Madonna has plans to open a football academy in Malawi, a move inspired by her adopted son David Banda, who has ambitions to be a professional player and is at Portuguese club Benfica’s youth academy. Madonna follows 12-year-old David’s progress in Portugal closely, living in Lisbon and often posting photos and videos from the sidelines […]

John  Alechenu and Leke Baiyewu A prominent member of the Parliamentary Support Group, a body of the All Progressives Congress members in the National Assembly loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has said the APC Caucus is insisting on the reconvening of the National Assembly. READ ALSO: Oil mogul, Abiodun, joins Ogun governorship race […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday described the collapse of a four-storey building in Jabi/Utako area of Abuja, as very unfortunate. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Acting President spoke when he visited the scene of the collapse. READ ALSO: Two […]

A jealous man shot his girlfriend over a friend’s request she received via Facebook, according to police in Florida. Nineteen-year-old Charles Tenpenny was arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office for shooting his 18-year-old girlfriend, who is 20 weeks pregnant. At first, Tenpenny told police someone broke into their home and that the suspect, who […]

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has appointed a former Minister of Aviation and former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Osita Chidoka, as his special adviser on Strategy and External Engagements. A statement issued by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, on Friday in Abuja, […]

Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Hundreds of women suspected to be members of proscribed Independent People of Biafra on Friday protested in Owerri, the Imo State capital, demanding the whereabouts of the missing IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kalu. They equally demanded a referendum for an Independent state of Biafra by the Federal Government. The woman adorned in black […]

Afeez Hanafi Operatives of the Nigerian Navy in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have recovered 200,000 litres of adulterated diesel said to be worth about N50m. It was learnt that the fuel was intercepted from eight suspected oil thieves arrested along Taraba Jetty waterways. They were accused of sourcing the petroleum product from unapproved refining sites. […]

Tony Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Government has trained members of the ‘Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade’, also known as Obiano police, in the martial arts, especially taekwondo, to tackle revenue defaulters and related offenders in the state. Obiano who stated this on Friday during the graduation of eight officers of the  OCHA brigade, […]

Nigerian singer and producer, Chibuzor Azubuike, popularly known as Phyno, has released the much anticipated video of the song, Nyem Ego, alongside Lagos based rapper, Tope Onimowo, aka Phenom. The Fada-fada and Connect crooner on Friday took to his Instagram handle @phynofino to inform his fans and followers, “Nyem Ego VIDEO is out now fam!!! Phenom […]

Police in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday shot a knife-wielding Israeli Arab man who tried to stab an officer near the Damascus Gate, a spokesman told AFP. He was unable to say if the alleged assailant, described in a police statement as a “terrorist”, was alive or dead but said that no police […]

A policeman narrowly escaped death as the van being driven by his colleague hit him when he got down to chase a fleeing suspect on foot. Following the incident in Manchester on Thursday, the officer needed hospital treatment after suffering leg injuries. In a video footage, a police van can be seen pulling up at […]

Former CIA directors and another half dozen of America’s most senior spies have issued an unprecedented condemnation of President Donald Trump, after his decision to blacklist their colleague John Brennan. In a statement, ex-CIA bosses appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents — including Robert Gates, George Tenet, Porter Goss, Leon Panetta and David Petraeus — […]

Barcelona star Lionel Messi was left out of the first post-World Cup Argentina squad announced on Friday ahead of four upcoming friendlies. The move was widely expected following media reports earlier in the week claiming the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had asked to be excused from the country’s four remaining friendlies in 2018. Also absent […]

The Naira gained 40k against the dollar at the end of Friday trading, exchanging at N359.6 stronger than N360 traded on Thursday. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N469 and N413 respectively. At the Bureau De Change window, the Naira exchanged at N360 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro […]

Niger state government has released N77 million to Soject Nigeria Limited, for immediate completion of collapsed Dangana bridge in Lapai Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Zakari Abubakar, disclosed this to newsmen when the state Deputy governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso inspected the bridge on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria […]

A man was left with a frost-like coating on his face, arms and stomach because of his end-stage kidney failure after he refused to attend dialysis for five months. The unnamed 39-year-old, believed to be from just outside Lisbon in Portugal, was also left with breath that smelt like urine, doctors say. Both of his […]

Nigerian singer and producer, Chibuzor Azubuike, popularly known as Phyno has released the much-anticipated video of the song `Nyem Ego’ alongside Lagos based rapper, Tope Onimowo aka Phenom. The `Fada-fada’ and `Connect’ crooner on Friday took to his instagram handle @phynofino to inform his fans and followers, “Nyem ego VIDEO is out now fam!!! Phenom […]

