Kevin De Bruyne looks set to be sidelined until after the upcoming international break after being left out of the latest Belgium squad. The Manchester City FC playmaker has had an injury-hit start to the season after sustaining an ankle…
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court 3 on Thursday remanded three persons at the Federal Correctional Centre for alleged criminal conspiracy and membership of unlawful society, to wit, cultism. The Magistrate, Ms Adah Odeh, ordered that all the accused be remanded at…
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has congratulated his Predecessor, retired Capt. Idris Wada as he marks his 70th birthday, describing him as a man of peace, progressive and conscience. Bello’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his…
Police operatives killed four gunmen in Ilesha, Osun, on Wednesday, the police said on Thursday. The gunmen had earlier ambushed a vehicle conveying murder suspects to a correctional centre in the town. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola,…
Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says 10 persons have died from COVID-19 related complications in the state between Aug. 24 and Aug. 25. Abayomi disclosed this in his Facebook account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi on Thursday, while giving the…
President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as Minister of Petroleum Resources, has announced a Profit after Tax of N287 billion by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 2020. The president made the declaration in a statement by his Special Adviser…
A Sharia Court in Kano on Thursday ordered the remand of a 20-year-old applicant, Bello Nura, at the Correctional centre for stealing tricycle spare parts worth N5,000. The Judge, Bello Khalid, who ordered the remand of the defendant after pleading…
APC governors said in Abuja on Thursday that Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borono’s insightful and resolute passion to mobilise Nigerians to end insecurity was inspirational. The governors, operating under the umbrella of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), made the declaration while…
A 25-year-old man, Emmanuel Kayode, on Thursday appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly posting an offensive and false publication on social media. Kayode, whose residential address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of breach…
Nigeria’s Tajundeen Agunbiade defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 to record first win in the table tennis event of the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo . Agunbiade on Thursday defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 (11-7 11-5 …
