City beat Sarri’s Chelsea, win Community Shield
Sergio Aguero spoiled Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri’s first taste of English football as the Argentine’s double gave Manchester City a stylish 2-0 victory in the Community Shield on Sunday. Blues...
View ArticlePolitical jobbers invade Sokoto airport runway, earn FAAN sanction
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Sunday condemned invasion of the runway of Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto, by crowd of political loyalists on Friday. The FAAN’s General...
View ArticleAC Milan great Maldini returns to club as director
Former Italy defender Paolo Maldini, who spent his entire 25-year playing career at AC Milan, is returning to the club as their sporting strategy and development director. The appointment of the...
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PHOTOS: Aisha Buhari assists as Gambian First Lady marks birthday in Abuja
The Gambian First Lady, Fatoumatta Bah Barrow, has marked her birthday in Abuja. She was in Nigeria on a formal visit to some Gambian pupils and she chose to mark the day with a visit to a hospital in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Imam defies earthquake, leads prayer as tremor hits mosque
An Imam was on Sunday caught on camera in Denpasar, Indonesia, leading the Maghrib prayer as an earthquake hit the country. The video showed the Imam remaining focused on leading the prayer, as the 7.0...
View Article95% of deaths among NYSC members due to road accident –DG
The National Youth Service Corp says 95 per cent of deaths recorded by serving Corps members is due to road accidents. Brig. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, the Director General of NYSC, said this while...
View ArticleEkiti poll: Tribunal grants APC order to inspect election materials
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti on Monday granted the prayers of the All Progressives Congress to inspect election materials and results of the July 14 governorship election in the...
View ArticleOsun 2018: Adeleke to know fate over certificate suit on Wednesday
An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo has adjourned till Wednesday ruling in the certificate suit involving Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the September 22...
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Falconets lose opening match of U-20 Women World Cup 2018
Falconets on Monday lost their opening match at the ongoing Under-20 Women’s World Cup in France. A second-half strike by Stefanie Saunders gave the German team victory over Nigeria. Nigeria will still...
View ArticleCholera outbreak: Kano govt dispatches health officials to Bebeji LG
The Kano State Government has dispatched a team of health personnel to Bebeji Local Government Area of the state where an outbreak of suspected cholera was reported in three villages. A resident of the...
View ArticleOsinbajo, Senate Leader meet inside Aso Rock
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday met behind closed doors with the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting came at a time the...
View ArticleTeenagers in court for alleged possession of dangerous weapons, hemp
Seven teenagers, on Monday, appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for alleged possession of dangerous weapons and Indian hemp. They are: Oke Olaniyi, 18 (m); Elegbeleye Sunday, 19 (m);...
View ArticleBelgium’s Witsel set to join Dortmund from China
Belgian international midfielder, Axel Witsel, is set to join Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal, the Bundesliga club announced on Monday. The 29-year-old has been playing for Chinese side Tianjin...
View ArticleNigeria needs N4bn to tackle infectious diseases –NCDC
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday, says that Nigeria needs N4 billion to tackle infectious diseases. Ihekweazu said this at the launch of...
View ArticleDiplomatic row: Saudi to relocate students from Canada
Saudi Arabia has suspended scholarships to Canada and will relocate students already enrolled, state media said Monday, after the kingdom abruptly cut ties with Ottawa over criticism of its jailing of...
View ArticleFake seminarian arrested while stealing car during priesthood ordination
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri A 35-year-old man, Gabriel Okani, who disguised as a seminarian was nearly mobbed by worshippers while stealing a vehicle during priesthood ordination at Assumpta Cathedral of...
View ArticleActor found dead in suspected suicide
Actor, Rick Genest, aka “Zombie Boy,” was found dead in his home on Wednesday following what was suspected to be a suicide. However, his distraught family believes his death was accidental. Rick...
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I’ll do anything for my family, says man who breastfeeds daughter as wife...
A loving dad has supported his ailing wife by breastfeeding his infant daughter while his wife was undergoing postnatal treatment in the Intensive Care Unit. Maxamillian Neubauer narrates that the...
View ArticleEmmanuel Amuneke becomes Tanzania’s head coach
Former Nigeria international, Emmanuel Amuneke, has been appointed the new head coach of Tanzania. The 47-year-old signed a two-year deal to take over from Salum Mayanga who was shown the way out for...
View ArticleChild rapist bags 10 years for ‘buying’ boy online
A German court on Monday jailed a Spanish man for 10 years for repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy whose mother and stepfather sold to child rapists online. In a case that horrified Germany, the...
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