Having missed out numerous times on hosting the World Cup, Morocco says it is ready to take over from Cameroon in staging the 2019 African Cup of Nations “in case of lack of capacity”. Fouzi Lakjaa. president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), says his country would be
THERE was pandemonium, weekend, at Ikot Effanga Mkpa, a community on the outskirt of Calabar, Cross River State, when newly wedded couple, Mr. and Mrs. Kabiru Mohammed, aged 32 years and 27 years respectively, died as a result of generator emission in their rented
Martin Landau, American actor, who starred in the 1960s television show “Mission Impossible” and won an Oscar for playing Bela Lugosi in the movie “Ed Wood,” is dead at 89. According to the CBS News, Landau died on Saturday at UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles following
R&B legend R.Kelly has been accused by parents of running an abusive “cult” that’s tearing families apart. R Kelly According to reports, Kelly targets young women who come to him for help
War for the Planet of the Apes” won this weekend’s battle of the box office in North America, riding on strong reviews and ever more natural-looking apes to take $56.3 million. Apes The Fox/Chemin Entertainment production managed to outdraw “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” which fell by more than half from its opening three-day weekend to pull in $44.2 million, website Exhibitor Relations reported. “War,” directed by Matt Reeves, tells the continuing story of how intelligent primate Caesar (Andy Serkis) and other apes battle the forces led by an evil human dictator (Woody Harrelson). The film, made for $150 million, has a 95 percent approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website, which collates reviews. Sony-Marvel collaboration “Spider-Man,” which draws a similarly strong 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, stars Tom Holland as a young Peter Parker, ably mentored by Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man as he takes on bad guy Vulture (Michael Keaton). Far behind on $19.4 million was Universal’s animated sequel “Despicable Me 3,” starring Steve Carell as the voice of bad guy-turned-protagonist Gru — and his twin brother Dru, and Kristen Wiig as Gru’s wife Lucy. The film has done much better overseas than at home, according to Hollywood Reporter, which says its global gross of $519.4 million includes a whopping $113.6 million from viewers in China. Placing fourth was Sony’s heist thriller “Baby Driver,” with Ansel Elgort (“The Fault in our Stars”) front and center as a gifted getaway driver with a hearing problem. It netted $8.7 million. And in a surprising fifth place among the big-studio blockbusters was independent rom-com “The Big Sick” from Lionsgate, taking in $7.5 million in its first week in wide release. “Sick” stars Kumail Nanjiani in the semi-autobiographical role of a Pakistani-American stand-up comic who resists his parents’ insistent efforts to find a wife for him, and instead falls in love with comedy-club customer Emily, played by Zoe Kazan. The film, co-written by Nanjiani and the real-life Emily, his wife, rates a resounding 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and is credited by the New York Times with no less than “revitalizing an often moribund subgenre with a true story of love, death and… everyday comedy.” Rounding out the top 10 were: “Wonder Woman” ($6.8 million) “Wish Upon” ($5.5 million) “Cars 3” ($3.1 million) “Transformers: The Last Knight” ($2.8 million) “The House” ($1.7 million)
Waec Result 2017: Some 214,952 candidates cheated in the May-June West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE) and their results have been seized by the authorities. WASSEC candidate Mr. Olu Adenipekun, Head of National Office of the West African Examination
THERE were indications, yesterday, that a landlord in Ikorodu area of Lagos State was among several others arrested in connection with Badoo killings in the area. The landlord (identity undisclosed) reportedly confessed during interrogation to have collected N5 million to show members of the dreaded cult gang where the victims—a fisherman, his wife and three children— were sleeping. Some residents of Iruwen community, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Vanguard: “After the incident, relatives of the deceased visited the scene and took the grinding stone to the Oba of Ikorodu, where they reported the matter and thereafter, left with the stone. “They took the stone to Igede, Benue State, where a traditional investigation was carried out. They reported their findings to the Police, which led to the arrest of the landlord, who reportedly confessed to the crime.”
