archiveJune 2020

Jose Mourinho launched an impassioned defence of Harry Kane’s form under his playing style at Tottenham Hotspur after pundit Paul Merson suggested the England striker would struggle to score goals in the Portuguese manager’s system. Merson, a pundit with Sky Sports, said 26-year-old Kane would consider switching clubs if Mourinho...

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire says efforts are ongoing to launch the Coronavirus (COVID-19) health sector response action plan. The minister, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF), briefing on COVID-19 in the country. According to Ehanire, the plan will mark a new medium...

Ekiti State Gov. Kayode Fayemi has appointed new special advisers, senior special assistants and members of boards of some parastatal-agencies. In a statement on Monday in Ado Ekiti, the governor said that the appointments were to strengthen government for effective service delivery In the statement signed by his Chief Press...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported the largest daily increase in global coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, registering more than 183,000 new infections in 24 hours, bringing the number of invested cases to 8.8 million worldwide, with more than 465,000 deaths. Officials of the agency during a virtual briefing from...

The Police on Monday said they have arrested four suspects over alleged generation of fake bank alerts and sending same as evidence of online payment for transactions to defraud their victims. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja. He said...

Manchester City’s Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez scored two goals apiece as the hosts crushed a woeful Burnley 5-0 in the English Premier League (EPL) at The Etihad stadium on Monday. Manchester City showed their impressive strength in depth, making eight changes but were still too strong for the visitors....

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a scanty attack on Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he lacks the quality to become Edo State governor, even with the help of his “godfather,” Adams Oshiomhole, who is the suspended National Chairman of the party....

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Monday told party members and supporters that his election as the APC standard bearer for September 19 governorship election in Edo State was an opportunity for them to get it right this time. The APC candidate, who described...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that some universities will not offer admission to candidates who score less than 200. These universities are: University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, Covenant University, Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Benin. This was disclosed in a statement signed by JAMB’s...

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has stopped the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, from participating in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election slated for Thursday. According to the ruling seen by SaharaReporters, the court on Monday granted an order restraining the PDP,...