Court dismiesses Saraki’s suit to stop CCT trial
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to stop his trial on charges of false asset declaration before the Code of...
View ArticleNFF crisis not helpful to Nigeria’s Rio Olympic plans
The Chief Executive Officer of HotSports Group, Taye Ige, spoke to The PUNCH concerning the Rio Olympics and the current NFF crisis How has the preparation been for the Rio Olympics? Given your...
View ArticleJoshua set to avoid Fury’s July 9 date
Anthony Joshua says he is “unlikely” to fight on July 9 now fellow British world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury defends his titles on that day, BBC reports. WBA and WBO champion Fury is scheduled to...
View ArticleMurray sets up Nadal semis
Andy Murray will play for a place in his first Monte Carlo Masters final on Saturday when he takes on resurgent clay king Rafael Nadal, AFP reports. The Scotsman will put his tennis to the test on the...
View ArticleWe want to make b’ball history in Rio – D’Tigers
Idris Adesina Coach of Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, William Voigt, has said his team’s target at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is to make history as the first African country to make it to the...
View ArticleI want European action – Omeruo
Kenneth Omeruo has spent the 2015/16 season at Kasimpasa in Turkey’s top flight. A physical presence in defence for the Istanbul club, the Nigeria defender has helped Kasimpasa reach an impressive...
View ArticleI still regret my 2010 World Cup red card – Kaita
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Sani Kaita, is famous for his red card against Greece at the South Africa 2010 World Cup. In this interview with Idris Adesina, the former Sparta Rotterdam player...
View ArticleIwobi, Success will help Siasia – Bosso
Idris Adesina El-Kanemi Warriors coach Ladan Bosso believes that the national Under-23 team coach coach Samson Siasia will need the experience of Arsenal forward, Alex Iwobi, and Granada striker,...
View ArticleNational ID won’t replace INEC voter card – NIMC
Ozioma Ubabukoh The National Identity Management Commission on Friday said there were no plans to replace voter cards issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission with the electronic...
View ArticleNigerians need to embrace energy conservation –Ogbuenyi
Mr. Okwudili Ogbuenyi is the Managing Director of Valec Technologies Limited, a Nigeria-based power firm. He speaks about the country’s electricity challenges and alternative power sources in this...
View ArticleBuhari moves to stop data hosting overseas
Ozioma Ubabukoh President Muhammadu Buhari will stop the country’s data from being hosted overseas as soon as indigenous data centres have enough capacity locally to handle data generated within...
View ArticleUNIMAID graduates 172 first-class students
University of Maiduguri, Borno State, on Saturday presented first-class degree certificates to 172 students of the institution during its 22nd combined convocation. The Vice-Chancellor of the...
View ArticleNigeria doesn’t need IMF loan – FG
The Federal Government has said the economic challenges currently facing the country are surmountable without it having to take any loan from the International Monetary Fund. The Minister of Finance,...
View ArticleBoko Haram crippled, can no longer take territory —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Boko Haram terrorists have been degraded to the extent that the group can no longer seize and hold on to any territory in the country. In a statement made available to...
View ArticleGov polls: EFCC arrests INEC chiefs for taking N675m in bribes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has found over N675.1m in the bank accounts of different Independent National Electoral Commission officials in Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Delta states....
View ArticleNIPOST to introduce banking services to rural areas — Shittu
The Nigerian Postal Services will soon introduce banking services to rural areas of Nigeria, Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has said. Shittu told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in...
View ArticleUK expresses support for President Buhari’s anti-graft war
The United Kingdom Minister for International Development, Mr. Nick Hurd, has said UK is fully behind President Muhammadu Buhari in the ongoing efforts by his administration to rid Nigeria of...
View ArticleCrisis looms at Ofa Poly over selection of rector – lecturers
Success Nwogu, Ilorin Some lecturers of the Federal Polytechnic Offa, in Kwara State on Sunday raised the alarm that crisis was looming in the institution over the selection or appointment of the next...
View ArticleBenue community sues six Fulani herdsmen for N100 billion
From Onche Egwu, Makurdi A Makurdi High Court Judge, Justice Morris Ikpambese, has granted a motion exparte brought by the people of Tyoshin community of Gwer-West local government claiming N100...
View ArticleCCB/T law: Falana writes Dogara, urges Reps to reject amendment
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has urged the House of Representatives not to lend its support to the ongoing process of amending the Code of Conduct Bureau and...
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