Chievo’s veteran goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino suffered a broken nose, bruised shoulder and whiplash when he collided with Cristiano Ronaldo during Saturday’s Serie A match against Juventus, the Verona-based club said on Sunday. The pair collided during a Juventus attack late in the game which ended with Mario Mandzukic heading …

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) says it has recovered over 95 percent of spilled oil from the recent spill incidents  on  sections of the Trans Ramos Pipeline (TRP) in Aghoro community, Bayelsa State, and in Odimodi community in Delta State. The pipeline, which has remained shut-in since the …

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Tony Attah, over the weekend said NLNG’s planned Train 7 Project, which will increase production output of its plant from 22 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) to 30 MTPA, will lift Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country. …

Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson on Saturday commiserated with the family of Kofi Annan, the United Nations and the government and people of Ghana on the demise of former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan at the age of 80.    Annan was the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize …

A top All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship hopeful in Gombe State, Alhaji Farouk Bamusa has splashed N40 million on executives of the party at all levels in the State. Bamusa, while giving out the cash gifts at the party Secretariat, said it was part of his own contribution towards supporting …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the demolition of a building belonging to musical maestro, Yinka Aiyefele, in Ibadan by the Oyo State Government. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Sunday in Abuja, the party described the demolishing of the building, …

  Queen Uche Umeagukwu won great honours for Nigeria in the United States by emerging as the 2018 Miss Africa World (MAW). Born in Uga town in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Queen Umeagukwu recently returned to Nigeria in a celebrated homecoming that swept from Lagos to her …

UNICEF has welcomed the release of 24 children aged 12 to 17 from Nigerian Army administrative custody after they were cleared of suspected ties with armed groups. This brings the number of children released this year to 207.  “For these children, the long journey towards reuniting with their families, reintegrating with their communities …

As the Nation heads to yet another general election in 2019, the need for Edo South to have a strong voice to represent it has been stressed. Sam Ogbemudia Jr., son of late elder statesman , Dr Sam Ogbemudia made this call while speaking with newsmen in Benin over the …

Edo Government has said its efforts to industrialize the state will pay off through developmental work going on at the Gelegele seaport. The State Attorney-General, Prof. (Mrs) Yinka Omorogbe disclosed this in Benin at a one-day sensitization seminar with the theme “Edo Maritime Renaissance,” organized by maritime committee, Nigeria Bar …

 The multimillion dollar floating Dockyard owned by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) which arrived the country recently will save the Country millions of dollars in capital flight once operational noting that efforts are being made to create enabling environment for the growth of indigenous participation in shipping. …

Public schools in Edo state may not resume in September if the  Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) goes head with its planned strike action over what it called poor work conditions later this month. Schools are due to resume on September 10 but the NUT  …

His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, has said that if there is no peace and security, there can be no development and comfort in any nation. The Benin Monarch who stated this when former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar paid him a courtesy visit …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo  The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has signed into law three Bills transmitted by the National Assembly, which are now Acts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A statement issued on Saturday by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of …

By John Amieyefori  The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended  the by-election for the Port Harcourt Constituency lll State Assembly  seat held Aug. 18 in the State. Mr Obo Effanga, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Rivers, who announced the suspension in a terse statement on Saturday night, cited widespread …

2018 FIFA World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe scored twice as champions Paris St Germain (PSG) completed a second half comeback to secure a 3-1 win over En Avant Guingamp on Saturday. Belgium international Thomas Meunier returned to a youthful PSG side while Mbappe was benched as the visitors’ quest for …

By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter to the National Assembly, informing it of his resumption of duties as President, Commander-in- Chief of the Armed Forces. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on …

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Ghana over the passing of former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan, in the early hours of Saturday 18th August, 2018. President Buhari, who called President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana from London, according to a statement by Femi …

 Immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, describing him as a blessing to the Nigeria polity “To all of us who passed through Christ The King College (CKC), Onitsha, Senior Odili is …

Kofi Annan, the first black African to lead the United Nations, has died at age 80. He served as Secretary-General at a time when worries about the Cold War were replaced by threats of global terrorism, and his efforts to combat those threats and secure a more peaceful world brought …

She combines the beauty of Cleopatra and the saintliness of Mother Teresa. She is as much at home in the church as in the affairs of state. There are modern-day fervent Christians who demonize and destroy indigenous artworks but she happens to embrace these traditional works of art. Barrister (Mrs.) …

By Edward Ojiah  Former Gov. of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi has urged members of Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU), to promote good governance by holding political office holders accountable. Obi made the call during the 40th anniversary of RATTAWU in Abuja on Friday. According to …

  Christian leaders have become a play thing for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo gives himself the liberty to talk down on them at will, taking them to the cleaners without justification. Osinbajo himself is supposed to be a top-flight Christian leader and more so the highest office-holding Christian leader …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo  The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday visited the scene of a collapsed three-storey shopping complex at Utako, Abuja. After inspecting rescue operations at the scene, the acting president, described the incident as “very unfortunate’’. He condoled with relatives of those who might have died and …

Governor Udom Emmanuel has diligently in the last three years of leadership followed the words of Thomas Fuller, an English Churchman, that “Charity begins at home but does not end there”, and this is evident in his uncanny disposition to evenly distribution of projects across the three senatorial districts, federal …