Kylian Mbappe moves above Ronaldo after scoring brace against Poland
France hit-man Kylian Mbappe has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo for goals scored at the World Cup. The Paris Saint-Germain forward scored as France beat Poland 3-1 to secure their place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Sunday. Mbappe hit…
Lawyer drags Army to court, demands N60m for alleged unlawful arrest, detention of clients
A Warri-based lawyer, Choice Umode has dragged the Nigerian Army and the Commanding Officer of the 90 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Ajongbo before a Delta State High Court, Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State,…
APC breaks silence on claims US denied Tinubu visa
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential Campaign Council, has dismissed claims that the United States, denied its flag bearer, Bola Tinubu a visa. Spokesman of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign council, Festus Keyamo, said the rumour was the handiwork of mischief makers….
Assassination of LP women leader: Buhari, El-Rufai’s silence raises concern
Nearly one week after the gruesome murder of the Labour Party women leader, in Kaura Area Council of Kaduna State, Mrs Victoria Chintex, both the Kaduna State Government and the presidency have maintained silence. Chimtex was gunned down at her…
213bn revenue generated from PTML Command in 11 months – Nigerian Customs
The Port Terminal Multiservices Limited, PTML Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, has released the revenue generation scorecard of the Command from January to November 2022. Speaking during the weekend in Lagos, the Customs Area Controller of the PTML Command,…
Abuja-Kaduna rail resumes operations Monday
The Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, says the Abuja-Kaduna passenger train service would resume on Monday, with only two return services. Managing Director of the NRC, Fidel Okhiria, made this disclosure in a statement to Newsmen on Saturday. The statement explained…
Two countries eliminated from Round of 16
As of Saturday, at least two teams have been eliminated from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The two teams are the United States of America (USA) and Australia. The USA crashed out of the ongoing World Cup in Qatar…
Buhari, African leaders to perform groundbreaking of new ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja
Barring any last minutes change in plans, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to lead a high powered delegation of African leaders on Sunday to perform a ground-breaking ceremony of the new ECOWAS Headquarters building at Lugbe, Abuja. After the ground…
Fresh strike looms in universities as ASUU holds NEC meeting
There is a palpable fear of a fresh round of strikes in Nigerian public universities as the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, holds its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Calabar, Cross River State. The meeting started yesterday, Saturday,…
Diego Forlan names favourite country trophy in Qatar
Uruguay legend Diego Forlan has picked France as the best team in Qatar so far. Many people believe Brazil is the strongest team at the 2022 World Cup but Forlan thinks otherwise. Forlan, who won the 2010 World Cup Golden…