Senior lawyers praised the efforts made so far by the Federal Government to contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. They agreed with President Muhammadu Buhari that steps taken to curtail the pandemic, particularly the extension of the…
Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, winner of the 2017 London Marathon, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit. On Tuesday, the AIU website confirmed that a charge has been issued for “use of a prohibited substance/method”. The 27-year-old cannot participate…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised to give cash support to the very poor in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who stated this while giving an update on the state’s efforts aimed at containing Coronavirus, said that raw food would be…
Barcelona have moved to restructure their board after six directors resigned last week in protest at the way the club is being run, the Spanish side have said. Two of the club’s four vice presidents, Emili Rousaud and Enrique Tombas,…
A hard time awaits criminals who have been terrorising residents of Lagos and Ogun states following the COVID-19 lockdown. The Army, Navy, Airforce and Directorate of State Services (DSS) operatives will join the Police on the offensive against the miscreants.…
Deontay Wilder is intent on fighting Tyson Fury for a third time and is not willing to accept money to step aside, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. It has been suggested that Wilder could accept an offer to…
After a day of rage across communities in Agege, Alimosho, Ejigbo and Oshodi areas of Lagos State yesterday, the president’s broadcast at 7 pm which extended the lockdown by two weeks, heightened tensions as robbery attacks spiked in the mainland…
With clubs currently speaking with players and agents to accept a pay cut, and the shutdown of various football competitions around the world, Coronavirus has left a sour taste in the mouth of football faithful. These were the thoughts of…
Ernest Ndukwe is the Executive Chairman, MTN Nigeria. Prior to his appointment as a non-Executive Director at the leading telecommunications firm he was the CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria’s Telecommunications Regulatory Agency from 2000 to 2010, and…
Something must definitely be wrong with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if they would-as they did yesterday- dismiss the important national broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari as “disappointing,” a speech for which the European Union, through their Ambassador to Nigeria, congratulated…
