The Slovenian Football Association (NZS) on Tuesday announced that its former head, Aleksander Ceferin, has been nominated for re-election as UEFA president by several European federations. The NZS said in a statement on its website that a group of federations had sent an “official proposal” of support for Ceferin, the 50-year-old lawyer who succeeded Michel […]

A large blaze broke out right next to the Asian Games site in the Indonesian city of Palembang on Tuesday as firefighters scrambled to prevent clouds of smoke affecting competition events. Helicopters scooped up water to douse the flames in fields bordering the sports complex while dozens of firefighters on the ground helped extinguish the […]

A box set of The Eagles’ greatest hits has surpassed Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” as the biggest selling album ever in the United States, according to a new ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America. RIAA said “The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-75,” a compilation of the country-rock group’s first four albums, has now sold […]

London and Brussels will start rolling Brexit negotiations in the final phase of talks as fears grow that Britain could leave the European Union next year without a deal, EU negotiator Michel Barnier said Tuesday. “The negotiations are now entering the final stage. We have agreed that the EU and the UK will negotiate continuously […]

US President Donald Trump expressed worry that talking under oath to special counsel Robert Mueller about the Russia probe could lead to his being charged with perjury. In an interview Monday with Reuters, Trump also declined to say if he will actually sit down to be interviewed by Mueller. Mueller is investigating Russian interference in […]

A man shot dead as he tried to attack a Spanish police station had come out as gay months prior and wanted to commit suicide, his wife said according to Spanish media. The 29-year-old Algerian man, identified by media as Abdelouahab Taib, invoked the name of Allah during the assault early Monday morning in the […]

Since 2017, about 30,000 migrants have illegally crossed the border into Canada, and turned to the police with their asylum claims. In this vein, the provinces of Quebec and Ontario continue to urge the country’s government to tackle the costs related to the asylum seekers. When asked whether he went too far in accusing a […]

The Emir of Zazzau, Dr Shehu Idris, on Tuesday called for a holistic fight against drug abuse among the youth to guarantee a brighter future for the society. Idris made the call when he addressed citizens of the emirate who converged on his palace in Zaria, Kaduna State, to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The monarch, […]

“Queen of Pop” Madonna led an impassioned tribute to “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin on Monday as the music world paid its R-E-S-P-E-C-Ts to the superstar at the MTV Video Music Awards. The show came four days after 76-year-old Franklin died of pancreatic cancer and the industry used the telecast to send Franklin off in style. “She […]

Friday Olokor, Jos The United States of America has blamed the killings in the Middle Belt and northern Nigeria on what it identified as the reign of impunity,. The American government also said the killings increased because the perpetrators were not punished. “The Nigerian government should strengthen its laws to deal with killers,” it advised. […]

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Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Two women, Chizoba Eze and Amaka Eze, have been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly buying newborn twins, Emmanuel and Emmanuela, for N1.8m in Umuahia, Abia State. The women, who were said to be from Enugu State, were paraded on Monday by the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, […]

• Demolition politically motivated – Ayefele Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Oyo State Government on Monday said the decision to pull down part of the Music House which belonged to Yinka Ayefele was not political, stressing that the building, which housed a radio station, Fresh FM, and valued at N800m, violated the physical planning law of […]

Niyi Odebode, John Alechenu and Eniola Akinkuotu Senate President Bukola Saraki has alleged that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is only supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election with the hope of succeeding the President in 2023. Saraki made the allegation in a statement on Monday in response to an open […]

Muslims at the Annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia blamed the Arab disunity for America’s relocation of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The Muslims further criticised what they described as discordant Arab leaders for failing to block President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem after he recognised the city […]

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja A former journalist with Radio Nigeria and Champion newspaper, Chief Chyna Iwuanyanwu has died in Abuja after a brief illness. Iwuanyanwu, who was the publisher of an Abuja celebrity magazine, ‘Democracy Confidential’, died on August 13,2018, a statement in Abuja on Monday by his first son, Amarachi said. The deceased was a […]

The Housing Development Advocacy Network, an NGO, has condemned in strong terms the Sunday dawn demolition of the Music House belonging to popular musician, Yinka Ayefele. The structure, valued at N800m, housed Ayefele’s Fresh FM radio station and other businesses. The HDAN described the demolition as “an economic waste.” Briefing newsmen on Monday in Abuja, […]

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army in Lagos, on Monday, said it had begun an investigation of a female soldier was accused of brutalising her niece for not washing dishes. The spokesperson for the division, Lt. Col. Olaolu Daudu, said in a statement in Lagos that the investigation followed reports in the social media […]

