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Drogba gets Yaya Toure’s endorsement for president of Ivorien Football Association

  Yaya Toure is backing former Ivory Coast team-mate Didier Drogba’s bid to become president of the Ivorian Football Association (FIF). “It’s time...

Supreme Court quashes  Uzor Kalu’ conviction 

      …orders fresh trial of defendants Few months in jail, the nation’s apex court, Supreme Court has quashed the 12-year jail...

NEXIM Bank Announces Kingsley Obiora As New Chairman

  The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) has announced the appointment of Kingsley Obiora as new chairman. Mr. Kingsley Obiora will succeed chairman Joseph...

Henderson Named Player of the Year as Liverpool Dominate BBC Awards

  Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson won the BBC Premier League Player of the Season award Thursday after topping a vote among BBC.com visitors. Henderson...

House of Rep Member Presents Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana

  Congress woman Princess Miriam Onuoha has proposed a bill to regulate the cultivation, possession, availability and trade in cannabis for medical and research purposes....

German Bundesliga ready for kickoff behind closed doors

  Football matches in Germany’s top two divisions will begin without spectators from May 16, making it the first major European country to...

Picture Kodak’s autopsy: Host Clarence Peters’ fate hangs in the balance

      After several days in police custody, Clarence Peters, son of popular afro juju maestro, Sina Peters, and his crew are...

Nigerian lawyers petition Pres. Buhari over wrongful nomination of 33 as judges by NJC

  … selection process gross violation of rules, procedures of NJC   Some concerned Nigerian lawyers under the auspices of Open Bar Initiative...

44-year-old Nigerian health worker stabbed to death in America

  Homicide detectives from the Prince George’s County Police Department in the State of Maryland have arrested a suspect in connection with a...

Nigerian woman gives birth mid-air, forces plane’s air return 

    A mid-air birth of a baby on the flight evacuating stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates has been reported. As a result...

COVID-19: Nigeria Airlines lose N17bn monthly, says minister 

      …as airports remain closed for 30 more days By Ajuma Edwina OgiriThe Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says COVID-19 pandemic...

Oil price rises above $31 

  Following ease of coronavirus lockdowns by some countries, oil price on Wednesday rose above $31 per barrel.  Brent crude has almost...

FG to auction some marginal oil fields, says NNPC’s Kyari 

    In spite of the crash in crude oil prices, the Federal Government says it will auction marginal oil fields later this...

Insecurity: Decentralize Nigeria Police Now, Senate tells FG

        …insists on community policing to be funded from LG grants   In a bid to address insecurity in the...

COVID-19: NTA Kastina GM, Ayinde Soaga, tests positive 

  The General Manager, NTA Kastina, Alhaj Ayinde Soaga, says he has tested positive for Coronavirus. He had personally posted his status on the...

COVID-19: N2trn stimulus to be injected into Nigeria’s economy — FG

  The Federal Government says a N2 trillion stimulus will soon be injected into the nation’s economy to cushion the effects of the...