Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his “annoyance” with self-styled critics who require him to prove that he is a good player every year. The 34-year-old Juventus and Portugal, has long earned the right to be considered among the game’s best players ever, with five Ballons d’Or and five many Champions League titles. Following a maiden Serie … Read more
In the ongoing recruitment of 2,000 teachers in Kebbi State, about 100 candidates have be caught with fake degrees and National Certificate of Education (NCE) certificates. Addressing newsmen yesterday, during the release of appointment letters in Birnin Kebbi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic Education, Hajiya Rafatu Hammani said those found with fake certificates were under … Read more
President of Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA), Ben Okoli, says a Nigerian, Mr Okechukwu Henry, from Imo State, has been stabbed to death by unknown South African robbers. The NICASA president said this in a letter to the Consul-General, Nigerian Consulate Johannesburg, South Africa. A copy of the letter was obtained by the News … Read more
Pharaohs of Egypt striker, Mohamed Salah, was stretchered off in Liverpool’s hard-fought victory over Newcastle on Saturday with a head injury after a collision with Martin Dubravka in the second half. Salah, who had scored in the Premier League encounter against Newcastle, Liverpool’s last match before the final match of the season next week, sought … Read more
The Catholic Archishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan has re-echoed the need to restructure the country in order to decentralise power. He said restructuring would enable governors perform their constitutional responsibilities of being chief security officers of their states. He argued that the security situation in the country has made it more cogent for government to … Read more
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N169.74 billion for the award of contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of 10 roads across the country. Mr Hakeem Bello, the Special Adviser to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing on Communication, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, NAN reports. He said that … Read more
The Oba of Ikate-Elegushi, in Lekki area of Lagos, Oba Saheed Elegushi, has said his leadership dreams was not to become a monarch, but his mergence as an Oba shut the door against his political aspiration. The 43-year-old trendy monarch, who recently celebrated his ninth coronation anniversary, said he was hoping to become the governor … Read more
A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to share a very heartbreaking video of the moment her cruel housemaid was maltreating and assaulting her 12 months old baby girl while feeding the baby. The woman identified as Udoka Valerie Aneke took shared the disturbing video on Instagram. It was believed to have been filmed … Read more
Nigeria Pan-African integrated digital payments and commerce company, Interswitch Group, has signed a multi-billion Naira deal with Bekoz UK Ltd, a British transport ticketing company to strengthen transportation ticketing in Nigeria. The deal, which worth £56 million, will leverage British technology to keep Nigeria’s commuters on the move through the launch of three products developed … Read more
16 persons have died on Friday evening when three vehicles collided at Tukai Village in Dambatta Local Government Area in Kano State. The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Kabiru Ibrahim, confirmed this in a statement in Kano on Saturday. The statement said that the … Read more
North Korea has tested several short-range missiles, according to reports from South Korea, its neighbour. They were reportedly fired from the Hodo peninsula in the east of the country, said South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. This will be the first missile launch since Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile in November 2017. … Read more
More than 1,000 people have now died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said, as aid workers warned that the highly contagious virus combined with insecurity in the restive region was creating a “deeply worrying situation”. The current outbreak is the second deadliest on record, after an epidemic killed more than 11,300 … Read more
Lagos hairdresser identified as Kenile Nwabuzor, reportedly committed suicide over disagreements she had with her boyfriend identified as David. The resident of Fadausi Street, Ijeshatedo, Lagos State, who has had an unhealthy relationship with her boyfriend after they met about two years ago, committed suicide on Thursday, April 11, 2019 after David reportedly said he … Read more
A Boeing jetliner which had 143 people onboard fell into St. Johns River at the end of the runway at Naval Air Station Jacksonville at about 9:40 p.m. local time on Friday night. There were no reports of fatalities or critical injuries. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter that all 21 of the … Read more
Tricycle and motorcycle riders, popularly known as okada have been warned against plying one-way and overtaking heavy vehicles to avoid the high rate of accidents recorded on roads. The warning was given during a workshop and sensitisation programme on ‘Riders and Passengers Safety in Our Roads’ organised by the Nigeria Policing Programme (NPP) in collaboration … Read more
The FBI sent an undercover investigator to meet with an advisor to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to try to determine if it was working with Russia, The New York Times reported Thursday. The investigator who met with George Papadopoulos at a London bar in September 2016 — two months before the election that brought Trump … Read more
Britain’s governing Conservatives and the Labour main opposition took a drubbing Friday in English local elections as voters vented their frustration with the Brexit deadlock. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives lost control of several local authorities and hundreds of seats but Labour failed to capitalise, with votes going instead to smaller parties. The results do … Read more
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “unconditionally” in a bid to restore diplomatic ties between the two historic foes, a daily said Thursday. Abe, seen as a foreign policy hawk, has recently softened his rhetoric towards Pyongyang, calling for a summit with Kim to resolve an … Read more
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for fourth quarter of 2018 was N324.59 billion compared to N264.34 billion recorded in third quarter of the same year. NBS disclosed this in IGR at State Level for Fourth Quarter and Full Year … Read more
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indicators opened trading for the month of May with a marginal growth of 0.04 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Thursday that the All-Share Index which opened at 29,159.74 rose by 11.99 points or 0.04 per cent to close at 29,171.73. Also, the market capitalisation … Read more