It was learnt that the babies were delivered preterm (seven months), and one of the triplets died a few days after. Joel Eni Agwu, a Plateau State resident, has put up himself for sale, according to SaharaReporters. The man put himself up for sale to raise money for his wife and newly born babies detained…
If God were to give you a blank cheque, what would you ask for?Hmm, tough question right? Yeah, but I bet your answer would have been predictable. Well it happens, It happened to Solomon, He was given a blank cheque by God, and whatever he wanted, he would have gotten. You can relate it to…
Fayza Lamari, mother to Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe, has said contract extension talks are going well, despite Real Madrid’s interest. Madrid saw two offers for Mbappe snubbed by the Ligue 1 giants this summer. With the 22-year-old into the final months of his current deal, there has been talk he could join Los Blancos as…
The House of Representatives Committee on Host Community has called on the management of Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation project to increase youth’s participation in the cleanup project in Ogoniland. The committee believes the action will help in curbing the security challenges being faced in different project sites. Chairman of the Committee, Dumnamene Dekor, made the…
Shops were Demolished at Ijokodo, Ibadan by State Goverment At the early hours of today shops at the ijokodo market were demolished by the Oyo state government, the land was said to belong to the government (acquicition) and the traders/shop owners was given a notice before the demolition took place. NaijaChoice reporters were able to…
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has said the team is focused on taking six points off the Central African Republic in their FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria hosts the Wild Beasts on Thursday, before flying out for the reverse fixture three days later. The three-time African champions already has six points from their first two…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide on Wednesday askefd Southeast governors and Igbo leaders to tell President Muhammadu Buhari the truth about pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu. The Okechukwu Isiguzoro-led faction of Ohanaeze said Igbo leaders and governors must say the truth about where Buhari is not getting it right on Kanu on the region. Isiguzoro lamented that most…
Former Liverpool striker, Emile Heskey has backed the club to win the Premier League title this season. Heskey believes that the Reds will win the Premier League as long as they can keep their first eleven for the majority of the campaign. Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are all tipped as genuine challengers…
The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières otherwise called Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has expressed shock over the killing of one of its staff, Mohammed Hassan by armed persons in Zamfara State northwest Nigeria. A statement by MSF on Wednesday said Mohammad Hassan, a 37-year-old nurse, employed by MSF in Shinkafi, Zamfara State in…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, says it will be providing funds for research for drug development in the country, as part of efforts to reach its mandate. Four public agencies including the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD and the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan among others are expected to participate…
Commuters were on Wednesday stranded as the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as well as residents of Sango Ota took to the street to protest the poor condition of roads in the area. The protesters gave the Federal and Ogun State governments a 21-day ultimatum to fix the Lagos-Abeokuta highway. They…
Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi, a member of the House of Representatives, has denied claims by the Bauchi State Government that construction work on his building is illegal. Officials of the state government had in the earlier hours of 1st October demolished the building located at No. 7 Buba Yero Road, Old GRA, Bauchi, and later claimed…
The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has accused the Minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe of misleading Nigerians on the recently passed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Speaking through the order of urgent national interest, Omo-Agege explained that the Senate Minority leader granted an interview on Channels Television where he accused the Senate of adopting the APC…
The older brother of the late Aisha Jumai Alhassan a.k.a. Mama Taraba, Senator Abdulazeez Abubakar Ibrahim is dead. Ibrahim died five months after Alhassan, a former Minister in the Buhari administration, passed. The 67-year-old died on Tuesday night at the Federal Medical Center in Jalingo during an illness. Ibrahim was elected in 1999 and again…
Paris Saint-Germain has warned that they will no longer tolerate Real Madrid’s lack of respect for them and their player, Kylian Mbappe. PSG sporting director, Leonardo Araújo, said this, pointing to several comments made by Real Madrid over their desire to sign Mbappe. “This is another example of the lack of respect for PSG and…
Manchester United legend, Roy Keane, has given his verdict on Chelsea and Liverpool’s Premier League title chances this season. Keane believes Chelsea and Liverpool “will do well” to beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to the Premier League title this term. He, however, said that Man City are the team to beat this season ahead of…
Former Liverpool defender, Glen Johnson, has picked Luis Suarez as the club’s best player of the Premier League era ahead of Mohamed Salah. Johnson believes Salah is ‘right up there’ with Suarez, who currently plays for Atletico Madrid, but the Egyptian international is not number one. Salah became the fastest Liverpool player ever to score…
Former Manchester United striker, Dwight Yorke has warned Anthony Martial that he must ‘buckle down’ to save his career at the club. Yorke believes Martial needs to prove his ‘immense talent’ in order to find his way back into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first team at Old Trafford. Martial was handed his first Premier League start…
Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, has visited London for the first time in three years to see his family. A spokesman for the Russian billionaire confirmed this to the PA News Agency. Abramovich entered the UK as an Israeli citizen, therefore not needing a visa to travel. It is understood that Abramovich could visit Chelsea while…
Lionel Messi now wears the colours of Paris Saint-Germain. The 34-year-old left Barcelona as a free agent this summer after over two decades at the club. In another month, Messi is expected to win his record-extending seventh Ballon d’Or. The Argentina captain is the only player to have won the award six times. His eternal…
