The National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Monday said 95 per cent of HIV and AIDS funding in Nigeria was largely provided by international donor agencies. Dr Sani Aliyu, the Director-General, NACA, made the fact known at the public screening of Prof. Wole Soyinka’s “Keep the Promise’’ to AIDS Video Campaign, organised by […]

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that simple geographical restructuring is not the problem with Nigeria. He said that prudent management of national resources and providing for the people properly were better ideas for Nigeria’s development challenges. Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the […]

Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, who signified interest in the 2019 presidential election has revealed his stance on gay rights in the country. On a TV programme called, On The Couch, Duke revealed that he would not criminalise homosexuality, as long as it is not exhibited publicly. He shared the video of the […]

The outgoing Ambassador of Denmark to Nigeria, Mr Torben Gettermann, has stressed the need for Nigerians to hold politicians, companies and individuals accountable in order to win the anti-corruption crusade in the country. Gettermann, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said such was what helped his country to […]

The Sahel state of Burkina Faso will hold a referendum to usher in a “semi-presidential” constitution on March 24 next year, the election commission announced Monday. The electoral rolls would be updated ahead of the vote, said commission chairman Newton Ahmed Barry. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore promised during the 2015 election campaign to bring […]

English singer, songwriter, actress and television personality, Melanie Janine Brown, aka Mel B, has said she is entering rehab for alcohol and sex addiction. Quoting The Sun tabloid, The Guardian UK reports that, on Sunday, the one-time Spice Girl said the decision came in the wake of an “incredibly difficult” six months in which she worked […]

Alexander Okere, Benin Residents of Evbuotubu community, in the Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, on Monday staged a protest over the deplorable state of infrastructure in the area. The angry residents, who carried placards, lamented that the community, said to be the second most populous in the area, had allegedly been neglected for […]

Late U.S. Senator John McCain will be buried on September 2 in Annapolis, Maryland, his office said. McCain died at the age of 81 of brain cancer on Saturday. “On Sept. 2 … a private memorial service will take place in the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland, honouring the life of Sen. McCain. […]

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Government has approved N2 billion for the establishment of Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State. Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Abdullahi Baffa, disclosed this when the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, visited the agency in Abuja on Monday. Baffa said approval for the funds was given by […]

Chief Supt. Joseph Owusu Bempah, the Tema Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Directorate of the Ghana Police Service has blamed skimpy dressing by ladies, for some of the accidents that occur on the country’s roads. According to him, girls and women who wear body-hugging and tight-fitting clothes, are a distraction to drivers and […]

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says Jose Mourinho is an inspiration despite his current frustrations at Manchester United as he prepares his side for Monday’s Premier League clash at Old Trafford. United have had a turbulent start to the new season, with Mourinho appearing to be at odds with the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and […]

Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui insisted after a come from behind 4-1 win at Girona that a ‘keep calm under pressure’ attitude would deliver the goals previously scored by the prolific but now departed Cristiano Ronaldo. Seeking their second win of the new La Liga season the European champions fell behind before a brace from […]

An investigation into a deadly plane crash at Nepal’s international airport has blamed the captain who wept and suffered an emotional breakdown during the flight after his skills had been questioned, according to a draft of the report leaked Monday. The March 12 flight from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka crash-landed at Kathmandu airport and skidded […]

A 31-year-old former kindergarten teacher faces trial in Germany on Monday for more than a dozen incidents of sexual assault between 2012 and 2018 and creating child pornography by filming his crimes. The man, who led a kindergarten in the south-western city of Heilbronn, is accused of at least 19 cases of assault against a […]

Two people were killed and 11 others wounded Sunday when a video game tournament competitor went on a shooting rampage before turning the gun on himself in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville, local police said. Sheriff Mike Williams named the suspect of the shooting at a Madden 19 American football eSports tournament as 24-year-old […]

The lone suspect in a mass shooting that killed several people at a video game tournament in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville has died at the scene, local police said Sunday. “We have no outstanding suspects at this time,” Sheriff Mike Williams told a news conference. “We have one suspect in this case. He […]

Neil Simon, the prolific and Pulitzer Prize-winning US playwright celebrated as the king of comedy who won more Oscar and Tony nominations combined than any other showbiz writer, died on Sunday. He was 91. The brains behind more than 30 plays, 20 screenplays and five musicals, Time magazine dubbed him the “patron saint of laughter.” […]

Tiger Woods stayed out of US President Donald Trump’s feuds with NBA and NFL players after Sunday’s final round of the US PGA Northern Trust tournament. Woods, a 14-time major winner in his first event since finishing second at the PGA Championship to fellow American Brooks Koepka, fired a final-round one-under par 70 to finish […]

