Wayne Rooney scored a highlight reel goal with a moon shot blast from his own half of the field to lift DC United to a 1-0 victory over Orlando City on Wednesday. Former English star Rooney hammered a 68-yard strike over the head of Orlando goalkeeper Brian Rowe and into the back of the net in the 10th […]
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned the pre-hearing session in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and it’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to July 1, 2019. Chairman of the five-member panel, Justice Mohammed Garba, fixed the date, following a request by the petitioner’s lawyer, Mr Chris Uche, for time to enable the […]
A High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday dismissed the certificate forgery case filed against Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, following the claimant’s application to withdraw the case. Judge Adenike Akinpelu, struck out the case after Adekunle Olufemi, who filed the case, told the court he had presented a notice of withdrawal of the case. […]
The Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has re-arraigned a former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mrs. Jumoke Akinjide, and two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State before a Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos. The trio of Akinjide, Senator Ayo Adeseun who represented Oyo Central Senatorial […]
Troops of the Operation Harbin Kunama of one Division Kaduna of the Nigerian Army, have killed 24 suspected bandits in Kaduna, Kano and Niger States and arrested 61 others during operation. The General Officer Commanding 1 mechanised Division, Major General Faruk Yahya said this during a press briefing at the Headquarters of the Division, on […]
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to designate judges of the court to conduct a monthly inspection of detention facilities of agencies of the Federal Government. He made the appeal in a letter addressed to Justice Adamu Abdu-Kafarati, and made available to Channels TV. The […]
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have defeated Guinea to become the first team to reach the last 16 at the 2019 African Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles qualified for the next stage after a Kenneth Omeruo strike gave them a 1-0 victory over Guinea, taking their points tally to six in Group B. Nigeria’s defender […]
The presidential election petition tribunal has dismissed the application filed by a factional chairman of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Mr Poland Tambre seeking to expunge the name of HDP as a party in the petition challenging the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. The presidential election petition tribunal has dismissed the application filed by a […]
Nigeria on Tuesday suspended a training strike over unpaid bonuses at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt following last-minute pleas by the country’s football officials. The team finally agreed to train in Alexandria, 30 minutes after schedule, after the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) promised to pay a win bonus from their 1-0 victory over […]
Ahead of their Passing Out Parade, a group of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members (medical doctors) serving in Borno State are demanding the immediate payment of allowances which they say they’ve been owed for the past five months. The Corps Members numbering up to 190, comprise of 2018/2019 Batch B, 2018/ 2019 Batch C […]
