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Mar 17, 2020

COVID-19: UEFA to determine fate of UCL, Europa League today

A mini-tournament to decide the Champions League and Europa League will be one option put forward to ease fixture congestion caused by the coronavirus outbreak....

Mar 17, 2020

Ighalo nominated for Man Utd award

Odion Ighalo has been nominated for Manchester United’s Player of the Month award for March. The 30-year-old faces competition from fellow January signing Br...

Mar 17, 2020

Okowa adopts six athletes ahead Tokyo 2020

The Adopt-an-Athlete initiative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development under the leadership of the minister Sunday Dare has continued to attract more p...

Mar 16, 2020

BREAKING: No going back on action against lawmakers – Obasa

Lagos Speaker Idowu Obasa has declared there was no going back on the removal of two principal officers and suspension of two other lawmakers. He also said t...

Mar 16, 2020

BREAKING: APC suspends NEC indefinitely

The All Progressives Congress’ (APC) National Executive Council (NEC) meeting slated for Tuesday has been suspended indefinitely. The suspension of the NEC w...

Mar 16, 2020

BREAKING: Buhari meets APC Governors over crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State House. The meeting, which...

Mar 16, 2020

2020 UTME: JAMB releases first day results

Results of the 312,000 candidates that sat for Saturday’s 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide have been released, says Joint Admis...

Mar 16, 2020

BREAKING: Fayemi signs Amotekun bill into law, warns criminals

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Monday signed the bill for the establishment of the state Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps into law. The...

Mar 16, 2020

BREAKING: Kano Assembly suspends five members over misconduct

The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday suspended five of it members for six months in connection with last week fracas in the house. The Speaker, Abdulaz...

Mar 16, 2020

South-South APC NEC members pass vote of confidence on Oshiomhole ...Declare today's NEC Illegal

Less than twenty four hours to the contentious Emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the national chairman...

Mar 16, 2020

BREAKING: Appeal Court puts off hearing in Oshiomhole’s appeal

The scheduled hearing in the appeal by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has been put off by the Court of Appeal, A...

Mar 16, 2020

APC governors hold pro-Oshiomhole meeting in Abuja

Governors who want All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman Adams Oshiomhole to remain in office met in Abuja on Sunday to strategise on how to counter those pu...

Mar 16, 2020

BREAKING: Enugu suspected coronavirus patient tests negative

The suspected coronavirus patient in Enugu has been confirmed negative. Enugu Ministry of Health said on Monday morning tests on the patients for the dreaded...

Mar 16, 2020

Principal, 16 others killed, 50 houses razed in Lagos gas plant explosion

No fewer than 17 persons have been confirmed dead and 25 others injured after a gas explosion rocked the Abule-Ado area, near the International Trade Fair Compl...

Mar 13, 2020

BREAKING: El-Rufai, Sanusi meet in Awe

Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai is currently in a meeting with the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamino Sanusi who is taking assylum in Awe local governme...

Mar 13, 2020

Suspension: Appeal Court to hear Oshiomhole’s case Monday

THE Court of Appeal in Abuja has scheduled hearing for Monday (March 16) in an appeal by APC National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole. Oshiomhole is, by his appeal...

Mar 13, 2020

BREAKING: Second case of coronavirus in Nigeria tests negative

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, during a live update on the case of coronavirus in Nigeria on Friday, disclosed that the second case of the virus in Nige...

Mar 13, 2020

Imo gets new Chief Judge

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has approved the appointment of Justice Ijeoma Agugua as the Acting Chief Judge of the State. Justice Agugua is cur...

Mar 13, 2020

BREAKING: Court orders Sanusi’s release from confinement

Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate release of dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from confinement/detention. Justice Anwuli Chik...

Mar 13, 2020

BREAKING: Ghana, Gabon record first cases of coronavirus

Gabon and Ghana have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus. With the latest development, 10 countries have recorded positive cases in sub-Saharan Africa...