Inter Milan went back to the top of the Italian Serie A table with a routine 3-1 win against Roma at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan on Saturday. Goals from Denzel Dumfries, Marcelo Brozovic and Lautaro Martinez took the Nerazzurri to victory. The victory helped them to continue...
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Lionel Messi scored a fine goal as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) sealed the Ligue 1 title in spite of being pegged back late on by Lens in a 1-1 draw. PSG went into the game at the Parc des Princes knowing a point would be enough to claim a record-tying...
Tyson Fury enjoyed a happy homecoming as he retained his WBC heavyweight title with a sensational sixth-round stoppage of British rival Dillian Whyte at a packed Wembley Stadium on Saturday. In his first fight on British soil since August 2018, Fury was treated to a hero’s welcome by a...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has endorsed the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Chief Francis Nwifuru as his successor. The endorsement was contained in a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze and made available to newsmen on Saturday....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday announced that it would hold its 96th National Executive Committee (NEC) on Wednesday, May 4. National Secretary of PDP, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, who announced this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja, said the meeting would...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has ascribed his endorsement as northern pressidential consensus candidate of the PDP alongside former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, as the work of God. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Northern PDP Elders Forum led by Prof. Ango Abdullahi, on...
The Imo Government has commiserated with families of victims of the fire outbreak that killed over 100 people at an illegal oil bunkering site in the state on Friday night. In a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Owerri, the state Commissioner for...
y MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), and the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, have promised to continue to drive policy initiatives that promote investment in infrastructure in the Nigerian telecom industry...
Suspected gunmen have abducted 10 members of the Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN in Anambra State with 300 cows. They were said to have demanded N4m ransom and a gun from the families of the victims. The South East Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria...
No fewer than 100 persons, mostly youths, have lost their lives in a fire outbreak at an illegal crude oil refining site at Abaezi forest, in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that at least 150 others were badly injured. Speaking on the ugly development,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has commiserated with the government and people of Oyo state over the transition to the great beyond of the Alaafin of Oyo , Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. Governor Ortom in a condolence message to his Oyo state counterpart, Seyi Makinde...
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has described the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III as the fall of a great Iroko. Akeredolu who is the chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum said the Oba’s death was a rude shock. This is contained in a statement...
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, says the death of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo, is the end of a remarkable and glorious era. Balogun made the assertions in a statement he personally signed on Saturday in Ibadan, following the announcement of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Government and people of Oyo State over the passing of the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III, aged 83 years, whose reign covered major historic transitions in the country. The president, in a condolence message by his...
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has offered three new Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bonds valued at N225 billion for subscription through auction in April. They are a N75 billion FGN bond at 13.5 per cent interest rate, due in March 2025 (10 year re-opening) and a N75 billion...
Arsenal took control of the battle to finish in the Premier League top four with a 3-1 win over Manchester United to all but end the Red Devils’ hopes of Champions League football next season. Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka struck for Mikel Arteta’s men to move...
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has been buried in the ancient town of Oyo in south-west Nigeria. His remains were laid to rest on Saturday within the premises of the palace, barely a day after he was certified dead in a hospital in Ado Ekiti, the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Hon Manir Muhammad Dan’Iya (Walin Sokoto) after indicating interest to succeed his boss, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has submitted his “Expression of Interest and Nomination Form” to the state PDP office. Speaking at the party’s office before the submission, Hon Dan...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono has called on tertiary Institutions in Nigeria to produce entrepreneurs and not just graduates. Arc. Echono made the call in Abuja when the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong paid him a...
A suspected cable thief was served a plate of noodles while being punished in Agorogbene community, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The suspect identified as Preye Ayase and his accomplice, Ringo Tareladei, were caught red handed vandalising electric cables connecting Ogobiri and Agorogbene communities in Sagbama on Wednesday, April...