Messi should have been sold, says Barca boss Tusquets
Interim Barcelona president Carles Tusquets said Thursday that the club should have sold Argentine star Lionel Messi in the summer. Messi made an attempt to leave Barcelona this summer before…
Nigerian Journalist ‘Fisayo Soyombo Wins Kurt Schork Award after Five Attempts
Celebrated Nigerian investigative journalist, ‘Fisayo Soyombo, has been named winner of the Local Reporter category of the 2020 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism. Soyombo won the award for his…
Judge Gives EFCC March 3 To Bring Diezani To Court Over Money Laundering
By Olamilekan Alani Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s request for more time to produce a former…
Three Men Killed A 27-Year-Old After He Won N15m Bet In Delta
A 27-year-old man known as Prince Mieyebi was stabbed to death by three armed men in Warri, Delta State, after he reportedly won N15 million in a betting game. It…
just in: Police Extradite Maina from Niger Republic
The International Criminal Police Organisation has extradited the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, from Niamey, Niger Republic. The fugitive was apprehended in the Nigerian…
Boko Haram: FG To Decide Mercenaries Engagement To Fight Insurgency
The Defence Headquarters says the Federal Government will decide the engagement of mercenaries to assist the military in combating the battle against Boko Haram Insurgency in the North East. It…
NASU issues 14-day Ultimatum, Threatens Strike Over Anomalies in IPPIS
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address anomalies in the nation’s Research Institutes and Integrated Payroll and…
UAE Launches Tourist Visas For Israelis
The United Arab Emirates launched tourist visas for Israeli citizens on Thursday, official media said, in the latest move following the normalisation of ties between the two countries. Abu Dhabi’s…
Pacquiao, Emerges Head Of Philippine Ruling Party
By Precious Fawemi Manny Pacquiao, the only boxer to win twelve major world tittles in eight different weight divisions has taken over as head of the ruling political party in…
Boko Haram No Longer Collect Tax From Citizens -Lai Mohammed
By Our correspondent Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says citizens in the north-east are no longer paying tax to Boko Haram. Speaking at a meeting with the Newspaper Proprietors Association…