Many were held spellbound as a 39-year-old woman, Mrs Omotayo Salawudeen, narrated how she had sexual intercourse with her husband, Alhaji Salawudeen Hakeem, before killing him. The lady, who, was among some suspects paraded by the Osun State Police Command yesterday in
A group of community elders in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram has waged a bloody eight-year insurgency are urging the Islamists to enter peace talks, a move some see as motivated by ethnic self-interest. A young girl allegedly hit by a stray bullet as Boko Haram terrorists raid
No fewer than 12 persons were, yesterday, killed in Maiduguri, following the detonation of bombs in the city. About eight persons lost their lives in the first attack, when a suicide bomber detonated explosives in the midst of worshippers in a Mosque, while the second, which claimed four lives,
THERE are strong indications that the total asset and liabilities of commercial banks in the country have crossed the N33 trillion mark, according to the economic report of the Central Bank of
Nwankwo Kanu said goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama remains a “world class” goaltender and Nigeria cannot afford to overlook him as the Super Eagles gun for qualification for the Africa Cup of
For allegedly failing to consider him for promotion in the past 10 years, an aggrieved officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, Mr Daniel Makolo has dragged the Civil Defence, Fire,
Romelu Lukaku bagged his first goal in a Manchester United shirt on Monday as the 10-man Premier League giants labored to a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake in Utah. Lukaku, who joined the Red Devils from Everton in a reported 75 million pound ($98.2 million) transfer last week, fired United ahead on 38 minutes, latching on to a low cross from Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA have been summoned to appear before the Senate on Thursday to explain how 282 ships disappeared from Nigerian ports between 2010 and 2016.
LAGOS – Shares in Nigerian oil company Oando fell close to a one-month low on Monday on news that regulators were investigating the firm’s shareholding structure following its $1.65 billion
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) say it will not condone multiple registration for Direct Entry and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). A statement signed by JAMB’s Head of Public Relations, Mr Fabian Benjamin said in Abuja on Sunday. JAMB logo
The Afashio/ Iyora Community in Etsako West Local Government area of Edo has appealed to the state government to check the worsening gully erosion in the community. Mr Francis Izuagbe, the
Oil rose above $49 a barrel on Monday as a slowdown in the growth of rigs drilling in the United States eased concern that surging shale supplies will undermine OPEC-led cuts. U.S. drillers added two oil rigs in the week to July 14, bringing the total to 765, Baker Hughes said on Friday.
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has called for a surge in diplomacy for peace and for a new emphasis on preventing conflicts in Nigeria and the world in general. Guterres made the call in a statement made available by the National Information Officer of the United Nations
The leader of a four-man kidnap gang, Austine, alias Lion, that recently abducted five secondary school students at Ughelli, Delta State, has blamed the devil for his action. The kidnappers,
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has assured Nigerians that the skyrocketing prices of foods in the country will soon crash, saying specifically that that of rice will happen within the next two weeks. He disclosed that the Federal Government will stop importation of rice this year. Explaining the reason behind the policy, Ogbeh hinted that the country has enough internal production that can sustain home consumption and meet foreign exchange earnings that can guarantee diversification of the economy. Audu Ogbeh In order to further boost internal production of the commodity and enhance the country’s comparative advantages in rice and yam production, Ogbeh stated that the federal government will sign a memoranda of understanding with Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) and Ekiti State Government in the two critical sectors. He unveiled his Ministry’s intention to supply ABUAD with 20 tonnes of rice seedlings in the next planting season to boost rice production internally. The Minister said these in Ado Ekiti at the weekend during a visit to ABUAD’s farm and Ekiti State government . Ogbeh said the current economic recession being experienced under Buhari’s government has helped the federal government to think outside the box and had succeeded in bringing the deserved revolution to the agriculture sector. According to him, “Of recent, prices of diesel increased from N130 pr litre to about N280, which makes the cost of tractors to move up to N14 million from N7 million. The interest rate on every loan given to farmers also went up, so the aggregate of all these factors caused increase in the prices of food items. “We are concerned with the plights of Nigerians. We knew that many are hungry but we are working round it because it doesn’t speak well of us in government that people are hungry.” The ABUAD’s founder, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), praised Buhari’s administration for bringing revolution to the country’s agriculture sector that had been neglected by successive governments, describing the current economic recession as a blessing in disguise. “To support the FG initiative , this university for the past three years have been holding annual Afe Babalola Agriculture EXPO(ABAFEX) , where we give N1m to the best farmer in Ekiti and N250,000 to the best in 16 local governments. “This year, we intend to hold Rice summit with intention to expose Ekiti potentials in the production of the commodity”, Babalola said.
