning, when news of the passing of one of the country’s most gifted football players of his time, Yisa Sofoluwe broke out. He died Tuesday evening at the age of 53.

I recently had a conversation with a friend who mentioned to me a saying that got me thinking about recent events in Nigeria. I cannot remember precisely what it was that we were discussing, but I remember my friend, James Azam, a Ghanaian, saying to me: “Any man who must say, ‘I am the king’, is no true king”.

The United States Senate on Saturday formally cleared former President Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol last month. Trump was the first former president to face trial after leaving office. A conviction in Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment trial was seen as highly unlikely as it would require a two-thirds majority, and the 100-member Senate is […]

…Flags off Rural Women’s Cash Grant The Federal government has provided succour for 707 households  affected by communal crises in Ondo and Oyo states which led them to relocate to Kwara state for safety and security reasons. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq made the presentation in Ilorin […]

The Police Command in Lagos State on Saturday arrested 76 people at a birthday party in Lavender Court, Jakande Close, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos in violation of COVID-19 protocols. The arrest is contained in a statement signed on by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. Adejobi said those arrested at the party included: […]