archiveJuly 2019

One of the major sponsors of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Zenith Bank, has commended the Super Eagles for their exploits so far in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) taking place in Egypt. Super Eagles won two games 1-0 respectively against Burundi and Guinea in the preliminary stage...

  Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the killing of an uncle to Sen. Ishaku Abbo and the abduction of his step mother. The command Spokesman, DSP Suleiman Yahaya, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Saturday. Yahaya said the incident occurred on Saturday at about...

Serena Williams’ wait for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title goes on after Simona Halep stunned the off-key American 6-2 6-2 in a one-sided Wimbledon final match on Saturday. An inspired Halep took full advantage of an error-strewn display by seven-times champion Williams to become the first Romanian to...

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it has concluded arrangements to deploy additional 1, 500 personnel under its Agro-Ranger scheme to farmlands this cropping season to provide security for farmers. The Commandant-General of the corps, Mr Abdullahi Muhammadu made this known in an interview with the News...

FG spent N900bn on electricity supply since 2015- Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the present administration has invested N900 billion in the power sector since its assumption of office in 2015. Osinbajo stated this when he paid a courtesy visit on the Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Chike Edozien on...

Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Ondo State Governor, has in strong words condemned the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunrin by some herdsmen in the state. Fulani herdsmen killed late Mrs. Olakunrin on the Ore road. Governor Akeredolu described the killing as unacceptable while urging security agencies to begin operations to arrest the killers....

A vintage display by Roger Federer took him past Rafael Nadal into the Wimbledon final in an eagerly-anticipated first grass court duel between the great rivals for 11 years on Friday. The 40th career meeting between the golden duo with 38 Grand Slam titles between them swung this way and...

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. The deceased was reportedly shot on Friday on the Kajola-Ore road in Ondo State by those the police described as armed robbers. In a statement by his Special...

  The All-Share Index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) depreciated by 2.41 per cent while the Market Capitalization appreciated by 7.91 per cent to close the week at 28,566.79 and N13.922 trillion respectively. All other indices finished lower with the exception of the NSE Banking Index that rose by...

  A company in which Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has a stake, Simmons Coopers Partners, has been linked to another firm, Ocean Trust Limited, which was fingered in an alleged N100 billion scam involving Alpha Beta Consulting Limited and Alpha Beta LP. Ocean Trust Limited, which was accused of being a...