Sincerely speaking, the South-East has not had a fair-share/ since the civil war. Their marginalization is quite obvious/ But if the policy of reconciliation of Gen. Gowon and late/ Gen. Murtala’s administration had continued, the agitation by few/ Igbo for Biafra would have been a thing of the past” –– Balarabe Musa IT is fiftieth anniversary of the Nigerian civil war, the war that the people of the defunct Eastern region of the country fought for the survival and sustenance of one of the world’s shortest lived states –– the Republic of Biafra. While it is not surprising that the
Daura (Katsina State) – The steering committee of Karama central mosque in Daura, Katsina State, has received a plot of land to construct an e-library to facilitate research by students in the
Arsenal youngster, Alex Iwobi said he was under pressure to reject Nigeria from then Three Lions coach Roy Hodgson who persuade him to play for England. Alex Iwobi Iwobi revealed that he was
The National Assembly, yesterday, said Nigeria would be restructured. Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who briefed reporters at a retreat in Lagos for the Senate and House of
THE recent disclosure that a presidential aircraft has been parked on the tarmac in a London airport since May 10, 2017 and the explanations offered by an aide to the President, Mr Garba Shehu have raised issues which must be resolved now in order not to establish a precedent that will come back to haunt this nation in the future.
It has been rightly observed that, “at the end of the day, reforms must be informed by the expectations of citizens.” First and foremost, the overriding observation today is that citizens expect the government to comply with global best practices in democratic governance. Before
Senator Shehu Sani has said that it is unfair to say that President Muhammadu Buhari is a a religious bigot and that if Buhari or his government has any religious agenda he will be the first to speak out about such agenda.
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Saturday pledged that his administration would continue to provide platforms for showcasing and celebrating creative arts, talents and originality. Ambode, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Idiat Adebule, made the pledge at the 13th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards(AMAA) in Lagos.
England full-back Kyle Walker is set for a £50 million ($64.5m, 56.7m euros) move to Manchester City from Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur, the BBC and British Press Association
Hull City on loan Chelsea defender Ola Aina has been given the all clear by world football governing body FIFA to represent Nigeria against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon when both
Former Golden Eaglets star, Nwankwo Kanu has described Nigeria’s absence at the FIFA U-17 World Cup billed for October 6-28 in India as a sad occurrence for a country that have won the tournament for a record five times. Kanu Nwankwo Nigeria failed to qualify for the AFCON U-17 in
Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Benfica right-back Nelson Semedo on a five-year deal, the Spanish club announced on Thursday. Ernesto Valverde named as new Barcelona coach
OGBOGBAGBENE—SUSPECTED militants about 2a.m., yesterday, invaded an army formation in Ogbogbagbene, a riverine community in Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State, killing a soldier, injuring others and carting away a General Purpose Machine Gun, GPMG, belonging to
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has directed Health Minister, Isaac Adewole, to probe the allegations against suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Usman Yusuf. Yusuf was suspended by Adewole last week over allegations of fraud, but he
PATRONAGE of made-in-Nigeria products is the solution to the country’s economic recession, as Nigerian manufacturers have shown that they can match the quality of imported goods. This was the position of a Nigerian firm, Team Ideas Box, TIB, which also noted that the Federal Government and National Assembly have been campaigning for local manufacturers.
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, awarded a cost of N20,000 against Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, counsel to suspected kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a. k. a Evans.
ABUJA—Chairman of Capital Oil, Chief Ifeanyi Ubah, yesterday denied claims that he is indebted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the tune of N11billion, alleging that instead, the national oil corporation is owing him N16 billion. The visibly disturbed Ubah made this revelation yesterday while testifying in the on going public investigation by the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources(Downstream) into the alleged
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved immediate suspension of the Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Chief Yusuf Ogundare, for faking his kidnap, which allegedly took place barely eight days ago.
Ninety-six hours after a three-week deadline was given to drop its brand name by Etisalat International, Etisalat Nigeria, Thursday, picked up the gauntlet, announcing it will now trade under the brand name, 9Mobile. The decision to use 9Mobile as the new brand name was taken at the end of a meeting of the telco’s management in Lagos yesterday.