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Lionel Messi warned his Barcelona teammates that their place in the Champions League final is still not certain despite his two-goal salvo in a 3-0 semi-final first leg win over Liverpool on Wednesday. “It would have been better to win 4-0 than 3-0 but it is a very good result,” said the Argentine star. “It’s […]
Gunmen have stormed Daura, kidnapping the father-in-law to President Buhari’s ADC. The victim Musa Umar who is said to be the Magajin Garin Daura was abducted in his Daura residence, Katsina North shortly after observing Maghrib prayer. A credible source in Daura told Channels Television that “the attackers shot sporadically to disperse the crowd and […]
Jurgen Klopp has warned his players they cannot concentrate only on Lionel Messi when Liverpool face Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday. Messi has been rested for Barca’s last two league games and appears more motivated than ever in Europe, after pledging to “bring that beautiful cup back to Camp Nou” […]
Ajax closed in on a first Champions League final for 23 years as Donny van de Beek’s early goal beat an injury-hit Tottenham 1-0 in the first leg of their semi-final on Tuesday. Van de Beek’s opener on 15 minutes was just rewarded for the Dutch side’s first-half dominance as Tottenham badly missed the presence […]
The Senate has resolved to investigate the allegation of infraction in the appointment of a new Director-General for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The lawmakers made the resolution after deliberating on the matter on Tuesday during plenary at the upper house of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Senator Dino Melaye, who […]
The Senate has passed the 2019 Appropriation Bill of N8.916 trillion. This is N86 billion higher than the proposal of N8.83 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly for the 2019 fiscal year. The lawmakers passed the bill during Tuesday’s plenary after considering the report of the Senate Committee on Appropriations on […]
The acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has revealed plans by the force to implement community policing. He made the disclosure at a meeting of the Forum of Northern Traditional Rulers on Tuesday in Kaduna State where critical security issues were discussed. He noted that the police have achieved major successes in addressing […]
The Federal Government has secured the release of Zainab Aliyu who was arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the government has been able to establish the innocence of Zainab and the second Nigerian involved in […]
Senate has asked the acting Inspector General of Police, MOHAMMED ADAMU, to appear before it next weekTuesday, over insecurity in the country. Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Made the announcement after Senator UBALI SHITU moved for the approval of votes and proceedings. Senator SHEHU SANI, who raised a motion on last week attack also called the […]
Imo state NLC Chairman AUSTIN CHILAKPO is felicitating with imo workers on the occasion of the 2019 Workers’ Day celebration. In an exclusive interview with Darling FM, CHILAKPO commended them for diligently contributing to the development of the state. CHILAKPO urged imo workers to remain committed to the ideals of selfless service and development, noting […]