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The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) is confident of winning 20 gold medals at the upcoming African Games in Morocco. The technical director of the federation, Christopher Nwadei, disclosed this to newsmen …
African Games: Weightlifting targets 20 gold medals in Morocco Read MoreThe corruption charges filed by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), led by Okoi Obono-Obla,against Nigeria Football Federation president,Amaju Melvin Pinnick comes up …
NFF Corruption Trial: Pinnick, others to face court Monday Read MoreAfter keenly contested National trials conducted by the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) which ended at the weekend in Abuja, 16 taekwondo Athletes out of expected 24 have been confirmed. Those …
Taekwondo: Itiku, Esuku, 14 others pick 2019 African Games tickets Read MoreThe Federal Government has released one billion naira to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to cover the country’s participation at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt as well as pay up …
FG releases N1b for AFCON, Falcons, Flying Eagles Read MoreMadagascar stunned Nigeria 2-0 in their final 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group B match at the Alexandria Stadium in Egypt on Sunday evening. The victory saw Barea advance …
AFCON 2019: Madagascar stun Nigeria to top Group B Eagles may play Ghana in Round of 16 on Saturday Read More,l A-45-year old man, Mr Nnaemeka Okoli of Umuchu, Aguata LGA, Anambra state has been drowned by flood at his country-home. According to sources, the corpse was said to have …
Anambra: 45-year-old man drowns in flood Read MoreMembers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ondo state indigenes resident in the United Kingdom (UK) have pleaded with the President Muhammadu Buhari to justify the confidence repose on him …
Justify confidence reposed on you, APC supporters urge Buhari Read MoreThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the weekend claimed that the bitter infighting and hostilities in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency were due to the alleged stolen …
Ill wind blowing in APC, says PDP Read MoreThe All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun state has called for thorough investigation of an alleged illegal acquisition of firearms levelled against the immediate past governor of the state, Senator …
Ogun APC demands probe of Amosun’s alleged firearms deal Read MoreAt least twenty-nine persons escaped death in a multiple auto crash in Amawbia, Awka South LGA of Anambra State. Blueprint reports that the accident which occurred on the Onitsha-bound lane of …
29 escape death in Anambra multiple auto crash Read MoreThe second term of President Muhammadu Buhari is a month’s old by today. As usual, Nigerians are very anxious and expectant of the caliber of men and women Mr. President …
Building strong institutions and the security chiefs Read MoreA fake medical doctor identified as, Aliyu Ya’u was on Sunday arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command for allegedly killing a patient during hernia surgery.Ya’u, who was paraded at …
‘Fake doctor’ carries out surgery on patients, nabbed in Kaduna Read MoreFormer President Goodluck Jonathan says conflict arising from politics of godfatherism is largely because the existing political parties in the country lack internal measures to rate the performance of a …
Jonathan’s prescription for godfather, godson conflict Read MoreSince assuming office as the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo Only has been tackling the menace of wastes. In this report, TEMITOPE MUSOWO examines how the state government intends …
Sanwo-Olu and the burden of clean Lagos Read MoreIn 2003, the Olusegun Obasanjo administration liquidated Nigeria Airways, the government-owned national carrier, because it had failed as a business entity.However, succeeding administrations and aviation stakeholders feel the country need …
Waiting for national air carrier Read MoreA non-governmental organisation, Democracy Vanguard of Nigerians in Diaspora (DVND) has written to the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, regarding the 2019 presidential election. The group, according to the …
Group writes U.S ambassador over 2019 polls, decries intimidation of Judiciary Read MoreThe Osun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence that the people have bright future under the leadership of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. The APC said the …
Osun has bright future under Oyetola – APC Read MoreThe Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate for Kaduna Central in the February 2019 elections, Lawal Adamu Usman, narrowly escaped being lynched by suspected thugs on Saturday. At the close of the hearing, …
PDP senatorial candidate escapes attack, as suspected thugs storm tribunal Read MoreOmashola Model and Entrepreneur Omashola is originally from Delta State, but now calls Lagos home. He loves playing basketball, cooking and “being in the water, even though I can’t swim”. …
BBNaija: Meet season 4 housemates as 2019 edition gets underway Read MoreProtesters in their hundreds on Sunday morning thronged Guzape Hills, Abuja where the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) church is located to demand an investigation into allegations of sexual assault …
Updated: Protesters lockdown COZA environs over rape allegations against Pastor Fatoyinbo, clash with DSS, Police, Army Read MoreLast week in Abuja from Monday to Friday, the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) organised workshop for Ugandan parliamentarians on capacity building for opposition members. Taiye Odewale reports. …
Deepening democratic practice in Africa, the NILDS example Read MoreI went to a friend’s house and in the kitchen, I saw in their kitchen refrigerator, “If Momma isn’t happy… ain’t nobody happy.” It’s funny because we all know it’s …
In Nigeria, if the people aren’t happy… Read MoreThere are many foul fallouts of the recent political turbulence that overwhelmed the affairs of Kano state but the most worrisome must be the unavoidable distraction of the state government …
How political crisis kills Kano’s kids Read MoreLong before the coming of the new nomenclature called the Cabal, the name Kaduna Mafia was ascribed to some influential people in northern Nigeria. Though pseudo, many were made to …
The criminal and callous coination of the “Cabal” Read MoreA catastrophic error from centre back Leon Balogun and a sumptuous freekick from Total Man of the match Carolus Andriamahitsinoro saw debutants Madagascar shock pre-tournament favorites Nigeria 2-0 and finish …
Shocker! With only one shot at goal, Balogun’s catastrophic display, Super Eagles fall to Madagascar AFCON defeat Read More