The Federal Road Safety Corps Lagos State Command on Thursday, assured residents of the state of free flow of traffic, in spite the temporary closure of the third mainland bridge. Mr Hyginus Omeje, the Sector Commander of FRSC in the state gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. He said […]

Nollywood veteran Genevieve Nnaji’s latest movie, `Lionheart’ is set to premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The annual festival is scheduled to take place from September 6 to September 16. Nnaji’s first directional movie `Lionheart’ will screen for the first time at the festival on Friday, September 7, 2018. The movie was written […]

Libya has refused to take in a group of 177 migrants stranded on an Italian coastguard boat off a Sicilian port after Rome insisted they would not be allowed to disembark. Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini threatened earlier this week to return the migrants to the North African country unless other European governments offered to […]

Arsenal manager Unai Emery insists he has the upmost respect for Jack Wilshere’s ability and expects the midfielder will receive a warm welcome when he returns with West Ham on Saturday. Wilshere, 26, spent 17 years with the Gunners, 10 with the first team. READ ALSO: Herdsman allegedly kills mate over N2,000 But despite prolonged negotiations, […]

Africa Check, an independent fact-checking organisation, has called to question much of the claims made by presidential aspirant and ex-Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke. Duke, in a July 2018 post on his Facebook wall, had claimed that Nigeria’s education system was in crisis, arguing that Nigeria could be “depriving children of an education.” […]

The Kaduna State Police Command said on Thursday that its men killed two suspected killers of IGP Intelligence Response Team in Sabon Birni Village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Acting Commissioner of Police, DCP Ahmad Kontagora, disclosed this at a news conference in Kaduna. Kontagora said the police, since the incident, had embarked […]

Facebook on Wednesday said it has suspended more than 400 of thousands of applications it has investigated to determine whether people’s personal information was being improperly shared. Applications were suspended “due to concerns around the developers who built them or how the information people chose to share with the app may have been used,” vice […]

A Panama-flagged chemical tanker Pantelena is reported missing since August 14, 2018, when all contact with the ship was lost. According to www.africatimes.com, the tanker was last reported to be sailing with 17 Georgian sailors on board in the Gulf of Guinea, a known piracy hotspot. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia said that […]

Niyi Odebode, John Alechenu, John Ameh, Olusola Fabiyi, Eniola Akinkuotu, Adelani Adepegba and John Charles The Peoples Democratic Party has described Tuesday’s statement by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, which threatened to force the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, out of office as ominous and revealing. The PDP said President Muhammadu Buhari must […]

Deji Lambo A retiree, Kolawole Olaniran, has accused his wife, Iyabode, of taking away his three children without his consent, adding that efforts to reunite with them have been abortive. The retiree of a textile company claimed that Iyabode packed out of his house in the Agbado area of Ogun State without any notice, saying […]

We live in a digital world, but sometimes you still need cash, and the easiest way to get money is often from an ATM. They are located almost everywhere – in bank branches, convenience stores, and street corners. However, it is almost too easy to get cash, and we often forget that there are risks […]

Rotimi Adesanya Child and Public Health Physician roayad@yahoo.com 08037202050 The medical term for thrush is Candidiasis. This is a yeast infection, usually caused by a yeast-like fungus known as Candida albicans. Many people have a small amount of this fungus in their bodies. However, it does not usually cause problems because it is kept under […]

The global oil benchmark, Brent crude, hit a two-week high above $74 a barrel on Wednesday as an industry report showing a sharp drop in US crude inventories and US sanctions on Iran pointed to tighter supplies. The American Petroleum Institute reported that US crude stocks fell last week by 5.2 million barrels, more than […]

Niran Adedokun nadedokun@gmail.com Over the past three weeks or so, some prominent members of the country’s political elite have engaged themselves in verbal exchanges, which even though seemed disgraceful, could do the country some good. Adams Oshiomole, fiery labour leader turned politician had, in his capacity as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said the focus of the APC Federal Government is to take Nigerians out of poverty. He said all government programmes and projects were geared towards achieving that objective. According to a statement on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, the Vice […]

Tennis players make up the majority of the world’s highest paid female athletes, according to an annual list published by Forbes on Tuesday ahead of next week’s US Open, ESPN reports Serena Williams topped the list for the third consecutive year, despite dropping out of Forbes’ ranking of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes in June. […]

Cristiano Ronaldo says it was “an easy decision” to leave Real Madrid for Juventus, Skysports reports. Ronaldo left the Bernabeu after a glittering nine-year stint, in which he won four Champions League titles, moving to Turin for £105m. The Portugal forward, 33, spoke of his astonishment at the reception he received when being unveiled at […]

