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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of All Progressives Congress (APC) that he would be more conscious of the interests of the party in taking key decisions. Receiving members of the National Working Committee at the State House in Abuja, President BUHARI pledged to uphold party supremacy and […]
Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku trained with his boyhood club Anderlecht on Tuesday, a source close to the Belgian side confirmed to AFP, amid speculation over his exit from Old Trafford. The Belgium striker has not played a single minute of United’s pre-season campaign with talk of a transfer to Serie A. Inter Milan are […]
Former England captain Wayne Rooney is to leave Washington-based DC United after agreeing on a deal to become player-coach of Championship side Derby County, the clubs announced on Tuesday. The 33-year-old — the record goalscorer for both his country and Manchester United — signed an initial 18-month contract with the ambitious second-tier side, who under Rooney’s […]
The Lagos State Criminal Intelligence and Information Department (SCIID) Panti has arraigned six persons who allegedly took part in Monday’s protests convened by the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. The six protesters were arraigned before an Ebute-Metta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on Tuesday on two counts of unlawful assembly and conduct likely to cause a […]
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has fixed August 8 to rule on an application by the Department of State Security Service (DSS) seeking an order to detain the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore for 90 days, pending the conclusion of its investigation. In an exparte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/ 915/19, the […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the freezing of three bank accounts which have been linked to the Lagos State Government. Justice Chuka Obiozor made the order on Tuesday following an ex parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N9.9bn fraud. The EFCC had urged the judge […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will swear in the ministers-designate on August 21, the Federal Government has said. The government made the announcement in a statement forwarded to Channels Television on Tuesday from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha. According to the statement, the swearing-in ceremony will take place by […]
Federal Government has declared August 12nd and 13th as public holidays to mark the 2019 Eid-Al-Kabir celebration. Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Interior, GEORGINA EHURIAH, disclosed this in a statement on behalf of the government. EHURIAH congratulated the Muslim faithful on the occasion and called on all Nigerians, at home and in the diaspora, […]
Wayne Rooney has arrived England as he prepares to finalise a sensational move to Derby, Sky Sports reports. The former England captain arrived at Heathrow on Tuesday morning, making his way up to the Midlands afterwards. Rooney is set to complete a deal to become a player-coach at the Championship club. The 33-year-old has two […]
Ahead of the 2019-20 La Liga season, the Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze, has rejoined his Spanish club, Villarreal. Chukwueze, who scored once as Nigeria finished third in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, was given an extended break. The Yellow Submarine took to Twitter to confirm his pre-season arrival on Monday. […]
