The United States is attempting to create a new military agreement with Niger that would allow it to remain in the country, weeks after the junta said its presence was no longer justified, two Western officials told The Associated Press Friday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the […]
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed concern about the Lagos-Calabar Super highway Project. Obi said there is pressing issue of numerous uncompleted roads scattered across the country, many of which, according to him, have become hazardous death traps and security risks. He maintained that embarking on another huge […]
FOLLOWING the growing number of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) that have remained “temporarily unable to dispense cash”, in recent times, the banking public has accused Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), of colluding with Point of Sales (PoS) terminal operators to deliberately trade on the naira and extort Nigerians of their hard-earned money. Most bank customers who […]
Gunmen attacked Babcock University in Ogun State, killed a professor of law, Yinka Olomojobi, and abducted two others. The professor was shot on Friday because he didn’t want to go with the gunmen, while two residents were forcibly taken away to an undisclosed location. According to Omolola Odutola, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police […]
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez blasted La Liga for not employing goal-line technology after his team’s 3-2 Clasico defeat on Sunday left Real Madrid on the brink of the title. The coach was furious after Lamine Yamal had a shot which Barcelona said crossed the line not given as a goal after officials could not prove […]
Man United overcame an astonishing collapse to beat Coventry on penalties in an FA Cup classic on Sunday, setting up a second straight FA Cup final against Manchester City. Erik ten Hag’s men won the shootout at Wembley 4-2, with Rasmus Hojlund scoring the decisive spot kick after the teams were level at 3-3 after […]
American Ryan Garcia floored Devin Haney three times in a majority points win over his compatriot on a dramatic night in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia exceeded the 140-pound light-welterweight limit by 3.2 pounds (1.45 kilograms), rendering him ineligible to claim the WBC title. However, Ryan Garcia managed to knock down his opponent in the seventh, tenth, and […]
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has extended an olive branch to his 15 co- contestants in the last Saturday’s governorship primary election in the state. Aiyedatiwa in his acceptance speech after the chairman of the governorship primary election committee and Kogi state governor,Ahmed Ododo declared his winner of the primary election, asked them to join hands […]
The Nigeria Athletics Federation has assured adequate preparation for athletes in order to compete favourably at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In a statement titled ‘Paris 2024 Olympics: Athletes preparation on course’ and signed by the AFN secretary, Rita Mosindi, the federation doused all forms of worries ahead of the Games, adding that the […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Sunday gave a strong indication that it would press for the inclusion of a clause which would prescribe sanctions for governors and local government administrators who failed to implement the new minimum wage. The National Treasurer of the NLC, Hakeem Ambali, who disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent […]