English Premier League side Manchester United have held talks over a deal to sign Raheem Sterling from Chelsea. The 29-year-old forward has been training away from the first-team squad after being told by Blues manager Enzo Maresca he will struggle for minutes at the club. While it is being stressed there is no guarantee of…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has released names of 23 Super Eagles players invited for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Benin Republic and Rwanda. There are three goalkeepers, including AFCON 2023 star Stanley Nwabali, seven defenders, six midfielders and seven forwards. Bendel Insurance safe hands Amas Obasogie also returns, just…
The ruling APC has reacted to the resignation of one of it’s founding members and first National Auditor of the party, Dr George Moghalu. Dr Moghalu formally resigned his membership of the ruling party few days ago However, the APC leadership said it was not surprised by Moghalu’s resignation, saying he was believed to have…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that Nigeria’s registered voter population exceeds that of the 14 other countries in the West African subregion combined by over 10 million. INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu highlighted the immense scale of Nigeria’s electoral process, noting that organizing a general election in Nigeria is comparable to conducting…
The Lagos Mass Transit Red Line Rail will begin partial operations today Wednesday, August 28, 2024. This was announced by the spokesperson for the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Kolawole Ojelabi, in a statement on Tuesday. The trains will convey passengers free and run four trips a day between Oyingbo and Agbado. The Red Line,…
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) has expressed deep concern over the recent surge in insecurity, calling on the Federal Government to take decisive action to address the “alarming” and “disheartening” rates of killings, kidnappings, and banditry in the country. In a statement signed by NIREC Secretary Cornelius Omonokhua, the council highlighted recent incidents, including the…
Court Remands Tambuwal’s Aide Over Alleged Defamatory Statements Against Sokoto Governor and Wife An aide to former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Shafi’u Tureta, has been remanded in prison pending the hearing of his bail application. Tureta was arraigned for spreading media content termed injurious against the current Governor of the state Ahmad Aliyu He…
President Bola Tinubu is expected to hold bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation Summit next month. As chairman of the Authority of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government, Tinubu will represent the West African bloc ECOWAS at the Summit. President spokesperson…
Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, has stated that there is no timeline yet for the implementation of the Steve Oronsaye Report. Despite claims of the report being stalled, Gbajabiamila assured that the Federal Government is working on the necessary modalities for a smooth implementation. The report, submitted in 2012, recommended the…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has assured Nigerians that the Army will not succumb to calls for military intervention in democratic governance. He made this statement at the 2024 Chief of Army Staff conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, on August 27, 2024. Lagbaja emphasized the Army’s commitment to upholding democracy, citing…
