Sir Alex Ferguson says Manchester United were “ready to make a bid” for Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson but his medical department raised doubts over his running style. Henderson signed for Liverpool from Sunderland in 2011 for a fee understood to be around £20m and is now the current captain under Jurgen Klopp. It hasn’t all […]

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office, extending his 35-year rule after an election which took place under heavy security and an internet blackout, and which his main rival said was marred by fraud and violence. The 76-year-old leader, who took power in 1986, is one of Africa’s longest-serving presidents and was […]

The Senate of the Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano (YUMSUK), has approved Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 as the resumption date for the continuation of its 2019/2020 Academic session. Abdullahi Abba-Hassan, Head of Information, Publications and Public Relations Unit of the university, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday, in Kano. READ ALSOCOVID-19 […]

The Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for initiating the Extended Special Public Works Programme aimed at addressing mass unemployment in the country. Mr Austine Elemue, Special Assistant on Media to the minister in a statement on Saturday, in Abuja, said Aliyu made the commendation at the […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed civil servants on Level 14 and below to work from home till February 1, 2021 as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease amid the second wave of the pandemic. Recall that the state government had earlier fixed directed […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Saturday distanced itself from rumour making the rounds that the commission is recruiting. In a statement obtained from its facebook handle, EFCC, said  that it “wishes to alert the public about fake EFCC Recruitment Form 2021 circulating on the social media, and to warn that the Commission is […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Saturday said the Federal Government is expected to establish six correctional facilities across the geo-political zones of the country. The Minister disclosed this during a visit to inspect the 3,000 capacity correctional custodian facility under construction at Janguza, in Kumbotso Local government area […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Air missions conducted by the military over locations of interest in Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Igabi and Chikun local government areas of Kaduna state have led to the killing of many bandits. Military sources said air platforms on Thursday conducted eight missions over identified bandit hideouts and other locations of interest around the […]

The Benue  Government said bandits attacked and killed a Livestock Guard and shot an official of the Agro Rangers, a unit in the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Makurdi, the state capital. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, retired Col. Paul Hemba,  told newsmen on Saturday in Makurdi that the […]

By BENJAMIN NJOKU The year 2020, which many described as ‘a year of weeping and wailing has come and gone. But the world can’t stop talking about it. While the year 2020 did not witness any high profile weddings as it was the case in 2019, where the likes of actress Toyin Abraham and her […]