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has visited the site of a four-storey building that collapsed in Abuja on Friday afternoon. At least 18 people are trapped beneath the rubble of the four-storey building which collapsed around 1.30pm in the Jabi area of Abuja on Friday. Our correspondent who was at the scene reported that the building, […]

Gold worth about $1 million has disappeared from the armoury of a Zimbabwean police station. The theft, which happened at Plumtree Police Station in Matabeleland South is arguably the biggest theft at a police station in the country, reports Zimbabwe’s Chronicle. The gold weighing 28,5kg has been kept at the station since September 2015 as […]

A trying week for Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers brightened a little with highly-regarded Australian teenager Daniel Arzani completing a two-year loan deal from Manchester City. The Iran-born 19-year-old attacking midfielder was the youngest ever member of an Australia squad for a World Cup finals and played in all three of their group matches in Russia. […]

DAYO OJERINDE writes on the experiences of Nigerians who donated kidneys to their siblings, children or other relatives For many Nigerians, donating a kidney to a loved one is far from being an easy decision. Perhaps it is the case in many other places. There is the initial hesitation that arises from a deep-rooted fear […]

The United Nations  on Friday demanded the immediate release of three aid workers abducted while providing humanitarian support at Rann, Kalabalge Local Government Area of Borno. Mr Edward Kallon, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, made the cal during a courtesy call on Gov. Kashim Shettima in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria  recalls that […]

Top seed Simona Halep returned to sew up victory over Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday after their second round match at the Cincinnati Open had been suspended the previous day due to rain. Also, reigning U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens was knocked out in the third round by Elise Mertens. Stephens, seeded third, fell to the […]

Armstrong Bakam, Bauchi No fewer than 15 suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command for various criminal offences at various locations and times in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Kamal Abubabakar, disclosed in a statement in Bauchi on Thursday that two suspected killers of a […]

Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia THE Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, on Thursday paraded suspected homosexuals, who were arrested by security agents in Aba, the commercial hub of the state. The suspects were identified as Fred Ndubuisi, Anyanwu Chidera, Kamsiriochukwu Onuoha, Anderson Emeruwa , Sampson Nwadike and Nnadi Promise. [READ ALSO] NASS siege: ACF […]

John Charles, Makurdi The chances of the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, to clinch the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party to realise his second term ambition in the 2019 general elections are still hanging in the balance. An impeccable source informed our correspondent that the National Executive Council of the party met during the […]

Success Nwogu, Ilorin Corpses of two children have been found in a pit said to be half filled with water in Gure community, in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was learnt that the pit was far from the homes of the kids’ respective parents. Our correspondent gathered on Thursday that the […]

Nike Popoola The National Pension Commission has directed the Pension Fund Administrators to pay additional five per cent lump sum to retirees that were initially paid 20 per cent of total balance in their Retirement Savings Accounts on retirement. Those whose lump sum payment was as low as 16 per cent would get extra nine […]

Success Nwogu, Ilorin A High Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital presided over by Justice Ibrahim Yusuf, has threatened to imprison the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim, for alleged contempt of court proceedings. The IGP was alleged to have disobeyed the order of the court to release Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed’s Personal […]

A 34-year-old man, Joseph Mukindi Njeru, on Thursday told an Embu Court in Kenya that he cannot do his digger job without smoking marijuana. Njeru was charged before Embu Chief Magistrate Maxwell Gicheru, for possession of 16 rolls of marijuana after he was arrested on Tuesday. The accused denied intending to peddle the drugs, saying what […]

World number one Simona Halep took advantage of a brief break in the weather Thursday to finish off a three-set victory before rain returned to the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. The top-seeded Romanian won three straight games to close out Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 taking less than 10 minutes. The timing was perfect for French Open […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The National Economic Council presided over by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday commenced the process that may eventually lead to the decentralisation of the operations of the Nigerian Police Force as one of the ways to tackle insecurity in the county. The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, disclosed this to […]

It may be the most rousing feminist anthem ever, but “Respect” — the song that made Aretha Franklin the “Queen of Soul” — was actually written about a man demanding a break from his wife. Franklin’s genius was to turn the song — and the traditional values it espoused — on their head by some […]

Mr Ahmed Haruna, an All Progressives Congress lawmaker representing Gombe North Constituency in the State Assembly on Thursday announced his defection to the Peoples’ Democratic Party and resigned his post as Minority Leader. Haruna, who announced his defection and resignation during plenary, alleged that the APC in Gombe State had made several attempts to blackmail […]

Tanzanian police said Thursday it planned to arrest all the residents of a village in the country’s south after water pipes were destroyed by a mob. The inhabitants of Ngolo village were accused of deliberately smashing pipes taking water to a neighbouring settlement in Mbeya region. Governor Albert Chalamila had on Wednesday, “ordered that all […]