The National Population Commission has estimated that the population of the country has hit 190 million. The Director-General of the commission, Dr Ghaji Ismail, who spoke at a press conference tagged ‘25 Years of ICPD: Accelerating the Promise,’ on Tuesday,…
Atiku’s witness can’t remember date of presidential election (Punch)
The 13th petitioners’ witness, Audu Sani, told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Tuesday that he could not remember the date of the last presidential election. Sani, who was the Peoples Democratic Party’s collation agent in Lapai Local Government Area…
Fans bid farewell to Mikel (Punch)
Nigerians have commended the decision of Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi, to quit international football after the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Mikel, who has won a total of 89 caps for Nigeria, on Sunday, said he would…
Neymar snubs PSG pre-season (Punch)
Paris St-Germain say they will take “appropriate action” after Brazil striker Neymar failed to turn up for the first day of pre-season training. The 27-year-old was due back at the club’s training ground on Monday. This forward has been linked…
Serena through to quarter-finals (Punch)
Seven-time Wimbledon singles champion Serena Williams reached the quarter-finals at SW19 with a dominant display against Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro. The American 11th seed, 37, raced to a 6-2 6-2 victory against the 30-year-old world number 31. Williams will play…
Fans bid final farewell to Brazil music legend Joao Gilberto (Punch)
Hundreds of mourners turned out on Monday to bid a final farewell to Brazilian music legend Joao Gilberto at a public vigil in Rio de Janeiro. Wreathes placed around the semi-open coffin in the city’s majestic Municipal Theater paid tribute…
Looming axe! Messi faces two-year ban after Copa rant (Punch)
Argentina talisman Lionel Messi could face a two-year ban from international matches governed by CONMEBOL due to his corruption comments on the South American footballing body. Messi did not have the kind of Copa America many expected him to have…
‘We wanted to prove those who wrote us off wrong’ (Guardian)
Super Eagles striker and scorer of the third goal in Saturday’s round of 16 clash against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Alex Iwobi has revealed that so many people wrote off the team’s chances of making it to the quarterfinal…
Ijegun explosion: 10 victims die in hospital — Lagos Government (Guardian)
The Lagos State Government said on Monday that 10 victims of the July 4 Ijegun pipeline explosion have died due to severe and high degree burns suffered from the inferno. The Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Health, Dr Titilayo Goncalves,…
UK minister to apologise to Ivanka Trump over ambassador’s leaked memos (Punch)
Britain’s Trade Minister on Monday said he would apologise to the U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka for a leak of confidential memos in which the UK ambassador describes the U.S. administration as “dysfunctional” and “inept”. The memos from Kim…