Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has been left out of Brazil’s squad for next month’s Copa America. The 32-year-old, who has won 75 caps for Brazil, has endured a difficult season at Old Trafford and was omitted from coach Dorival Jr’s 23-man squad. Tottenham forward Richarlison, Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus and Casemiro’s United team-mate Antony were…
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has called on elders and stakeholders of the party to intervene in the political crisis rocking Rivers State before it gets out of hand. George, who said this call on Friday, also said the Rivers crisis may become a national conflagration, warning…
Officers of the Nigerian Police Force on Friday took over the entrance and exit of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex. Over 30 policemen besieged the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate, while about 25 patrol vans were used to block the other two entrances. The policemen took over the place shortly…
Kylian Mbappe on Friday officially confirmed that he will leave French champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, with Real Madrid expected to be his next destination. “I wanted to announce to you all that it’s my last year at Paris Saint-Germain. I will not extend and the adventure will come to an…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has ordered immediate temporary relocation of the sitting of the State House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt. The order is contained in the State’s official Gazette, Executive Order of the Rivers State Government 001-2023. According to the governor, the decision was…
The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an interim injunction restraining pro-Wike speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 other members from parading themselves as legislators. The court directive prohibits them from convening or participating in any official meetings at the Assembly premises. The court’s decision stems from…
Former Super Eagles player Tijjani Babangida and his wife have been hospitalised after they was involved in a car crash along the Kaduna-Zaria highway. According to a statement by Emmanuel Babayaro, general secretary of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria(PFAN), Babangida was travelling with Ibrahim, his younger brother, alongside his wife, his son, and his…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says the issue of employment in the state civil service is not in the plans of his administration. The governor said this during the monthly interactive session with the media on Thursday in Umuahia. According to him, the issue of employment would arise when the government finished dealing with what…
Some gunmen suspected to be suspected to be bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State and abducted some students. According to reports the bandits swooped on the university around 9pm while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The reports said the bandits came…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened a massive protest that will shut down the Nigerian economy should the Federal Government fail to cancel the controversial cybersecurity levy recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The TUC in a statement signed by its President, Festus Osifo, on Wednesday, slammed the directive by the CBN…
