By Johnbosco Agbakwuru  The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has called for the postponement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, June 26, 2021, to Tuesday, June 29, 2021.   Senator Ngige said the postponement was to enable party members across the state to […]

Kasper Dolberg starred on his former stomping ground in Amsterdam as Denmark stormed to a 4-0 victory over Wales to progress to the Euro 2020 quarter-finals. In for the injured Yussuf Poulsen, ex-Ajax striker Dolberg became the first Denmark player to score twice in a Euro knockout game since Henrik Larsen in 1992 with two […]

The abuse aimed at Alvaro Morata and his family by some Spain supporters crossed the line and is “not acceptable”, according to team-mate Dani Olmo. Morata has been the focus of attention for La Roja since being jeered by his own fans during a pre-Euro 2020 friendly with Portugal after missing several opportunities. He was […]

Germany playmaker Thomas Muller hopes striker Harry Kane’s England goal drought goes on a little while longer. England renew their rivalry with Germany next Tuesday in a mouth-watering Euro 2020 last-16 tie at Wembley with misfiring Kane set to lead the line for the Three Lions. Kane started all three of England’s Group D matches, […]

By Jacob Ajom When news broke early in the week that Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr had invited 25 home-based Eagles for the July 4 international friendly against Mexico, the general mood among football fans was that of mixed feelings. Some critics believed that apparently, the coach had succumbed to the clarion call for the […]

Ebreneyin said: “The premier edition of the tournament which teed-off from June 24th is featuring caddies tournament, Pro golfers outing with selected amateurs, and finally the ladies, gentlemen and veterans. The tournament ends today, June 26th.

By Dayo Johnson Akure Workers in Ondo state are on a collision course with the state government over percentage payment of salaries. The State Executive and Administrative Councils of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) in the state have said that workers “will no henceforth accept percentage salaries. A communiqué issued by the TUC […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has called for the postponement of the All Progressives Congress, APC primaries for the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, June 26, 2021 to Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Senator Ngige said the postponement was to enable party members across the state to […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–A foundation, Hope and Dreams Initiative,HDI, has appealed to authorities to look towards the provision of free sanitary pads to female students in the country, saying the development will encourage girls to be in schools rather than staying away whenever they are experiencing their menstrual flow. The non-profit organisation which flayed the […]

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has endorsed the idea of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, vying for the Nigerian Presidency in 2023. The Olubadan expressed his support while receiving members of the Tinubu Vanguard, a support group for Tinubu’s presidency project in Ibadan on Saturday. A statement by Dr Johnny […]

partners Police, NDLEA, NYCN, NYSC in fight against drug abuse … recruits 30,000 youths for awareness campaigns By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja A Non-governmental Organization, NGO, Adorable Foundation International, AFI has said that the lives of many Nigerian youths were on the line due to the intake of hard drugs. Speaking at an event to mark 2021 […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Fear has gripped the residents of Ijeododo Road, Igando, Alimosho, Local Government Area, Lagos, Saturday, following a Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly, called petrol, pipeline leakage in the area. The incident occurred in the afternoon when some of the residents noticed the leakage at Igando enroute Ijeododo road and raised the alarm. Eye witnesses account […]

Saturday’s Jigawa State local Government election, recorded a low turnout of voters, as only a handful of voters were seen in polling units, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondents who monitored the exercise in some of the council areas reports that there was voter apathy in most of the polling units during […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates who sat for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), to check their results through its portal as the USSD code 55019 has some challenges. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Protocol and Public Affairs of the board, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen […]

Gareth Bale is “one of the great players in Europe” according to Florentino Perez, but the Real Madrid president did not offer any assurances on the Wales international’s future. Bale fell out of favour with Zinedine Zidane at Madrid and spent last season on loan in the Premier League with former club Tottenham. Zidane’s second […]