Confederation of African Football chief Ahmad Ahmad made a surprise visit on Tuesday to Cameroon, the troubled host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, official sources said. Ahmad Ahmad The Madagascan will visit President Paul Biya, whose government is working to convince CAF it will be ready to hostContinue Reading
Harry Kane has set his sights on emulating the incredible goal-scoring feats of Lionel Messi as the Tottenham striker prepares for his shoot-out with the Barcelona legend. Tottenham Hotspur’s English striker Harry Kane reacts after missing a chance during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and SouthamptonContinue Reading
Gbenga Adeniji A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr Moshood Salvador, has said the state is now a one-party state with his defection alongside his supporters to the All Progressives Congress. Salvador stated that only the APC and the PDP existed in the state inContinue Reading
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, tells FEMI MAKINDE about his chances of winning the September 22 election The state government resumed payment of full salaries and pensions some days before Saturday’s election. Is there any assurance that this will continue afterContinue Reading
The National Emergency Management Agency has received N3 billion to respond to the looming flood disasters following a red alert issued on Sept.7 by the National Hydological Services Agency. Mr Mustapha Maihaja, Director General, NEMA, made this known on Saturday in Abuja during a meeting of NEMA with stakeholders toContinue Reading
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Presidency on Saturday challenged a multinational banking and financial services company, HSBC, to return the stolen funds it allegedly helped the late Head of State, Sani Abacha; a serving senator and other Nigerians to launder. It said instead of engaging in doomsday prophecy, the financial institutionContinue Reading
English Premier League table after Saturday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Chelsea 5 5 0 0 14 4 15 Liverpool 5 5 0 0 11 2 15 Man City 5 4 1 0 14 3 13 Watford 5 4 0 1 10 5 12 BournemouthContinue Reading
Gunmen dressed as mariachi musicians opened fire in Mexico City’s famed Plaza Garibaldi, killing four people and wounding nine others including a foreigner, police said on Saturday. The five assailants opened fire with rifles and handguns shortly before 10:00 pm Friday (0300 GMT Saturday) as the downtown plaza was filledContinue Reading
Cameroonian authorities Saturday banned the “massive exodus” from the country’s restive anglophone regions, where violence has mounted ahead of next month’s presidential election. A humanitarian source in Buea, the capital of the South West Region, told AFP that “hundreds of families are in the process of fleeing for ‘safer’ regions,”Continue Reading
The Federal Road Safety Commission has scheduled its screening and physical fitness assessment on recruitment for Sept. 24 to 29. The FRSC Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, said in a statement on Friday that the screening would be conducted in all the state capitals. READ ALSO: Osinbajo presides over minimumContinue Reading
