With few weeks to the commencement of the 2019 Nations Cup in Egypt, former Technical Director of Nigeria Football Federation, Coach Tunde Disu has advised the Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr to ensure there is a playmaker in his team as that is the only way the country’s dream of winning the continental championship […] The post Rohr tips on how to win Nations Cup appeared first

Kwara State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, has called on the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to use the instrumentality of sports to engage the youth and reduce restiveness in the state. The SWAN made the call in a statement issued by its Assistant Secretary, Abdulrosheed Okiki in Ilorin following […] The post Use sports to engage

The city of Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital is now bubbling with great excitement and anticipation ahead of the 3rd Gov. Seriake Dickson National Wrestling Classics. The tournament, which will be staged at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Samson Siasia Stadium between 15th and 30th June, 2019 will have in attendance about 600 athletes […] The post Yenagoa

* Says decision follows recommendations of presidential panel on reform of SARS *Directs IGP, Human Rights Commission, others to make input * Okays dismissal of 37 police officers, 24 others * Shehu Garba issues contradictory statement on presidential directive President Muhammadu Buhari may have bowed to pressure from Nigerians compelling him to approve the creation […] The post Buhari

Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, yesterday signed the bill to establish the Disability Office, Guarantee and Protect the Rights of Persons Living with Disability and 15 other bills into law. The governor signed the bills into law at Government House, Lokoja, in the presence of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr […] The post Kogi gov signs disability persons’

National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has revealed that the banking sector’s non-performing loans stood at N1.676tn as of the end of March 2019. The gross loans recorded in the banking sector stood at N15.480tn, while the loans after specific provisions stood at N13.739tn in the period under review. The ratio of the non-performing loans to […] The post Banks’ non-performing loans hit

The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Lawali Shuaibu, recently orchestrated a storm in a tea cup when he went public with his one year-old animosity against the party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. He did that through an insidious “personal” letter, which was essentially designed to sensationally demonize Oshiomhole. […] The post Oshiomhole’s

The Bayelsa State Governor, and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, the Hon. Seriake Dickson, has hailed his Imo State Counterpart, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, for appointing Hon. Uche Onyeagucha, Secretary to the Imo State Government. A statement by his Special Adviser, Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei, on Sunday, quoted the Governor as having described […] The post Dickson

Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State, Barrister Ehimoni Sunday Joshua has predicted an easy ride to victory for incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello in the forth coming governorship election in the State should the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s, aspirant Senator Dino Melaye wins the party’s ticket to contest the poll. Dino Melaye […] The post Kogi

A prominent civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Monday faulted the general overseer of the Deeper life Christian ministry pastor, Williams Kumuyi for asking Nigerians not to attack President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders. In a media statement by the National coordinator Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko and the National media […] The post HURIWA

Following the exit of the former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, an anti-graft group operating under the aegis of Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance (CACOBAG), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order holistic probe of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, over alleged broadcast license racketeering. The NBC is one of the parastatals under […] The post Probe

Widow of the late Biafran warlord, Ambassador Bianca Ojikwu has come under attacks over her claim to the slot of her husband in the membership of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. In the last meeting of the party before the national convention held last weekend, members of the […] The post APGA Convention: Stakeholders attack Bianca

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that God and President Muhammadu Buhari would decide those to be appointed as ministers. Amaechi made this remark while stressing that his reappointment as minister would be at the discretion of the President. Featuring on Channels Television, Amaechi said, “I am not the president; the president will […] The post Former-Mins.

*Writes to remind her of her promise to make a replacement, having recused herself *Expresses concern over delay in appointing her replacement *Tribunal already lost 77 out of 180 days it ought to conclude hearing and deliver judgment The legal team of the People’s Democratic Party, and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is disturbed by […] The post Again, Atiku, PDP tackle Bulkachuwa! 

  Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has indicated his resolve to contest for the office of governor on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party. According to the media aide to Senator Melaye, Gideon Ayodele, Melaye made his intention known over the weekend at the residence of a PDP stalwart, […] The post Dino Melaye

A former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has, accused the federal government of deepening poverty in the country with its polices. Frank was reacting to a report by The Economist Magazine that “Nigerians have become the poorest citizens of a country in the whole world, under President […] The post APC chieftain,

Lagos State is number one among the highly indebted states in Nigeria in both external and domestic debts with N1.043 trillion in 2018, according to the latest report by the Economic Confidential. While the external debt stock of Lagos amounts to N513.514 billion, the local debt stock settled at N530.243 billion. In an investigation just […] The post Lagos

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday criticized the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidency for allowing the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof Itse Sagay to cast aspersions on the integrity of the Justices of the Supreme Court over the Court’s widely accepted judgment on Rivers and Zamfara states elections. Reacting to Prof. Sagay’s statement on the […] The post Zamfara: PDP

*Warns that such action is dangerous to nation’s economy *Approves fresh N129bn to 67 oil marketers *Wants 50 oil companies indicted for subsidy fraud sanctioned Senate yesterday berated the federal government for the payment of over N11trillion to petroleum marketers as subsidy in the last six years without the approval of the National Assembly, warning […] The post Senate

…Says Executive Order leaves Nigerians vulnerable The House of Representatives yesterday rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s Executive Order meant to remove, revoke and ban firearms licenses and certificates throughout the country. The lawmakers passed a resolution Thursday not only rejecting the Order but demanding that the President quickly sign into law a Bill on the establishment […] The post Reps