FIFA on Monday confirmed that it will not ban Nigeria after the federal government made it clear, it only recognises Amaju Pinnick-led executives as being in charge of football affairs in the country. In a statement on its website, FIFA said, “In view of these circumstances, FIFA deems that the conditions set by the decision of […]

Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in South West, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, has said he and other leaders of the party are working hard to reconcile the differences between the governorship candidate of the party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, who came second in the primary […]

Novak Djokovic finally clinched the title missing from his resume with a 6-4 6-4 win over Roger Federer on Sunday at Cincinnati in the U.S. The Serb former world number one become the first player to complete the sweep of Masters series tournaments. Having made five previous finals and lost to Federer in three of […]

In a bid to avoid the impending ban on Nigeria Football Federal, the Federal Government had reportedly contacted FIFA over the weekend assuring it that Amaju Pinnick and his executives were in charge of football affairs in the country. Sources told KweséESPN that the government sent a letter to FIFA concerning the faction that was in […]

A British tourist who fell off a cruise ship near Croatia has been rescued and is safe after spending a full night in the Adriatic Sea, officials said Monday. “I was in the water for 10 hours, so these wonderful guys rescued me,” the woman, appearing in good health, told Croatia’s National Television (HRT) after […]

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday said, if he wanted to, he could contest for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, as he has what it takes to compete with President Muhammadu Buhari. He made this known while reacting to the statement of the APC National Leader, Ahmed Tinubu, about […]

Authorities and military on Monday stepped up rescue and relief efforts in the flood-ravaged India’s state of Kerala where an estimated 6,000 people remained stranded in the worst-hit areas. Over a million people are being housed in relief camps. Authorities opened a naval airbase for commercial flights in the state’s busiest city of Kochi to […]

Pep Guardiola lavished praise on Sergio Aguero after he scored a hat-trick in Manchester City’s 6-1 demolition of Huddersfield on Sunday, Skysports reports. The Argentina international hit two in the first half at the Etihad before cleverly volleying a Benjamin Mendy cross past Ben Hamer to seal the 13th treble of his City career with […]

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Nigerian Air Force Air Task Force for ‘Operation Diran Mikiya’ has carried out air raids on several hideouts of a notorious bandit kingpin during which several of his cohorts were killed and many firearms recovered. The NAF explained that the attack was carried out on August 15 and 18,2018 on the […]

Umar Muhammed, Lafia Unidentified gunmen believed to be Fulani militia have again attacked Tiv farmers, killing a pregnant woman, raping and injuring scores of others in the Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Northern City News gathered that the gunmen shot a 28-year-old woman, Mrs Dorcas Mbagbidi-Akaahan, and injured scores in Tse Shiga,  Azara […]

Enyioha Opara, Minna Motorists and commuters were stranded for over four hours on Friday following the collapse of a bridge in Dangana in the Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. The people condemned the government for abandoning the structure which had reportedly gulped millions of naira. Findings show that the bridge contract was awarded […]

Enyioha Opara and Umar Muhammed with agency report Some cattle dealers in Kano State, who had stocked goats,rams and cows for sale ahead of the Sallah festival, are complaining of low patronage. Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Kano lamented that their hopes for brisk business had […]

Adeniyi Olugbemi, Sokoto Two hundred and fifty-two Special Advisers and Special Assistants appointed under Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s administration have resigned their positions. The affected aides said their resignations were informed by the recent decision of the Sokoto State Governor to dump the All Progressives Congress, the party which they are bona fide members of […]

Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan Friends, supporters and other concerned persons have counselled gospel musician Yinka Ayefele to remain strong in the aftermath of the razing of his N800m Music House by the Oyo State Government in the early hours of Sunday. There was protest in Ibadan on Sunday after the Oyo State Government demolished the Music […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Derin Adebiyi, has reiterated that the governorship slot of the party for the state in 2019 has been zoned to Ogun West. He added, however, that the other two zones are not barred from vying for the exalted position. He said this on Friday […]

Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Deputy Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Osun State, Justice Olamide Oloyode ( retd), has started mobilising Nigerians to come together to assist ace musician, Yinka Ayefele, whose N800m Music House was demolished by the Oyo State Government on Sunday morning. Oloyede, who was retired by the National Judicial […]

A federal lawmaker, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa), has called for probe into the budgetary allocations to the National Assembly. Adamu made the call while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Sunday. He said an audit had become necessary in view of the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki’s refusal to vacate his seat after […]