Year: 2020
English Premier League seeks improvement of VAR
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters admits his organisation must try to improve VAR after a season marred by controversy…
Lagos Okada/Keke ban: 3 videos that will shock you
Since 1 February when the Lagos State Government ban on Okada and Tricycles on major highways and bridges took effect,…
Okada ban irreversible, Sanwo-Olu insists
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Tuesday, vowed not to back down on the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly known…
Nigeria approaches China for $17bn loan
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed on Tuesday explained why the Federal Government decided to approach the…
US announces $40m aid to Nigeria after Visa ban
Days after it blocked effective from 21 February, the issuance of immigrant visa to Nigerians, the United States has announced…
Court annuls Malawi president’s election, orders fresh poll
In a landmark judgment, Malawi’s Constitutional Court has annulled the May 2019 presidential vote that declared Peter Mutharika a winner…
Former Majority Leader of Ogun Assembly is dead
The former majority leader of Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Yinka Mafe is dead.
Emir Sanusi faces fresh probe by Ganduje
The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi ll, is facing a fresh probe by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje's Kano State Public…
Liverpool to battle Chelsea in FA Cup fifth round
Liverpool's 1-0 victory over Shrewsbury Town on Tuesday night in a fourth-round replay sets up a meeting with Frank Lampard's…
Trump snubs Speaker Pelosi , she rips his state of union speech
A bitter feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi boiled over at his State of the…
Liverpool’s youngest ever starting XI secure FA Cup progress
Jurgen Klopp's decision not to play the first team in the FA Cup fourth-round replay at Anfield on Tuesday was…
Coronavirus not yet a pandemic: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the coronavirus outbreak is a global public health emergency, not a pandemic.
Kaduna failed bomber not a muslim for one day: Dad
Mr Samuel Ezekiel, father of Nathaniel Samuel, the man who was arrested for trying to bomb a Living Faith Church…
Erling Haaland: Borussia Dortmund wonderkid is a goal machine
With just four matches and started on one occasion, Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Erling Haaland is already nearing double figures.
Messi in war of words with Barcelona sporting director
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has engaged in a war of words with Eric Abidal after he suggested Ernesto Valverde was…
4-year-old Chinese girl survives coronavirus
A four-year-old girl from China, admitted at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital in Langkawi, Malaysia after being infected by novel coronavirus…
Foreign Minister Onyeama hopeful US drop Nigeria from Visa blacklist
Nigeria’s foreign minister, Geoffrey Onyeama said Tuesday that he is confident his country will be removed soon from a list…
Buhari lied: 90% of Boko Haram’s victims are not Muslims – Fani-Kayode
Critic and former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has branded President Muhammadu Buhari a liar for saying that 90 percent of…
Protest in Yenagoa after truck crushed 5 inside tricycle to death
Tricycle operators under the aegis of Tombia Along Keke Unit (TAKU) on Tuesday, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state protested the killing…
US Democratic race: Pete Buttigieg’s lead confirmed in Iowa
Ex-Mayor Pete Buttigieg is leading the Iowa caucuses with 62 percent of 99 counties reporting, the Iowa Democratic Party said…
Nigeria to stop fish importation 2022
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says following Federal Government’s effort to encourage local production, Nigeria may…
Trump soars away in Gallup poll
A Gallup poll released on Tuesday found that US President Donald Trump received a 63% approval rating among respondents for…
Prepare for 2020 flooding season, NHISA DG warns
Clement Nze, Director-General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHISA), has called on stakeholders to start preparing for the 2020 flooding season…
Buhari mourns Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, Adnan Mahmoud, as "a great loss of…
Fire guts home of Rep member Kabir Mai-Palace
Fire has razed down the country home of Rep Kabir Adamu Mai-Palace who represents Gusau/Tsafe in the House of Representatives,…
Lagos launches ferry service, details of the six routes covered(Photos)
Lagos State Government has formally kicked off commercial waterways transportation, with the launch of eight newly acquired speed boats by…
#OkadaBan: Stranded Badagry commuters call for palliative measures
Some commuters who were stranded on the Badagry-Lagos Expressway following the ban of motorcycles and tricycles on the highways, on…
Coronavirus: Health Minister inspects UATH Isolation Center
Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health on Tuesday inspected an Isolation Centre under construction at the University of Abuja Teaching…
Borno: NDLEA arrests 462 suspects in 2019
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Borno command says it arrested 462 suspects for drug-related offences and convicted 11…
Underground cell: EFCC debunks media reports
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked media reports that suspects were being detained in an underground cell…