By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has constituted a twenty-eight-member handing-over transition committee. The committee under the co-Chairmanship of his deputy Hon. Mannir Muhammad Daniya and Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Muhammad Mainasara Ahmad is to mid-wife the handover from his administration to that of his incoming successor Hon. Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto. […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos – In a remote community of Miango, Bassa local government area of Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria, 28 years old mother of four, Rebecca Auta, was anxious about their next meal. She had given her kids kunu (a local juice) for breakfast, and the leftover tuwo and kuka (baobab seed) soup from […]

Liverpool crushed Leeds 6-1 as Cody Gakpo’s controversial opener provided the spark for the Reds’ first win in five Premier League games on Monday. Jurgen Klopp’s side took the lead at Elland Road when Gakpo’s goal was allowed to stand despite the ball striking Trent Alexander-Arnold’s arm in the build-up. It was reported the VAR […]

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives candidate in Gada-Goronyo Federal Constituency, Usman Gorau, has defeated his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Musa Adar. The 33-year-old is a former Senate President and National Vice President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, SSA on Students Matters, and Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Sokoto State. […]

Roma announced on Monday that they had sacked their CEO as prosecutors investigate the Serie A club’s past transfer dealings. In a short statement, Roma said that Pietro Berardi had been terminated from his role at the club and other businesses within its parent company Friedkin Group, “with immediate effect”. Roma did not say why […]

Luciano Spalletti said Monday that the return of star striker Victor Osimhen will more than make up for other key players missing in Napoli’s Champions League quarter-final showdown with AC Milan. Osimhen played his first minutes since the international break in Saturday’s goalless draw with Verona — hitting the bar. He will lead the line […]

…says it’s time to weed out corrupt, partisan officials  By John Alechenu, Abuja The Aminu Tambuwal-led Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, has condemned in the strongest possible term what it describes as the ongoing show of shame in Adamawa State over the Supplementary Governorship election.  The PDP GF urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to […]

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to declare the authentic winner of the governorship election in Adamawa state.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi At least eight persons have been reportedly abducted by unknown armed men at Atamka community in Owukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. It was gathered from a source in the area that the armed men laid an ambush in the community on Saturday and Sunday for people returning […]

By Ogalah Ibrahim The Katsina State Police Command on Monday paraded a suspect who kidnapped and buried a three-year-old child alive after collecting the ransom of N150,000 from his parent in a Katsina community. The suspect, Abubakar Abdulaziz 30, of Sabuwar Santa, Musawa LGA, Katsina State, according to police report had criminally trespassed into the […]