France’s World Cup winning captain Hugo Lloris offered Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino a little ray of sunshine amid an injury crisis on the eve of their Champions League clash with Barcelona. Lloris returned to training having recovered from a thigh injury, that has seen him on the sidelines since the end of August, but Belgian […]

Mudiaga Affe, Calabar The Federal Government has promised to establish a permanent electoral tribunal that will address issues relating to electoral fraud and offences such as vote buying. Special Adviser to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mohammed Kuna, stated on Tuesday that the Federal Government had proposed a bill for the […]

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Ahead of Tuesday’s (today’s) primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State to pick the senatorial candidates, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has withdrawn his ambition to return to the Senate for a second term in 2019. The senator, popularly known by his sobriquet ‘Commonsense’ Senator, abandoned his ambition to represent the […]

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association said the police appeared compromised during the conduct of the September 27 supplementary governorship election in Osun State. In the report by its ad hoc committee on the rerun, the association said the police refused to question the activities of the “fierce-looking men who invaded the area at […]

Deontay Wilder branded Anthony Joshua a “coward” live on television, talkSPORT reports. Appearing on Good Morning Britain alongside Tyson Fury to promote his  December  1 fight, the American was asked about the possibility of meeting British heavyweight Joshua in the ring. Wilder, the WBC king, believes the Joshua camp don’t really want the fight. “Hey […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, says his political camp will not surrender the state to those hoping to reap where they did not sow. The governor said this on Monday while addressing the state All Progressives Congress leaders and scores of supporters who had converged on the MTR Hall, Ibara, […]

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary in Imo. Ihedioha won the contest with a total of 1,723 votes to defeat the Senator representing Imo East senatorial zone, Mr Samuel Anyanwu, who came 2nd with a total of 1,282 votes. READ ALSO: FG […]

Niyi Odebode, Everest Amaefule, Olusola Fabiyi and Olaleye Aluko A former Vice-President, who is also a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that the elite are against him because they feel he has an independent mind. Atiku said there were fears in some quarters that it […]

Samson Folarin No fewer than seven people, including a student, have been reported killed in some communities in Jos, Plateau State, in a renewed onslaught on residents by hoodlums in the town. The hoodlums, who also attacked the students’ Village Hostel, University of Jos, were reportedly repelled by the students who fought back. Security operatives […]

Olusola Fabiyi, Olalekan Adetayo,  Adelani  Adepegba  and Olaleye Aluko The Peoples Democratic Party, the Yoruba socio-political group,  Afenifere; the Kowa Party  presidential candidate, Dr Adesina Fagbenro-Byron; and the Campaign for Democracy have berated President Muhammadu Buhari for his broadcast on the 58th independence anniversary of the country. They noted that the President did not paint […]

Sesan Olufowobi, Olalekan Adetayo and Oladimeji Ramon President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The meeting which was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, came barely 24 hours before the APC governorship primary for the state slated for Tuesday. It […]

Enyioha Opara, Justin Tyopuusu, Gibson Achonu and Armstrong Bakam The primary elections of the All Progressives Congress in Niger, Taraba, Bauchi and Imo states resulted in pandemonium and violence as one person was reportedly killed and 17 supporters were injured. Supporters of two House of Representatives aspirants of the APC in Niger State clashed, leaving […]

Nearly half of women and one in three men are at risk of developing stroke or degenerative neurological diseases such as dementia and Parkinson’s during their lifetime, according to a study published Monday. Dutch researchers considered all three conditions “in order to grasp how big the problem of incurable brain diseases in late life really […]

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Ahead of Tuesday’s primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has withdrawn his ambition to return to the Senate for a second term in 2019. The Senator, popularly known by his sobriquet ‘Commonsense’ Senator abandoned his ambition to represent the Bayelsa East Senatorial District following the […]

A revolutionary cancer treatment pioneered by the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been hailed as the future of fighting the disease — and it has fewer devastating side effects than chemotherapy. While chemotherapy destroys cancerous cells along with normal cells — often with toxic and debilitating effects on a patient — […]

Classes resumed Monday at universities in Niger after teachers suspended a month-long strike over pay and academic management, two trade unions in the West African country announced. “Our members are disciplined and will obey this” decision, the secretary-general of the National Union of Teacher-Researchers in Higher Education, Nabala Adare, told AFP. “Courses began again in […]

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association said the police appeared compromised during the conduct of the September 27 supplementary governorship election in Osun State. In the report by its ad-hoc committee on the rerun, the association said the police refused to question the activities of about “fierce-looking me who invaded the area at Orolu” […]

Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City side effectively face the first of “five finals” in the Champions League group stages at Hoffenheim on Tuesday following defeat in their opening game. City’s 2-1 loss to Lyon in Manchester a fortnight ago meant they arrived in Germany desperate for a win over Bundesliga side Hoffenheim, who are […]

John Alechenu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress has alleged that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has become the sole administrator of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. It said it was now obvious that the governor had become the party’s defacto National Chairman, spokesperson and sole administrator, who determines what happens in the PDP. READ […]

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has been rested for the Champions League trip to CSKA Moscow by because of fears of burnout, coach Julen Lopetegui said Monday. “Sergio Ramos didn’t come because he’s played more than any other player in the league and he has to keep some energy in reserve for the rest of […]

US President Donald Trump defended embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Monday, but said that the appeals court judge has had a “bit of difficulty” with alcohol. Trump called Kavanaugh’s treatment unfair, days after the FBI opened a Senate-requested probe into allegations by three women that a drunken Kavanaugh sexually abused them while they were […]

Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna A former member of the House of Representatives, Isa Ashiru, on Monday emerged winner of the People’s Democratic Party governorship primary in Kaduna State. In a keenly contested primary election, Ashiru polled 1,330 votes out of a total of 2,654 delegates to emerge winner at the primary held at the Kaduna International […]

Mr. Nsima Ekere, the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission was on Monday declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2019 general elections in Akwa Ibom. The chairman of APC’s committee for the governorship primary, Yamah Momoh, who made the declaration at the party’s secretariat in Uyo, said the election was conducted in the […]

Hit American rapper Cardi B surrendered to police in New York on Monday to answer charges of assault stemming from a brawl in a strip-club during the summer, police said. The star was in the Angels Strip Club in Queens on August 29 when someone in her group lobbed furniture inside the night club, causing […]

Italian champions Juventus could be hit with a partial closure of their Allianz Stadium after racist chanting was heard aimed at Napoli’s Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly during their game at the weekend, it was reported on Monday. READ ALSO: Buhari says efforts underway to end herdsmen-farmers’ clashes Massimiliano Allegri’s side won 3-1 to move six points […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said God did not make a mistake by making Nigeria a multi-ethnic nation. He added that Nigerians must appreciate God for bringing everyone together in one country. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke while receiving […]

Former Super Eagles coach Adegboye Onigbinde talks to IDRIS ADESINA about the country’s sports sector after 58 years of Independence and the way forward in this interview  Nigeria got Independence in 1960. What is your opinion on Nigerian sports since Independence?  The Nigerian  sports sector has not grown since Independence. This is because we have […]

Dayo Ojerinde and Tare Youdeowei Some stakeholders in the health sector agree that Nigeria has recorded significant progress in the past three years in certain areas, especially in the struggle to contain the deadly impact of disease outbreaks. A glance at Nigeria’s health history, shows that while infectious diseases, such as smallpox and guinea worm, […]

Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo will Monday ask the International Criminal Court to acquit him of crimes against humanity and free him after seven years in detention. Gbagbo, 73, is the first-ever head of state to be handed over to the Hague-based ICC, where he has been on trial since 2016. He faces four […]

Luka Modric returns to the Luzhniki Stadium on Tuesday, the scene of Croatia’s World Cup final defeat to France, not only as FIFA’s best men’s player but the star of Real Madrid too. For the first time in his six seasons at Madrid, Modric will line up for a Champions League tie without Cristiano Ronaldo, […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, were on Monday conspicuously absent at a parade organised to commemorate Nigeria’s 58th independence anniversary. The strictly military event held at the Eagles Square, Abuja, was attended by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. […]

The death toll from Indonesia’s quake and tsunami disaster nearly doubled to 832 on Sunday and was expected to rise further, prompting authorities to announce mass burials in a desperate attempt to stave off disease. As shattered survivors scoured make-shift morgues for loved ones, and authorities struggled to dig out the living or assess the […]

The Maltese authorities on Sunday finally took 58 migrants from the Aquarius to Valletta after they had waited for days in rough seas on the rescue ship that can no longer go to port after its flag was pulled. The migrants, including Libyans, sub-Saharan Africans and Afghans, boarded two buses at a Malta Armed Forces base […]

Cameroon imposed a 48-hour curfew on its English-speaking regions a day ahead of the one-year anniversary of a symbolic “independence” declaration by anglophone separatists, officials said on Sunday. The anniversary on Monday will kick off a crucial week for the country which heads to the polls next Sunday to vote in an election that anglophone […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, was on Sunday conspicuously absent at the interdenominational church service to commemorate Nigeria’s 58th independence held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja. The theme of the service was “Harnessing our diversity for national development.” According to the programme of the event, Dogara had […]