By Yinka AjayiNational Chairman of the United Progressive Party, UPP, Chief Chekwas Okorie, in this interview, outlines why the South-East and South-West should back President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election and speed up power shift to the South among other national issues. How will you describe the state of the nation asContinue Reading
The Director of Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN has said that Nigeria is the best-performing economy in Africa. Keymo made this known while speaking on Channels TV on Monday, he said “I need to remind Nigerians about the GDP growth. Of the 11 countries that went into recessionContinue Reading
A German court on Monday rejected a tax evasion case against three former top football officials that erupted following a scandal over vote-buying allegations for the right to host the 2006 World Cup. The court told AFP’s sports subsidiary SID that it will not hear a case brought by prosecutorsContinue Reading
1. Clement Lenglet. The centre-back moved from Sevilla to Barcelona in the summer, with the latter activating his release clause in order to get him. He has been Barça’s third-choice centre-back so far, but could play in this game due to an injury to Samuel Umtiti. 2. Tomas Vaclik. ThisContinue Reading
Pierre Kompany, the father of Manchester City captain and Belgian international defender Vincent, became Belgium’s first black elected mayor on Monday after his party topped the poll in the Brussels suburb Ganshoren. Kompany Pierre Kompany, 71, arrived in Belgium in 1975 as a refugee from what was then Zaire, nowContinue Reading
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says he expects a challenging Africa Cup of Nations qualifier rematch against Libya on Tuesday despite trouncing the north Africans at the weekend. Odion Ighalo, the former Watford striker now at Chinese club Changchun Yatai, bagged a hat-trick as Nigeria thrashed Libya 4-0 in the southernContinue Reading
Lagos – The National Industrial Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Monday voided the termination of employment of Mrs Arese Alonge, declaring her a subsisting Executive Director of Unity Bank. The court ordered the bank to pay all entitlements and benefits that pertain to her office. BoI disburses N2.8bnContinue Reading
Ibadan – A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Monday, dissolved a two-year marriage between one Barakat Adeniyi and Abdulrazak Adeniyi over alleged acts of infidelity and irresponsibility. The court’s President, Alhaji Suleiman Apanpa, held that the court took its decision in consonance with the wish and resolution of bothContinue Reading
By Dirisu YakubuThe Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by Seriake Dickson is currently meeting with aspirants who contested the Presidential ticket, which was was eventually won by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar last week. PDP Presidential candidates The meeting which commenced at the Maitama, Abuja residenceContinue Reading
By: Kingsley OmonobiAbuja – The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahin Idris has ordered the detention and investigation of Policemen involved in the incident that led to the death of one Miss Anita Akapson Idris also commiserated with the family of the deceased and assured them that justice will beContinue Reading
