Olympics: Rejection of free $2.7m kits embarrassed Nigeria’s athletes -Shehu...
A former senator representing Kaduna Central district at the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has blamed officials of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development for the embarrassment faced by...
View ArticleVAR to be used in 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Europe –UEFA
Video Assistant Referees will be used in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Europe, starting from September 2022, continental football ruling body UEFA said Thursday. The light-touch use of VAR at Euro...
View ArticleCollapsed bridge falls on man removing rods in Kano
KANO State Fire Service on Thursday confirmed the death of a 37-year-old man, Muzambilu Sunusi. Sanusi was said to have died on Wednesday morning at Bichi town in Bichi Local Government Area of Kano...
View ArticleOgun CJ inaugurates LG election petition tribunal
The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, on Thursday, inaugurated the Election Petition Tribunal for the recently concluded Local Government election in the State. The ruling All...
View ArticleOkada rider confesses to Delta trader’s killing, parts sold for N100,000
A 25-year-old Okada rider, Onos Simon, has been arrested for allegedly murdering a trader, plucking out her eyes and cutting off private parts, and selling them for N100,000. The suspect said he...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: ‘Ship don sink’, says Angel about her relationship with Sammie
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Angel, has revealed that her ‘ship’ with Sammie has hit rock bottom. Angel said this on Thursday night, as she walked out on Sammie rather than sleep close to...
View ArticleEx-President Yar’Adua’s son remanded in Yola prison for allegedly crushing...
A Magistrate’s Court in Yola on Thursday remanded Aminu Yar’Adua, 36, son of late former President Umaru Yar’Adua, in prison for allegedly killing four people in an auto crash in Yola, Adamawa State....
View ArticleCOVID-19: Nigeria records 566 new cases, 11 deaths, as infections surge
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday reported 566 additional COVID-19 infections due to a surge in the spread of the Delta variant in the country. The NCDC, which made this known...
View ArticleTransfer: PSG in talks with Lionel Messi after Barcelona exit
Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona after the La Liga club were unable to fulfil the player’s new contract with PSG already in talks with the Argentina forward. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner has...
View ArticleNLC rejects denomination of domestic gas pricing to GENCOs in foreign currency
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the denomination of domestic gas pricing to GENCOs in foreign currency. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said this in a statement made available to...
View ArticleNnamdi Kanu never told youths to destroy Nigeria, says lawyer
Aloy Ejimakor, a member of the legal team of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said his client never told youths to destroy Nigeria. Ejimakor said this on Twitter in...
View ArticleWhat Messi did for Barcelona was mind-blowing, says FIFA
The world football governing body, FIFA, has reacted to the departure of Lionel Messi from Barcelona, saying what the Argentine did for the La Liga club “was utterly mind-blowing.” Barcelona announced...
View ArticleWhy men must suck pregnant partners’ breasts regularly -CNS
A Chief Nursing Sister, Roseline Oladimeji, has advised pregnant women to allow their husbands to suck their breasts to prepare them for breastfeeding after delivery. Oladimeji gave the advice at a...
View ArticleEx-President Zuma hospitalised ahead of graft trial
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, jailed for contempt of court last month, was admitted to hospital on Friday, less than a week before he is due in court for a separate graft trial. The...
View ArticleDominant USA power past Serbia into Olympic women’s basketball final
Brittney Griner scored a game-high 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the United States saw off Serbia 79-59 to make the women’s Olympic basketball final Friday and move a step closer to a seventh...
View ArticleCNN sacks three employees for coming to work unvaccinated
Three employees at CNN have been fired for violating the network’s coronavirus policy by coming into the office unvaccinated, according to US media reports. In an internal memo emailed to staff...
View ArticleTokyo 2020: Cuba’s Julio la Cruz wins Olympic heavyweight gold
Cuba’s Julio la Cruz, who was shot during a robbery just a few years ago, won his second Olympic gold on Friday with victory in the heavyweight boxing final. The 31-year-old defeated Russia’s Muslim...
View ArticleLagos, LASUTH resident doctors disagree on strike
THE President of the Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital chapter, Dr Azeez Ojekunle, has urged the Lagos State Government to meet the demands of the striking...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Zuma hospitalised ahead of graft trial
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, jailed for contempt of court last month, was admitted to hospital on Friday, less than a week before he is due in court for a separate graft trial. The...
View ArticleTCN suspends direct power sale to industries
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has suspended the evacuation of electricity to eligible customers, it was learnt on Thursday. In July 2018, the immediate past Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola,...
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