An Italian soccer court on Friday deducted 15 points from Juventus for the current season, the national soccer federation (FIGC) confirmed. It is a harsher punishment than the nine-point deduction a soccer prosecutor had requested earlier in the day during…
The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya, will arrive in Niger on Monday for a five-day visit to take part in the third High-Level Conference on the Lake Chad Basin. UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, disclosed this…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the new Brigade of Guards Commander, Brigadier General AM Umar. Umar takes over from Brigadier General Mohammed Usman who was transferred a fortnight ago. The Nigerian Army on January 7 redeployed senior officers for…
Ex-Barcelona defender, Dani Alves, has been arrested for alleged sexual assault. The 39-year-old has been sent to jail without bail. Alves was taken into custody after an allegation was made against him on December 30, 2022. The former Brazil international…
The members of the House of Representatives have failed to reach agreement on a bill that seeks to increase the transportation and accommodation allowances of members. The bill, sponsored by Eta Ebora, was stepped down by the lawmakers during plenary…
Chelsea has announced the arrival of Noni Madueke from PSV in a £29 million deal. Madueke becomes the Blues’ sixth January signing and takes their spending to £190.2m. The 20-year-old has put pen to paper on a seven-and-a-half-year contract, with…
By Moses Adeniyi President Muhammadu Buhari will next week be in Lagos on a two-day working visit for commissioning of iconic projects executed by the Administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu – Nigerian NewsDirect has learnt. The Commissioner for Information and…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Senator Abba Moro, has changed the people of his constituency to keep faith with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as they had done since 1999. Moro gave the charge…
