The outgoing Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday lamented that he had been afflicted with more evils in the ruling All Progressives Congress than he would have suffered if he had been a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. He regretted that the APC had inflicted what heContinue Reading
Lucas Moura scored a dramatic 96th-minute winner to cap an astonishing Tottenham fightback against Ajax and set up an all-English Champions League final against Liverpool. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Spurs made the worst possible start in Amsterdam when a towering fifth-minute header by 19-year-old Ajax captain Matthijs deContinue Reading
A building has collapsed in Birmingham city centre this evening, leaving at least one person seriously injured. Authorities were called to the city’s Jewellery Quarter just before 6pm on Wednesday and pictures showed ambulance crews gathering outside a Victorian building. A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said in a statement: ‘Police wereContinue Reading
A Bill seeking for the establishment of four new Emirate councils in Kano State has been passed into law by the Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday. The bill is seeking to amend the Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs law to pave the way for the upgrading of someContinue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday said it will not go back on its ongoing probe of the tenure of the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki when he was the governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011. It said it has a sacred mandateContinue Reading
After first introducing their newborn to the world this morning at a photo call, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have revealed the child’s name in a sweet new Instagram post. And based on the photo they shared, little Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s grandparents can’t get enough of him. The post features a touching shot ofContinue Reading
The planned protest on Wednesday by the Nigeria Labour Congress against the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, for his failure to inaugurate the board of National Social Insurance Trust Fund with Frank Kokori as the chairman had a new twist as workers were attacked by suspected thugsContinue Reading
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has assured that it would be fair to all parties in the four petitions pending before it that it. The petitions are challenging the outcome of the last presidential election, won by the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives CongressContinue Reading
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared the first glimpse of their newborn son. Introducing the child, who was wrapped in a white shawl, Meghan said: “He has the sweetest temperament, he’s really calm. He’s been the dream.” As they both laughed, Prince Harry said: “I don’t know whoContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the governing board of the newly established North East Development Commission (NEDC) to fast track the rebuilding of the region. The board, chaired by retired Major General Paul Tarfa, was inaugurated at the council chamber of the State House, Abuja. Other members of theContinue Reading
