U20 AFCON: Paschal Replaces Injured Victor Okoh
Sweden-based forward Onyekachi Durugbor Paschal has been drafted in to replace injured Victor Boniface Okoh in Nigeria’s squad for next month’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations finals in Niger Republic. Team Administrator Aliyu Ibrahim Lawal said on Thursday that medical examination on Real Sapphire FC striker Okoh revealed he... Read more
Second NFF-AITEO Football Awards set for April 1
PHOTO: FIFA President Infantino, CAF President Ahmad and NFF chieftains at the inaugural edition of NFF-AITEO Football Awards in Lagos in February 2018. The second edition of the NFF-AITEO Football Awards, which inaugural edition held on 19th February 2018 at the Grand Ballroom of the Eko Hotel and Suites,... Read more
CJN Suspension: SDP Governorship Candidate Wants NASS To Correct Executive Arm Of Unnecessary Rascality, NBA Reacts
From Dianabasi Effiong The Social Democratic Party’s Governorship Candidate in Rivers State, Chief Precious Elekima, has charged the National Assembly to live up to its constitutional duty of correcting the executive arm of unnecessary rascality. Elekima stated this in an interview in Port Harcourt while reacting to the suspension... Read more
UNICEF, Bayelsa Govt Commence School Enrolment Drive To Reduce Drop-out Rates
UNICEF and the Bayelsa government on Monday flagged off a school enrolment drive to reduce the rate of Out of School Children in the state which currently stands at 265,000. The commencement of the campaign was preceded by the inauguration of a 15 member Enrolment Drive Committee by Commissioner... Read more
JTF Bemoans Spate of ‘Fake News’, Debunks Reports On Alleged Attack On Gbaramatu  Community
The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta on Tuesday decried the spate of ‘fake news’ fabricated to diminish the operations of the joint force. Major Ibrahim Abdullahi, Spokesman of the JTF told our Correspondent that the frequency of the false reports indicates... Read more
Rape Trial: Ex-Bayelsa Gov’s Aide Appeals Ruling On Allegations of Bias Against Judge
Chief Richard Kpodo,  former aide to Ex-Governor Timippre Sylva standing trial for alleged rape of a 26 year female cashier has appealed a court ruling on his allegations against trial judge. Justice Kate Abiri, Chief Judge of Bayelsa had declined an application brought by Kpodo to have his for... Read more
Ijaw Youths Council Condemns  CJN’s Suspension, Says It Is illegal ‘coup against democracy’
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) on Friday said it received with shock the news of the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen. Reacting to the development, Mr Eric Omare in a statement on Friday that the immediate swearing in of Justice Tanko Muhammed as... Read more
A civil rights organization, the Save Lagos Group (SLG) has thrown itsweight behind the newly passed Electricity Power Reform Act(Amendment) Bill 2018 by the House of Representatives prohibiting andcriminalizing the estimated billing system that produce what Nigerians refer to as crazy bills. The Bill recommended a one year jail... Read more
Faced by uncertainty of the likely outcome of the appeal it filed against the high court judgment which declared the use of “State of Osun” as illegal, the state government has engaged six Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) as counsels to handle the matter.   Justice Yinka Afolabi of... Read more
Atiku Explains Why He Backed Off Presidential Debate
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has offered explanations as to why he left the venue of the presidential debate on not seeing President Muhammadu Buhari who never showed up for the event. Atiku who arrived, the Hilton Hotel,... Read more