archiveJune 12, 2018

  “It is difficult to try to stand in the shoes of a giant, one of the greatest humans that the world ever had, but that is the responsibility of why we are here today. And indeed, even for MKO Abiola it was difficult for him to imagine how he...

  Real Madrid have announced that Spanish national team coach Julen Lopetegui will take over as their manager after the World Cup in Russia. In a brief statement to announce the appointment, Real Madrid said the new coach had been appointed on a three-year contract. Lopetegui is currently in Russia...

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit, (Petrol) decreased to N150.2 in May from N151.4 paid in April. The NBS, in its “Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch’’ released on Tuesday, said the price decreased by -0.3 per cent...

  ...begs for mercy Former Plateau State governor, Mr. Joshua Dariye, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption. He was found guilty of diverting N1.162 billion state ecological funds while he was governor between 1999 and 2007. He was first arraigned on a 23-count charge for the...

  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday unveiled a 46-feet statue of Nigeria’s symbol of democracy and adjudged winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, Bashorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola. Ambode expressed optimism that the monument will forever crystallise what he stood for in his lifetime. A...

  Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he cannot honour MKO Abiola in one breath and admire his tormentor Sani Abacha in the same breath. Soyinka, who was speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the national honours investiture for heroes of democracy, said that although...

  ...confers national honour on former lawmakers; Ayu, Ebute, Anekwe   President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday performed the investiture of national honours on heroes of democracy and tendered a national apology to the family of late Chief Moshood Abiola, for the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election which...

  The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has called for useful information concerning the alleged suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge lagoon in Lagos. The General Manager of LASEMA, Adesina Tiamiyu, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. He said there had not been...

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained why it included Arabic in examination question for police recruitment, pointing out that the questions were set by its workers who are Christians. The board, however, insisted that contrary to insinuation that Arabic was made compulsory in the examination, no...

As a way of further motivating the Super Eagles ahead of the forthcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) ensured that each member of the team was paid $9,000 being the appearance fees for the World Cup warm-up matches against DR Congo, England, and Czech Republic....