Maurizio Sarri said he was shocked by Newcastle’s defensive approach as Chelsea snatched a dramatic 2-1 win at St James’ Park on Sunday. Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez sent out his injury-hit team with a massed defence often featuring all 10 out-field players. The ultra-cautious approach worked for 76 minutes as frustrated Chelsea struggled to break […]

Aleksandar Mitrovic inspired Fulham’s first Premier League success this season as the Serb’s double secured a 4-2 win over Burnley on Sunday. Mitrovic fired Fulham to promotion from the Championship with 12 goals on loan from Newcastle last term. Now playing for Fulham on a permanent basis, he is doing all he can to ensure […]

Maurizio Sarri joined the chorus of disapproval for the negative tactics employed by Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez as Chelsea won 2-1 at St James’ Park on Sunday. Sarri said he was stunned by the Benitez’s defensive approach as Newcastle put nine men behind the ball and played with one striker, despite being the home side. […]

Several people were killed in a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville, local police said Sunday, adding that one suspect was dead. “Multiple fatalities at the scene, many transported,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office tweeted, adding that it was unclear whether there was a second possible gunman. “Stay […]

Serena Williams launches her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title on Monday, sharing the Arthur Ashe Stadium stage with defending men’s champion Rafael Nadal in a blockbuster US Open opening night. The two superstars, who own 40 Grand Slam titles between them, headline an opening day that sees eight former US Open champions […]

Chelsea kept up their 100 per cent start to the English Premier League (EPL) season by snatching a 2-1 win at a stubborn Newcastle United on Sunday. The Blues grabbed a dramatic victory at St. James Park, thanks to a late own goal by DeAndre Yedlin. Eden Hazard had blasted Chelsea ahead in the 76th […]

Germany midfielder Sebastian Rudy has transfered from reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich to rivals Schalke 04, last season’s runners up, for 16 million euros ($18.6m), according to reports Sunday. Magazine Sport Bild and daily newspapers Bild and WAZ said the deal has been done, but neither club has confirmed the transfer. According to Sports Bild, […]

Mr. Abdullahi Danbaba, the Special Assistant on Non-Governmental Affairs to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, has resigned his appointment to enable him stay in the All Progressives Congress. Danbaba announced his resignation in a letter obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin on Sunday, which was addressed to Governor Ahmed through the Secretary […]

At least two police officers have died in fresh violence in western Cameroon where English-speaking separatists have declared an independent state, the military said Sunday. The men were killed by armed pro-independence fighters near the town of Wum in Northwest Region, an army spokesman said. The separatist camp spoke of nine police dead. READ ALSO: Rejuvenated […]

The family of the late US musician, Prince, is suing his doctor over claims he failed to treat him for an opioid addiction. The family’s lawsuit alleges that failures by Dr. Michael Schulenberg played a “substantial part” in the star’s death, Yahoo quotes the Telegraph as saying. Prince died from an accidental overdose of Fentanyl, […]

Watford extended their superb start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday. Hornets midfielder Etienne Capoue could consider himself fortunate to escape with only a yellow for an early foul on Wilfried Zaha. And that proved a crucial moment as Capoue created Roberto Pereyra’s third goal of the […]

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev turned back American Steve Johnson 6-4 6-4 at the Winston-Salem Open on Saturday to win his second career title in a tune-up for next week’s U.S. Open. The tall 22-year-old won all 12 sets he played in North Carolina and was not broken in the semi-finals or final. The victory was the […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Dr. Gbolade Osinowo, has likened the ruling All Progressives Congress to an expired drug which ‘no sane person’ will want to take. He said this on Friday at the party’s secretariat located at Agbeloba area in Abeokuta while briefing journalists about the ADC congresses. […]

An outbreak of Ebola in eastern DR Congo has killed 67 people this month, authorities said Saturday, as they roll out a battery of new drugs to tackle the virus amid concerns it has spread to a rebel-encircled area. A total of 105 cases have been reported since the flare-up of Ebola began on August […]

The American media has alleged that the late American statesman, John McCain, has said that he didn’t want President Donald Trump at his funeral. However, President Trump, who once mocked McCain’s war record, said he sent his “deepest sympathies and respect,” the media also reported. Near the driveway to the Sedona, Arizona ranch of the late politician, […]

The spotlight is on Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho to deliver a positive response to a week of negative publicity when faced on Monday with an opposite number who has adopted a very different attitude to similar off-field frustrations. While Mourinho appears at odds with the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and key players like […]

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, held a closed-door meeting with the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, at Government House on Saturday. Saraki was accompanied by some senators including Dino Melaye and Peter Nwaoboshi. It was the first time Saraki will be visiting Okowa at the Government House since his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress to […]