Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has called Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho "a little man" as the pair continued to trade insults. On Friday, Mourinho said he would "never be suspended for match-fixing", appearing to talk about Conte. The Italian …
A man, who fathered eight children with his own daughter after repeatedly raping her during a 22-year reign of terror, has been jailed for 12 years and eight months, Daily Mail UK, reports. Argentinian Domingo Bulacio, 57, showed no sign of emotion …
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) has once again said it has no plan to increase price of premium motor spirit, (PMS) otherwise known as petrol in country. NNPC in a statement by Ndu Ughamadu, Group General Manager Public Affairs D…
Mark Hughes has been sacked as manager of Stoke City, just hours after the club's FA Cup third-round exit at the hands of League Two Coventry City. A run of five defeats in seven Premier League games also contributed to Hughes' departure and he leav…
Barcelona have agreed the signing of Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for a fee that could reach £142m. Barcelona expect the Brazil international to fly out in time to be at their match with Levante on Sunday afternoon. The 25-year-old did not join …
Barcelona and Liverpool have agreed a deal in principle for Philippe Coutinho to move to the Spanish giants for 120 million euros ($144 million) with add-ons worth another 40 million euros, a report said Saturday. Barcelona-based Sport newspaper sai…
Ifitedunu community in Dunokofia Local Government Area of Anambra State has resolved to give 100 percent of their votes to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general elections. The community pledged to purchase Buhari’s reelection nomination …
Nigerian legend, Austin Okocha has revealed that former Germany goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn is still unhappy with him 23 years after he scored a wonder goal against the revered shot stopper. Okocha disclosed this at an interactive media briefing tagged …
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said 1, 050 insurgents had surrendered to troops in Lake Chad and Monguno general area of operations, as it also warned that many of them are on the run. The army urged abutting communities to watch out for the fleeing …
Hoodlums have set the Ughelli office of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission ablaze moments before the commencement of the local government election in the State. The incident it was gathered occurred in the early hours of Saturday. The …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday restated its commitment to peaceful and credible 2019 general elections in Ebonyi. The state’s Chairman of the party, Mr Eze Nwachukwu, who gave the assurance while addressing journalists in Abakaliki,…
The Controller General of Nigeria Prisons Service Mr Jaffaru Ahmed, has disclosed that 28 inmates of Ikot Ekpene Prisons that escaped during jailbreak on Dec. 27, 2017 were still at large. Ahmed disclosed this to newsmen after an inspection of facil…
A non governmental organization known as Global Peace and Life Rescue Initiative (GOPRI) has described as irresponsible, unprofessional and misleading, the statement credited to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday suggesti…
Bayelsa State, was yesterday thrown into mourning following the sudden death of a newly-inducted Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Francis Egele. Egele, an illustrious son of the state, who hailed from Okoroba in Ogbia Local Government Area, rep…
The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has denied alleged decamping of 5000 of its members along with a former member of the party, Chief Felix Anirah, in Sapele, to the People’s Democratic Party. Chief Anirah who contested t…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he has been invited by the new Liberia president George Weah to his inauguration later this month. Wenger was Weah’s manager at French side Monaco between 1988 and 1992 but he is not sure he will able to a…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Friday, said that the people of Kogi State will massively vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 election, enthusing that the votes that will come from the state for the President will overwhelmingly dwa…
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed gratitude to Nigerians for praying for her and her only son Yusuf, who recently was involved in a motorbike accident in the Gwanripa area of the Federal Capital Territory. Aisha Buhari in a stat…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has raised another alarm over what it said are the risks posed to the unity of the country by activities of armed Fulani herdsmen, urging the federal government to exercise necessary power that will clampdo…
The Federal Government on Friday said it had commenced a review of the pricing template for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. It noted, however, that the price of the product would remain unchanged. According to the Minister of State …
The National legal adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barrister Emmanuel Enoidem says Udom Emmanuel is on course to become the best governor in Nigeria. Enoidem stated this in a chat with journalists after a breakfast meeting of Stakehol…
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has authoriSed the release of funds from the Paris Club Debt Refund to pay one and half months’ salary arrears owed workers during the peak of the biting recession in the country in 2016. The Governor, in a …
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, Friday said that communal crisis was responsible for the gruesome murder of over 30 persons in Guma and Logo local government areas of Benue State. IGP Idris said that he has directed a Deputy Ins…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, has redeployed 109 personnel as part of efforts to enhance its operational efficiency, the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem has said. Kazeem in a statement on Friday in Abuja, quoted the Corps Marshal, Dr. …
Alhaji Hashimu Jibrin-Gurku, representing Karu/Gitata constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has appealed to people of the state to continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Tanko Al-Makura to succeed. Jibrin-Gurku made …
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday disclosed that his administration resorted to borrowing N10bn before it could clear four-month salary areas before the last Christmas. He said the loan was added to the over N1.2bn that accrued to the…
Lionel Messi has included a clause in his contract which would allow him to leave Barcelona on a free if Catalonia gains independence, according to reports. Messi finally signed a new lucrative contract in November to make him the world’s highest-pa…
Six herdsmen have, Friday, been arraigned before Magistrate, Isaac Ajim at the Chief Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Makurdi by the Benue State Police for their alleged involvement in the killing of 19 farmers in Akor village of Guma Local Government …
Motorists in Osogbo on Friday besieged filling stations within the metropolis which were dispensing petrol at the approved N145 pump price. Newsmen report that the large turnout of motorists at the filling stations was informed by the availabili…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, over the security situation across the country particularly the killings recorded in Benue, Rivers and Kaduna states. At the end of the meeting held at…
Tennis star Serena Williams pulled out of this year’s Australian Open on Friday. The mother of one said she needed more time to be ready to defend her title after regaining full fitness. This came after she gave birth to her first child in September…
The Minister of State For Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu on Thursday said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has incurred a cumulative loss of N85.5 billion in importing petrol and selling at the current retail price of N145 per…
There are indications that the National Assembly will soon appropriate funds for the settlement of N800 billion subsidy debts to oil marketers as part of moves to enable them import petroleum products. This was one of the recommendations of the Nige…
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