The FIFA Appeal Committee has ruled that the 2022 World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina must be replayed. The verdict was reached after considering the appeals filed by the countries’ football associations. The qualifier in September was abandoned just…
The Oyo State Government has directed all public primary schools in the state to immediately implement the teaching of History as an independent subject. According to the directive, history learning is to start from the ongoing term, which is the…
A Lagos High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square on Monday remanded an unemployed man, Toafeek Yekini, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, for allegedly stabbing a man to death. Yekini, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a charge…
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, on Monday, announced the appointment of Mr. Foluso Daramola as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Fayemi, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti, also named…
The Police on Monday charged a business woman, Adenike Adekanmi, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, for allegedly issuing a dud cheque. The defendant was arraigned on a one count charge of issuing a dud cheque. She, however, pleaded…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has vowed to sanction one of its officers for allegedly “assaulting an unarmed civilian”. This is contained in a statement signed by its National Public Relations Officer, Dep. Comptroller Timi Bomodi, and made available to…
Lagos State eats an estimated N328 billion worth of cow meat per annum. About 98 per cent of cattle consumed in state are from the northern part of the country or from across the border. The remaining 2 per cent…
A Makurdi Upper Area Court, on Monday, remanded Mr. Monday Tebu, a Deputy Comptroller, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Benue Command, for over alleged failure to pay N410,000 judgment debt. The Magistrate, Mrs. Dooshima Ikpambese, in her ruling, said that the…
The Jigawa office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 33,183 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) are ready for distribution to newly registered voters in the state. Mr. Hamza Idris, the Acting Administrative Secretary of the commission in the state,…
Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has reportedly told his club’s rival, Manchester City, he will move elsewhere when his contract with the Red Devils expires this summer. Reports had earlier emerged that Man City were interested in signing Pogba, this…
