Manchester City have been found guilty by FIFA of breaking the rules on international transfer and registration of players aged under 18, world football’s governing body announced on Tuesday. The Premier League champions could have faced a transfer ban, but instead, FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee fined City 370,000 Swiss Francs (339,000 euros or $379,000). A FIFA statement said that the […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed all operators, especially airlines operating regional and international flights into the country, to exercise a high level of vigilance. This follows the increase of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the outbreak a […]
The Nigerian Air Force has invited a total of 1,830 candidates for training and recruitment into the force. Air Vice Marshal Mahmoud El-Haji Ahmed announced this on Tuesday in a statement on behalf of the Chief of the Air Staff. He explained that those invited were successful candidates at the NAF 2019 recruitment exercise. According […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Joe Igbokwe, has made the list of cabinet nominees of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. This comes a day after Igbokwe had said that anyone with the “insinuation that President Buhari’s government has not done well is ‘a liar from the pit of hell’ during an interview on Channels […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for importation of food into the country. He disclosed this on Tuesday when he hosted the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to Eid-el-Kabir lunch at his country home in Daura, Katsina State. The President explained that the directive was […]
Meanwhile, Imo State PDP Woman leader MARIA MBAKWE has enjoined the women of the state to take advantage of this year’s August meeting to rededicate themselves to God and rejuvenate their noble responsibilities as agents of peace and social development. MARIA urged the women to also use the period to take stock of their […]
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI says he will use his second term in office to improve the lives of Nigerians by paying close attention to the poor and those on the lower rungs of society. Addressing leaders of various communities from five Local Government Areas of Daura Emirate, who paid him a visit as part of Eid […]
Former England player, Darren Bent has attacked Super Eagles forward, Alex Iwobi, saying that player lacks quality. Brent questioned the quality of the Nigerian playmaker following his move from Arsenal to Everton this summer. Iwobi had moved to Arsenal on a five-year deal for an initial fee of £28 million, rising to £34 […]
Monaco have signed Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru on a five-year-deal from Everton, the French club announced on Monday. “I’m very happy to join a great club like AS Monaco. I will give everything to improve and help the club to have a great season. I look forward to meeting my teammates,” the 22-year-old told Monaco’s […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oriental Energy Resources, Muhammadu Indimi on the occasion of his 72nd birthday. The President prayed for more grace, good health and strength. In a statement by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President joined all […]
