Tottenham are sitting pretty in the Premier League but face a potentially season-defining match against Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday. Mauricio Pochettino’s men have amassed 36 points from 16 Premier League matches, with 12 wins, leaving them in…
Liverpool turn to Salah to summon Gerrard’s spirit for Napoli showdown (Guardian)
Liverpool must again rely on fortress Anfield to inflict Napoli’s first Champions League defeat of the season if they are to avoid the disappointment of a group stage exit just over six months since appearing in last season’s final. The…
Jesus Baptism Site Soon To Be Uncovered (Guardian)
10 DECEMBER 2018 Efforts to clear thousands of landmines and other ordnance around the site where many believe Jesus was baptised have reached a milestone and officials allowed a rare glimpse Sunday of abandoned churches there. The church grounds around…
Increase in salary will check corruption in Nigeria Police Force – NANS (Guardian)
10 December 2018 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says it is optimistic that recent increase in the salaries of police personnel by the Federal Government would help check corruption in the organisation. NANS National Public Relations’ Officer, Mr…
MMA2 continues operations as FAAN shelves threat to withdraw services (Guardian)
10 December 2018 The Management of the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2), Lagos on Monday continued flight operations following the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) agreement to shelve plans of withdrawing its services to the terminal over alleged indebtedness.…
Keeping Up With China: Kim Kardashian Woos Chinese Market (Guardian)
07 DECEMBER 2018 Reality television star and lifestyle mogul Kim Kardashian has her sights set on the Chinese market with plans to open a pop-up store, state media reported Friday. Kardashian, whose rapper husband Kanye West briefly lived in China…
Kashamu tells PDP not to present party’s flag through backdoor (Guardian)
07 December 2018 The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, Thursday cautioned the leadership of the party to refrain from presenting the flag of the party’s Ogun State governorship ticket to anyone through…
Nigerian army repel fresh Boko Haram attacks (Guardian)
07 December 2018 Soldiers have fought off attempts by Boko Haram fighters to overrun two army bases in northeast Nigeria, security sources told AFP on Friday, in the latest attacks to hit the region. Jihadists attacked a forward operation base…
Nigeria Armed Forces needs N9bn for military shoes, boots annually (Guardian)
AVM Jumo Osahor, Director-General, Defence Research and Development Bureau, Abuja says the Armed Forces of Nigeria will require about N9 billion to provide military boots annually to meet soldiers kitting needs. Osahor made this known in a paper he delivered…
Nigeria lauds international support on Boko Haram, Lake Chad (Guardian)
07 December 2018 Nigeria has lauded the international support to the country and neighbouring countries in addressing the challenges caused by the Boko Haram terrorists and the shrinking of the Lake Chad. Nigeria’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN,Prof.…