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Siasia, Tonto Dikeh, others appointed ambassadors for first African Freestyle Football Championship

Feet and Tricks International, organisers of the first ever African Football Freestyle Championship in Africa has named former professional English footballer, John Fashanu; Former Nigerian defender and former Head of Lagos State Football Association, Waidi Akanni; and former Super Eagles…

3,089 cases of sexual, domestic violence in eight months –Lagos (Punch)

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team said no fewer than 3,089 cases of sexual and domestic violence were reported in the state in the past eight months. The State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Adeniji Kazeem, made…

Buhari again declines assent to Electoral (amendment) bill (Vanguard)

President Muhammadu Buhari for the third time has declined his assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018. The President had earlier declined assent to the bill twice. Speaking with State House correspondents on Monday, the Senior Special Assistant to…

Police arraign doctor for operating teenager without parent’s consent (New Telegraph) *Lagos to mass produce coconut bread (Nation)

Police arraign doctor for operating teenager without parent’s consent (New Telegraph) A medical doctor, Dr. Ejike Orji, has been arraigned by the police before Magistrate O. O. Otitoju of a Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court in Igbosere for carrying out an…

Brazil legend Ronaldo buys 51% of Real Valladolid (AFP)

Brazil great and former Real Madrid striker Ronaldo has become the majority shareholder of LaLiga outfit Real Valladolid, buying 51 percent of the club’s shares, it was announced on Monday. At a press conference held in the city’s town hall, Valladolid…

Ronaldo, Salah, Modric nominated for FIFA best player (AFP)

Cristiano Ronaldo faces stiff competition from former Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah to be crowned FIFA’s player of the year for the sixth time. Ronaldo was the competition’s top scorer in lifting a fourth Champions League…

Elections will not affect 2019 UTME – JAMB (Punch)

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has said that the 2019 general elections would not affect the board’s 2019/2020 examination. He made this remark while fielding questions from journalists shortly after delivering the 2018…

14 killed, many injured in fresh Plateau attack (Punch)

Tragedy struck again on Sunday night with over 14 persons feared dead in two separate fresh attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Jos South and Bassa Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The killings came at the time when the…

Southern leaders kick as Buhari’s men plot acting DSS boss’ removal (Punch)

Loyalists of President Muhammadu Buhari have begun moves to take control of the Department of State Services ahead of the 2019 general elections, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday. It was gathered that the loyalists, who were working in tandem with…

2 feared dead as church building collapses on worshippers in Delta (Vanguard) *National security is subject to rule of law (3) by Femi Falana SAN (Vanguard)

2 feared dead as church building collapses on worshippers in Delta (Vanguard) At least two worshippers were on Sunday feared dead while scores of others sustained various degrees of injuries when the building where they were worshipping collapsed during a…

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