Captain of the home-based Super Eagles, Ikechukwi Ezenwa, was named the Best Goalkeeper of the 2017 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup staged in Ghana. Ezenwa kept four clean sheets leading to the final, against Sierra Leone, Mali, Ghana and Benin Republic. However, he conceded four against the hosts on Sunday, when Nigeria was hammered […] WAFU Cup: Ezenwa named Best

Head coach of the home-based Super Eagles, Salisu Yusuf, has said there are positives to be taken from their 4-1 loss to Ghana, in the final of this year’s West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup. Stephen Sarfo scored twice for the hosts, while Winnful Cobbina and Vincent Atingah also got on the score sheet for […] WAFU Cup final: Super Eagles coach, Yusuf speaks

Fulani herdsmen under the aegis of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has urged the government to urgently begin a probe into the activities of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to ascertain if he was among those sponsoring Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In an interview with journalists […] Biafra: Fulani herdsmen

Edinson Cavani has turned down a €1million bonus in exchange for conceding Paris Saint-Germain’s penalties to Neymar, according to El Pais. Cavani would receive the bonus for finishing the season as Ligue 1’s top goalscorer. However, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has reportedly offered to pay out that sum, whether or not he finishes atop the […] PSG offer

The Managing Director of Capital Oil, Ifeanyi Ubah, has said that Oseloka Obaze, who was declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) primary for the forthcoming Anambra governorship was not qualified to contest for the party’s ticket. However, Obaze denied the claims saying he “certainly” met the requirement to contest in the primary. […] Anambra guber:

The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed sadness over the death of the highly revered Chief Imam of the state, Sheikh Garuba Ibrahim Akinola. Akinola, died on Sunday in Lagos at the age of 79. In a condolence message signed by Habib Aruna, his Chief Press Secretary, Governor Ambode described the development as […] Late Chief Imam Akintola was mindful of his

Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef has described the Chief Imam of Lagos, His Eminence, Sheikh Garuba Akinola Ibrahim, as an icon of religious tolerance who lived a life worthy of emulation. He stated this in a condolence message issued and signed by his Media Assistant, Mr. Olalekan Murisiku. AbdulLateef noted that […] Lagos

A former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, ?has ?reminded Nigerians that former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke? also worked for former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umar Yar’adua.? He said while insisting that Diezani was already in public service and was retained by President Goodluck Jonathan. ?Sulieman stated that although Diezani has weighty […] Jonathan

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for remitting the sum of N5 billion to the coffers of the Federal Government. NANS’ President, Mr Chinonso Obasi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said such remittance from JAMB within a short period under the leadership of […]

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The Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA) on Sunday appealed to the Lagos State Government to establish mechanic villages in the area for its members. The state’s Chairman of the association, Mr Jacob Fayehun, told our reporter  in Lagos that shortage of space for workshops had hindered some of the artisans from becoming self-employed. “The Lagos […]

The United Nations Security Council meeting, an annual event, started its 72nd session few days ago at the UN Headquarters in United States of America. More than 100 world leaders, thousands of diplomats and advocates are presently in New York City, in an event scheduled to hold from 19-25 September 2017 to fashion out a […] The post Why Israel Is Against 2-state Solution

BY TAOFEEK LAWAL, Abuja – The Primate and general overseer of the Glory Church of Christ in Benin City, Edo State, Prophet Tommy Yisa Aika, has warned that for the Super Eagles to fulfil God’s promise to be the first Africa country to lift the World Cup,  a foreign coach should not be allowed to […] The post 2018 World Cup: Cleric Seeks Saraki’s Intervention appeared

BY DAVID ADUGE-ANI – A Lagos-based businessman, Austine Ugochukwu Albert has lost the sum of N360m to fraudsters in Lagos when he wanted to purchase foreign currency at the bureau de change. Briefing newsmen on the incident in Abuja yesterday, Albert alleged that the crime was masterminded by three suspects, namely Hon. Tony Bakare, Saidi […] The post Businessman Losses N360m

By Nuhudeen Idajili – There is a saying that says brilliant people are the most venerable. To an extent, I agree with that school of thought especially in a country like Nigeria where the indices for manipulation is rife.  Since the advent, the All Progressive Congress (APC) administration, the quality of appointments in the health […] The post Beaming The Searchlight On Allegations

Congolese President Joseph Kabila told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Saturday that he would ensure those responsible for killing two UN investigators earlier this year would be punished. Michael Sharp, an American who was coordinator of an independent sanction monitoring group, and Zaida Catalan, a Swede, were killed in central Congo on […]

The Federal Government has begun emergency and remedial repair of some major roads and bridges in Lagos State, the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Godwin Eke, said on Sunday. Eke told journalists in Lagos that some of the bad roads required urgent attention and that the Federal Government was determined to make all federal […]

The Sokoto State Government has built 50 new secondary schools based on demands by their respective host communities, according to Dr. Jabbi Kilgori, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education. Kilgori told newsmen on Sunday in Gudu that government’s partnership with communities on education had continued to yield positive results on the sector. He said […]

The Lagos State police command, on Friday said it had arrested 34 officials of the Peace Corp para-military organization. The spokesman of the command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole announced the arrest to newsmen. The arrested officials, according to Famous-Cole, will be charged to a mobile court on Saturday. “The command has arrested 34 members of the […]

By Muhammad Ajah – At the time there is stern condemnation of the activities of Boko Haram in the north east and the Kaduna killings in the northwest of Nigeria, the Southeast has swallowed the bait set for it by its enemies. O how impatient is this set of people who are dexterously creative but […] The post South East Must Not Fall Into The Trap Again appeared first on