FA Cup holders Arsenal were knocked out of the competition after a Gabriel Magalhaes own goal gave Southampton the edge in a scrappy game. Arsenal went into the game without star striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, who missed the match for personal reasons. Gabriel turned a cross-shot from Kyle Walker-Peters beyond Bernd Leno for the only […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga and Abdul Samad Rabiu – all Nigerians, made Forbes Top 10 Billionaires in Africa list released on Friday. Dangote of Dangote Group, Adenuga of Globacom and Rabiu of BUA Group made it to the list as 1st, 5th and 6th respectively. Forbes report on the list reads: “For […]

Say act provocative, senseless Seek arrest, prosecution of perpetrators By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Some Northern elders have condemned in strong terms the burning of the home, livestock, and cars of the Sarkin Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir, by some youths in allegedly instigated by an ethnic bigot, Sunday Adeyemo otherwise known as […]

National Assembly has postponed the resumption of its plenary sessions earlier scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, 2021.

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Elders in the South West have condemned Friday’s attack on Sarkin Fulani, in Oyo State, Alhaji Salihu AbdulKadir and his family where houses were burnt down, livestock killed and 11 cars also burnt to ashes. The elders, who stated their opposition to the action attributed it to some criminals led by […]

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to explain their reason to jettison their promised administrative restructuring of the nation. This is even as the main opposition party challenged APC leaders to respond to their members in […]

Benue state government has placed an embargo on mid-term breaks and visiting days for students of all boarding schools as part of measures to check the spread of COVID-19 in schools across the state.

By Bose Adelaja Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, weekend, raised the alarm over indiscriminate disposal of refuse at Kara Market, along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The Director-General of the agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu who paid an unscheduled visit to the market over the weekend, discovered that the waste generated through the market abattoir cattle dings and […]

Edo state government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday engaged in a war of words over the handling of the second wave of Covid-19 by the state government.

  By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The Bauchi state government has budgeted the sum of five million naira for the fumigation of Bauchi metropolis against disease vector that causes malaria. The Director-General of Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA), Ibrahim Kabir made the disclosure at a joint press conference with Bauchi State Agency for Control […]