Paris Saint-Germain forwards, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, have been included in Laureus World sportsman of the year nominees. The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year is an annual award honouring the achievements of individual men from…
Nigeria’s queen of the track, Oluwatobiloba Amusan has been nominated for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award. Amusan hugged the headlines last year after a number of impressive feats at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States…
The University of Ibadan, Ibadan in Oyo state has commenced its Post Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates seeking admission to the university ahead of the 2022/2023 academic session. Reports state that no fewer than 8,050 admission seekers are…
The African Democratic Congress has endorsed the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, for the February 25 presidential election According to the post on the official Twitter handle of the party, the endorsement follows…
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to place more emphasis on the existing good neighbourly relations between Nigeria and the Union of Comoro Islands. To this end, Buhari promised to brief his successor on the need to ensure a good relationship…
The police, on Monday, arraigned a 41-year-old man, Adeleye Segun, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged possession of Indian hemp. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a count charge of possession of Indian hemp.…
The Commonwealth Observer Group has urged parties, candidates and their supporters to play their part in ensuring peaceful and credible elections. The observation mission insists Nigerians can freely vote during the presidential and national assembly polls on Saturday. The former…
The Senate of the University of Calabar has approved the suspension of academic activities from Feb. 22 to March 14, to enable its staffers participate in the forthcoming general elections. The directive is contained in a statement signed by the…
At least six people, including the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Awada police division, two police operatives attached to the division and three unidentified gunmen have lost their lives in a gun duel. The incident happened in the early…
Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Awwal Gambo, has urged naval personnel to maintain neutrality and be apolitical during and after the forthcoming general elections. Gambo said this during the inauguration of a Naval Barracks on Monday in Makurdi. “I want…
