Former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia’s life ban from football has been reduced to five years by Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). CAS had alleged that a match-fixer tried to involve Siasia as a coach of a club under his (fixer’s) strict directives in 2010. It was alleged that he was promised employment benefits if…
The Kebbi state police command has said that the vehicle used to kidnap students from Federal Government College in Birnin Yauri community of the state, belongs to a high court judge in the state. Kebbi police spokesman, Nafi’u Abubakar disclosed that the van was hijacked by bandits on Birnin Yauri road. Abubakar added that the number of…
Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits have allegedly killed a medical doctor identified as Precious Chinedu Emeka in Salka village, Magama Local Government Area of Niger State. It was gathered that the gunmen numbering about five invaded his clinic while he was on duty around 9:00pm on Wednesday evening, June 16, and whisked him away…
The Federal Government has appointed former Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi as Youth Ambassador to inspire young Nigerians to strive for excellence. The appointment which took place at the NOC secretariat, National Stadium, Surulere Lagos on Friday June 18, is another of the Minister’s initiatives geared towards driving a vibrant youth for national…
Election of Stephen Odey of the Peoples Democratic Party as the senator representing Cross River North Senatorial district, has been upheld by the election Petition Tribunal seating in Calabar. Passing judgement in petition N0: EPT/CR/SEN/03/2020 filed by Joe Agi SAN and the All Progressive Congress against Stephen Odey, Jerigbe Agom Jerigbe, Peoples’ Democratic Party and the…
Former Emir of Kano and new caliph of the Tijaniyya sect in Nigeria, Muhammadu Sanusi II has reiterated that he has no intention of joining politics. Speaking on Thursday June 17 in Kaduna, the former monarch said he will continue to educate the public on the right candidates to vote for during elections. He…
According to crossdresser, Bobrisky, no girl in Nigeria is richer than him. He stated this via his snapchat handle.
Footballer, Jude Ighalo, appears to have reacted after his wife, Sonia, called him out on IG last night. Sonia called him out for welcoming two babies from two different women and allegedly refusing to pay child support. In an apparent reaction, Ighalo via his IG page this morning, said no one can bring…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has sacked 99 political appointees. The Kaduna state Governor disclosed this during a media chat with some Kaduna-based broadcast journalists. Revealing that the state has started implementing its rightsizing policy but is yet to disengage any state civil servant, El-Rufai noted that the sacked political appointees constitute 30 percent…
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped four Chinese railway workers working on the Lagos-Ibadan railway. During the attack carried out on Wednesday June 16 around Kila, a village between Ogun and Oyo states, a police officer who guarding the expatriates was killed. It was gathered that the gunmen who were dressed in black kaftan when they stormed the…
