Crystal Palace shock Manchester City in home defeat
Manchester City suffered a 2-0 defeat in the hands of Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Wilfried Zaha scored early while Conor Gallagher grabbed a late second as City finished the game with 10 men after Aymeric Laporte was sent off in the first half. Pep Guardiola’s side slipped to only their second Premier League defeat of the season on...
Ronaldo leads recovery as Manchester United sink Tottenham
Manchester United got back to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, courtesy of goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani. However, Spurs fans began to turn on manager Nuno Espirito Santo. United, who lost 5-0 to rivals, Liverpool, in the Premier League last Sunday, recovered to take an important three points after a week of speculation about the...
Nigeria in bad shape, APC incompetent to rescue – Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said that Nigeria had never been in such a bad shape as it was currently. Atiku, who spoke on Saturday at the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), called on the people to join hands with the opposition party to rescue the nation from maladministration. According to him, the PDP grew Nigeria's economy to...
Some PDP members’ve fallen for temptation, allure of power – Tambuwal
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has admitted that it is not easy keeping the opposition party united. Tambuwal, who is the Governor of Sokoto State, said some members of PDP have fallen for temptation and allure of power. He spoke on Saturday at the on-going PDP national convention in Abuja. Governors Dave Umahi (Ebonyi)...
NBA: Attack on Justice Odili undermines Nigeria’s democracy
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has decried Friday night’s siege laid to the residence of Justice Mary Odili of Supreme Court by security agencies. While declaring that the siege to Justice Odili’s residence undermines the nation’s democracy, NBA stated that it is convening an emergency meeting of its National Executive Committee to take a definitive stand on the incident. President of NBA,...
One Woman organises free breast cancer screening for women
Sterling Bank, through its One Woman proposition, has organised a free breast cancer screening and education event for women in Lekki area of Lagos as a way of giving back to its host community. Speaking at the event, Group Head, Products and Proposition with Sterling Bank, Gbenga Adegoke, said the bank is partnering with Quality and Selfless Empowerment Foundation (QSE),...
32.9kg cocaine import: Court grants NDLEA’s request to detain 29 suspects, ship
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for the interim attachment of a vessel MV Chayaneenaree used to import 32.9 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport in Lagos. Beside the attachment order, the court also granted NDLEA’s request to detain the master of the ship, Mr....
Troops kill 4 IPOB gunmen, recover arms, vehicles
Troops of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, conducting “Exercise Golden Dawn” in the South-East, have neutralised four gunmen of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) at Nnobi in Anambra. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the gunmen were overpowered in a fierce encounter with...
Back from EFCC custody, Anyim declares for 2023 presidency
Former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidency whether the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zone the slot to South-East or not. Anyim’s declaration for the Presidency is coming days after he was released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) spent...
COVID-19: NCDC reports 120 fresh infections, 3 deaths on Oct 29
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 120 additional infections of COVID-19 from 10 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with three related deaths as of October 29, 2021. The NCDC disclosed this in its daily COVID-19 report on Saturday morning. The 120 additional cases reported on Friday, indicate a decrease from the 182 cases reported the...