Footballers in Spain have not ruled out strike action over a plan to stage a top-flight league match in the United States, says the players’ union, BBC Sport reports. Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos and Barcelona vice-captain Sergio Busquets were among the high-profile players to attend a meeting on Wednesday to discuss their “concern” over […]

Liberian President and former  football  star George Weah is being criticised for his plan to award former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger the West African country’s highest honour, AP reports. Weah, who was elected president of his country last year, plans to honor Wenger and another French  coach Claude Le Roy at a ceremony on Friday. […]

Boxing trainer Abel Sanchez hit back at Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Wednesday after being branded a “dumbass” by the Mexican fighter ahead of next month’s rematch with middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. In a scathing blog post, Alvarez took aim at Sanchez after the veteran coach accused him of “running” during last year’s drawn first meeting […]

Becoming a good serial entrepreneur involves learning the ability to do the following: Serial entrepreneurs see opportunity. Opportunities arise where there are problems or where there are inefficiencies. While corporate employees tend to focus on resources, good entrepreneurs tend to focus on opportunities. When an employee encounters a problem within an organisation, they most often […]

The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruq, has conferred the traditional title of ‘’Danbaiwan-Hausa’’ on the former governor of Abia, Orji Kalu in recognition of his efforts toward the development of Abia and Nigeria at large. Faruq stated this on Wednesday in his palace in Daura, when he conferred the title on the former governor. […]

Walmart on Wednesday launched a digital bookshop in a collaboration with Japanese e-commerce powerhouse Rakuten’s electronic book service Kobo. The Walmart eBooks website boasting more than six million titles along with audiobooks competes head-on with a core offering of rival Amazon. Subscriptions to the Walmart audiobook service were $9.99 monthly, compared to $14.95 for a […]

President Donald Trump has nominated a Marine general to head US Central Command, which oversees America’s military actions in the Middle East and Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie would replace General Joseph Votel, who is believed to be retiring. The job would bring a fourth star […]

Ahead of 2019 presidential elections, aspirants have been showing off their physical fitness for the nation’s top seat. It started with the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress showing off President Muhammadu Buhari’s physical fitness on Tuesday after he allegedly walked 800 metres from the mosque to his home in Daura. On Wednesday, former Vice […]

India on Wednesday rejected an offer by the United Arab Emirates government to give $100 million to the disaster relief fund for flood-stricken Kerala state. “In line with the existing policy, the government is committed to meeting the requirements for relief and rehabilitation through domestic efforts,” said a foreign ministry statement. READ ALSO: Photos of man […]

A US federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Jose Maria Marin, the 86-year-old former head of the Brazilian football federation, to four years in prison over the massive FIFA corruption scandal that rocked the world’s most popular sport. Marin — one of seven FIFA officials arrested at a luxury hotel in Zurich in May 2015 — […]

France’s leading international goalscorer Thierry Henry was on Wednesday being touted as the next coach of Bordeaux who suspended Gustavo Poyet after just one league game of the season. Henry, a member of the 1998 World Cup winning team and who was part of Roberto Martinez’s coaching staff with Belgium at the World Cup, was […]

An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr Olawale Oba, has said that low acceptance of instrumental delivery techniques often leads to the increase of caesarean delivery. Oba, a Senior Registrar at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, made the explanation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Wednesday. He […]

John Charles The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has urged the people in the state to place their interest above any factor capable of causing disunity and retrogression. Ortom, who noted that the state had been faced with insecurity, said what the state needed was a renewed commitment among its people to overcome the challenges. […]

Success Nwogu, Ilorin There was a peaceful celebration of the Eid-el-Kabir in Kwara State as  Muslim faithful trooped to different praying grounds near them to offer prayers security operatives, however, conducted security searches on the faithful before they were allowed into the praying grounds. The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, arrived Ilorin praying ground about […]

Enyioha Opara, Minna A former military Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar, has advised people in leadership positions to stop infighting and face the real business of governance. Abubakar said Nigerian leaders must rise up to the challenges of good governance and make lives better for the people rather than engaging in a fight which […]

John Ameh, Eniola Akinkuotu and Adelani Adepegba The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has welcomed calls by Senator Abdullahi Adamu for the accounts of the National Assembly to be audited. Speaking with one of our correspondents on the telephone on Tuesday, the Executive Director of SERAP, Adetokunbo Mumuni, however, stated that the probe must be […]

John Alechenu and Eniola Akinkuotu The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki’s statement on the 2023 presidential ambition of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress attracted diverse reactions on Tuesday. Saraki had on Monday said Tinubu was supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election with the hope of succeeding the President in 2023. The […]

Venezuela has devalued its currency — the bolivar — by 96 percent under a new exchange rate announced by the central bank on Tuesday. The announcement comes a day after new bank notes stripped of five zeroes entered circulation as part of a radical plan by President Nicolas Maduro to curb hyperinflation, though business leaders […]