The Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, Garba Shehu, has said that the reason elites hate Buhari was because he failed to give them oil blocs. He disclosed this while reacting to the claim that Buhari was a bad man at during a organized by the Press Corps of the ruling All … Read more
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard out-manoeuvred his one-time mentor Jose Mourinho – but a comfortable win at Tottenham was overshadowed by alleged racist behaviour aimed at visiting defender Antonio Rudiger. Rudiger was involved in the second-half incident that saw Tottenham’s Son Heung-min sent off. The striker was dismissed, following a video assistant referee review, for raising … Read more
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured that the state government commitment to the Benin River Port and the Edo Refinery projects, as part of initiatives to industrialise the state. The governor said this during a visit by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) to the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical plant in Lekki axis … Read more
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has promised that the 9th Senate would work for the ideals of the late senator Benjamin Uwajumogu. Lawan disclosed this during a condolence visit by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chief Chris Ngige, who led a delegation of his ministry, Employers Association and Labour unions to the Senate. It … Read more
Amidst the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressive Congress APC in Edo State, the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole has debunked the alleged role of godfatherism in the state. Oshiomhole noted that he was only help a brother adding that, he had taken various steps to ensuring that peace was restored to the … Read more
The Commissioner of Education in Zamfara State, Alhaji Jamilu Zannah, has resigned his position barely two weeks in office. Zannah noted that he resigned her position due lack of consultation and “high-handedness” of the state Governor Bello Matawalle. He disclosed this to newsmen at his residence in Gusau area of the state. Prior to his … Read more
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has setup a committee to oversee the negotiation and implementation of the new minimum wage in the state. Makinde who also noted that his administration was on the same page with the civil servants in the state, revealed that the committee was setup on Friday to oversee … Read more
France international Paul Pogba who has been out injured for long period has been included in the Manchester United squad for Sunday’s Premier League game at Watford. The midfielder, 26, has not played since the draw with Arsenal on 30 September after having ankle surgery. The French international’s return to action was put on hold … Read more
The family of the slain senior lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, Osun State, Professor Jerome Elusiyan, has decided to seek redress for the slained lecturer diabolically. It was gathered that the family of the late lecturer believed that the death of Elusiyan was not already, a reliable source within the community revealed … Read more
The US-based Nigerian entrepreneur and showbiz executive, Martin Fayomi, has been working behind the scene to ensuring that Nigerian music goes beyond the shores of the country. Fayomi, who is the founder and CEO of Firematic Entertainment, sets to promote Nigeria music and as well as Nigeria music industry and once produced a video for … Read more
Everton have appointed Carlo Ancelotti as their manager on a four-and-a-half-year contract. The Italian, who was sacked by Napoli earlier this month, succeeds Marco Silva, who was dismissed by the Goodison Park club on 6 December. Ancelotti, a three-time Champions League-winning coach, returns to English football eight and a half years after he was sacked … Read more
The Lagos State government in the bid to relocate the popular telecommunications hub popularly known as ‘Computer Village’ from Ikeja to Katangowa, has sought for the participation of stakeholders. The government cited the need to provide a more well suited environment that would ease the stress of doing business as the reason for the planned … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has dissolved the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC. The president disbanded the governing board of the commission on Thursday. Buhari however, left the interim management in place to run the affairs of the commsion pending when a new governing board would be formed. The Thursday knock has sent … Read more
The Oyo State House of Assembly has confirmed the four nominees for the state Judiciary Service Commission sent to the House by Governor Seyi Makinde. The lawmakers confirmed the nominees on Friday. The four confirmed members of the commission are Mr Kehinde Akinwunmi, Mr Ogunrinde Yusuf, Mr Lateef Adedigba and Mr Wahab Adedigba. the new … Read more
The Executive Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has set up a 7 Man panel over the alleged slapping of a lawmaker, Chinedu Onah. It was gathered that a clash had occurred between the lawmaker and Chairman of Ohaukwu local government area, Clement Odah. The Committee is headed by former Ambassador to Greece and former … Read more
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has applauded his boss describing him as a passionate leader who holds the development of the state dear to his heart. Shaibu disclosed this when he hosted journalists in the state to his annual Christmas celebration at his resident in Benin on Friday. While noting that the … Read more
A former Super Eagles coach Adegboye Onigbinde has claimed that the players deliberately conceded goals at the 2002 World Cup game matches. This news medium understands that Nigeria were in the same group with Argentina, Sweden and England for the global football showpiece in Korea/Japan. The Eagles, however, managed to draw one match – against … Read more
Former Arsenal interim head coach Freddie Ljungberg Friday urged the club’s faithful to rally behind new head coach Mikel Arteta. Arteta returns to the Emirates as head coach after penning a three-and-a-half-year deal with the struggling north London side. The Spaniard leaves his position as Manchester City assistant manager and replaces Ljungberg, who took over … Read more
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has issued a warning to president Muhammadu Buhari to stay away from the N2.1trn pension fund. PDP advised Buhari not to touch a dime from the pension fund in the name of embarking on infrastructural project in the country. It could be recalled that a committee headed by Governor … Read more
The House of Representatives has approved a N278.3bn for the Federal Capital Territory as well as the Federal Capital Territory Area Councils for 2020. The lawmakers also approved the total sum of N238.1bn for the Nigerian Custom Service as 2020 Budget. Reports for the approval of the sums for the separate agencies were presented on … Read more