The All Progressive Congress (APC) and the winner of the February 23, 2019 Presidential Election, has a told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja that the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is not a Nigerian and therefore not qualified to have stood for the election. The […]
Continue Reading
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group B alongside Guinea, debutants Madagascar and Burundi at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The draws were made in Cairo, Egypt, headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday. The Eagles will open their campaign against Burundi. Host Egypt are in […]
Continue Reading
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied report that it ignored the call for intervention over Mrs Kudirat Afolabi, a Nigerian woman, executed for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia. In a statement by its Spokesperson, Sarah Sanda, on Friday in Abuja, the ministry said the report in one of the media was a complete falsehood. […]
Continue Reading
Ace Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane, has been named the EA SPORTS Player of the Month for March. Mane makes it a Liverpool double of this month’s awards after Jurgen Klopp received the manager award. The former Southampton star beat Everton’s Seamus Coleman, Liverpool teammate Andrew Robertson, Bernardo Silva of Manchester City, Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy […]
Continue Reading
The leader of the coup that seized power from Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, Awad Ibn Auf, on friday announced his decision to step down in a nationwide broadcast. In the broadcast, he said another military general would be in charge of the country. “I hereby announce my resignation as head of the Transitional Military Council […]
Continue Reading
The Senate has proposed that a N10 billion intervention be made part of the 2019 Budget to assist persons displaced by banditry in Zamfara. This followed a motion by Sen. Kabiru Marafa on Wednesday at the Upper Chamber. The senate further called for establishment of a 10-year Presidential Initiative to cater to the needs of […]
Continue Reading
An own goal from Luke Shaw saw Barcelona record a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. United arguably shaded the match against an off-colour Barca, but the Spanish champions did enough to secure a narrow advantage ahead of the return fixture […]
Continue Reading
Cristiano Ronaldo’s flying header on the stroke of half-time eventually led to a 1-1 draw between Ajax and Juventus in the first leg of Champions League quarter-final. Ronaldo subdued the 50,000 home fans in the Johan Cruyff Arena when he headed Juventus in front on the stroke of half-time to take his record goal tally […]
Continue Reading
Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, the President of the African Development Bank (http://www.AfDB.org), Akinwumi Adesina, said “It is time to turn around the declining investments of the U.S. in Africa. As the world’s private sector leader, the United States has a unique role to play in increasing investments […]
Continue Reading
The Court of Appeal in Benin, on Monday upheld the judgement of a Benin City High Court, which sentenced one Joy Raji, to four years imprisonment for her involvement in himan tranficking. The appellant was earlier sentenced by Justice Alero Edodo-Eruaga of Edo State High Court on a 3-count-charge bothering on deceitful inducement, requiring a […]
Continue Reading