Real Madrid have snatched a 2-1 LaLiga win at Valencia after scoring two late goals on Sunday. Coach Carlo Ancelotti praised his side for refusing to give in even when they were playing poorly. Valencia took the lead in the second half with a strike from Hugo Duro but...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has commenced implementation of 100 per cent custody requirement in the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) sector to protect investors. The Director-General of the SEC, Mr Lamido Yuguda said this in a statement issued on Sunday, in Lagos. Yuguda said...
The Charter President, Inner Wheel Club of Oregun Metro District 912, Mrs Abiola Aberuagba, has called on Governments at all levels to pay more attention to early detection of cancer. Aberuagba made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during her induction as the...
An elated Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa, has doled out N14 million to the state-owned football club, Bayelsa United, for their Sunday’s victory over visiting AS Ashanti Golden Boys of Guinea in the preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. The match played at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a pregnant woman, a fake soldier and an Italy-bound lady for drug offences. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement in Abuja, noted that the operatives had continued their nationwide “offensive action”...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The immediate past chairman of Karu Local Government Council, Mr. Samuel Akala Ganere has solicited support for the election of Mr.James Thomas to succeed him in office as chairman in the forth in- coming Local Government elections in Nasarawa State scheduled to hold on...
Dr Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has explained why some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are protesting against the defection of Mr Femi Fani-Kayode to the party. He gave the explanation in a statement on Sunday in Abuja while reacting to the recent defection of...
Chelsea produced a masterclass on Sunday, beating London rivals Tottenham 0-3 in a Premier League showdown. The victory catapulted the European champions to the top of the table with 13 points after five games. Both clubs also paid an emotional tribute to their former striker Jimmy Greaves on Sunday....
Gunmen have reportedly attacked an ECWA Church in Okedayo along the Kabba – Okene road in Kogi State. It was learnt that the gunmen stormed the Church on Sunday morning while the service was ongoing and started shooting sporadically. According to the source, a member of the church was...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of six Chief Judges and 31 others as Judicial Officers to beef up judicial functions in some states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Supreme Court Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye disclosed this in a statement on Sunday...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The Federal Government has been urged to provide adequate security around schools to check the incessant kidnapping of school children by bandits in the country. The former Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa State University Keffi, Professor Muhammad Akaro Mainoma gave the advice today in an interview...
Arsonists set the INEC office at Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State ablaze on Sunday. The Chief Fire Officer in Enugu State, Chief Okwudili Ohaa, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Ohaa said that a distress call was received by the Enugu...
Portuguese skipper Cristiano Ronaldo continued his impressive form since returning to England as he netted once in Manchester United’s 1-2 win over West Ham on Sunday, his third league goal for the season. Ronaldo tapped in to cancel out Said Benrahma’s opener and substitute Lingard appeared to have won...
The mayor of Johannesburg was killed in a car accident as he returned from campaigning with South Africa’s president on Saturday, just over a month after being elected, his office said in a statement. Jolidee Matongo, 46, was returning from a voter registration drive in Soweto township ahead of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as Minister of Petroleum Resources, has directed the incorporation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja....
Some angry community members in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State have set ablaze six suspected armed bandits said to have been involved in an attack that took place on Friday. During the attack on Friday, the bandits were said to have killed two people and abducted four...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says the ongoing clean up, demolition of shanties and illegal structures in the territory is done with adherence to rules of engagement. The Chairman, FCTA Ministerial Taskforce on City Sanitation, Mr Ikharo Attah, stated this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on...
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia on a programme on Channels Television. A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia is dead. He died at the age of 64. The family lawyer, Mr Yakubu Bawa, confirmed the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to reject the fresh request by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow $4 billion and €710 million until the publication of details...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Badminton Association, Mr. Gabriel Gbayan, has explained that his interest in the presidency of the Badminton Federation of Nigerian (BFN) is to take the sports to greater heights. Gbayan, who is a leading contestant in the BFN...