Thierry Henry returns to Ligue 1 for the first time in 19 years this weekend, tasked with dragging a crisis-hit Monaco away from the relegation zone after a miserable start to the season. Thierry Henry The Arsenal great came through the youth system at the principality club in the 1990s,Continue Reading
LeBron James began his Los Angeles Lakers era with two rim-rattling dunks on Thursday, but the 14-time all star couldn’t reverse a string of losing debut games with new NBA teams. James scored a game-high 26 points and had 12 rebounds but the Portland Trail Blazers spoiled his Lakers debutContinue Reading
… says anti-graft institutions must be strengthened By Emmanuel Elebeke The Journalist Against Poverty (JAP) Initiative has called on federal government to urgently address the rising level of poverty, exclusion of the poor and vulnerable in the society. The group was reacting to the recent report released by Bill andContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—A group comprising of leaders of Ndigbo in All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, has constituted a new set of 10 man executives to pilot activities of Igbo groups for the party’s victory in 2019 general polls in the state. Igbo Chiefs The leader of theContinue Reading
By Peter Duru Makurdi—A Police officer and three others were, yesterday, reportedly killed in a bloody shoot-out when known gunmen attacked Tse- Ujondo, Mechanic site and Tse-Uvia, Zaki Biam town in Ukum local government area of Benue State. According to an eyewitness in the area, the attackers also burnt downContinue Reading
By Osa Mbonu TOMORROW, October 20, 2018 has been set aside in Benin, as release date, launch and public presentation of one of the greatest anthologies ever put together about ancient civilisations and monarchies in Africa. A statement by the Oba Ewuare II Foundation in collaboration with the Benin TraditionalContinue Reading
By Ugochukwu Alaribe ABA—RESIDENTS of Gaius street and Ohuru Isimiri areas, Aba, Abia State have given a 14 day ultimatum to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, to improve electricity supply to the area as well as reduce what it described as crazy bills being issued to them. Electricity generationContinue Reading
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has been urged to “arrest and prosecute” the Police personnel that allegedly murdered Mr. Collins Ezenwa alias E-Money, January 28, at Amaraku, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The appeal formed part of the petition written by counselContinue Reading
By Rotimi OjomoyelaADO-EKITI—THE Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, in Ekiti State, yesterday, described the claim by some former leaders of the Union that the Comrade Ade Adesanmi–led State Executive of the union has been dissolved, as spurious and a complete act of illegality. NLC Attempts by the aggrieved members, led byContinue Reading
By Michael Eboh THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, denied culpability in the pipeline fire incident that occurred last week in Umuaduru and Umuimo communities in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area of Abia State. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru The NNPC, in a statement byContinue Reading
