Mr Amanze Uchegbulam, Chairman, Imo Football Association (FA), has recommended the sale of the state-owned Heartland Football Club to a private individual, to address the club’s funding problems. He made the recommendation in a chat with newsmen in Owerri on Thursday, against the backdrop of unpaid salaries and allowances owed the club’s players. Uchegbulam expressed […]

This is the concluding part of this piece. The first part which was published yesterday harped on the incompatible association between the North and the South. By Sam Agbesua UNFORTUNATELY for the innocent children of the guard, the landlord came at the time they were coming from school. The Northern elite felt disappointed seeing the children […]

Two hundred families recently got some relief from destitution through the Olorunsheyi Foundation. During an outreach, the Foundation fed over 200 hundred families, who reside in the shanty area of Ilaje, Bariga, Lagos. The people also enjoyed access to medicare and health care free of charge. The community, which may be described as deprived and […]

Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to Dr Oluwole Adetiran who composed the scheme’s anthem in 1984. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ibrahim led a high-powered delegation of NYSC to the residence of Adetiran, who recently turned 74, at Ibafo in Obafemi-Owode […]

Senate was divided on Thursday at plenary over an amendment to clause 52(3) of the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill, presented to it for consideration. The division arose when the senate began the clause-by-clause consideration of the recommendations of its Committee on INEC on Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021. Clause 52(3) of the bill had […]

This explains why many students had to collapse in the examination hall when reality stared them in the face. This is a lesson for people to realize that the days of examination malpractice in JAMB conducted examinations is over and over forever.

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced six board members of the Ekiti Football Association (FA) for contempt of the court

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced six board members of the Ekiti Football Association (FA) for contempt of the court. Those sentenced were Chief Ariyo Yomi, Mr Aregbesola, Mr J.I Fatukasi, Mr Ajibewa, Mr Ibidun Isaac and Mr Bayo Olanlege, all board members of the Ekiti Football Association. The News Agency of Nigeria […]

The most exceptional powerhouses from any given industry are those who have managed to secure reputable positions by capitalizing on their persevering, passion-driven spirits and banking on their influence in order to spark change, transcend boundaries, and impact lives.  Although climbing the summits of success is admittedly a daunting task, there are exceptional individuals who […]

Kingsley King, one of the most popular Afrobeat performers outside the shores of Africa, has acknowledged his Nigerian heritage and explained how he ended up in the music business despite having an IT background.

Starting in the clubs’ junior cadre of LEO, Lion Lynda Odu-Okpeseyi has come a long way on the leadership trail of Lions Club. She is an exceptional individual with a go-getter mentality, with a rush of achievements to show for it. From chartering the Abuja Metropolitan Lions Club to becoming the first Constitutional Area Speaker […]

By Yinka Olaito IN economics, we learn a little about balance of trade. This can either be surplus or negative. A surplus is when a country’s export value is greater than its import and a deficit occurs when the country becomes a major consumer leading to higher import and lower or zero export. As the […]

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday distributed relief materials to victims of Shehu Shagari Modern Market fire in Sokoto, Sokoto State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident which occurred on Jan. 19, destroyed no fewer than 9,600 shops and valuables worth millions of Naira. The Director-General (D-G) of NEMA, […]

An already tense season of Trophy Extra Special Band got even hotter this week. In this week’s episode, the bands showed off their excellent Afrobeats skills while going head to head for a chance to remain in the competition. The Bandhitz were pitted against Flash Band; Genial Sounds battled The Mayans; Tritunez went up against […]

Mr Muhammad Babandede, Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned officers and men of the Service against compromising the security of the country. Babandede, represented by the Assistant Comptroller General, Zone C, Mr Tijjani Ingawa, gave the warning at the 2021 SERVICOM Anti-corruption and transparency unit sensitisation on Thursday in Bauchi. He said that […]