The Giants of Africa basketball camp was held in Maiduguri, Borno State capital over the weekend for the children in the troubled Nigerian city to mark the end of the 2018 activities in Nigeria. The programme run by Masai Ujiri…
Amnesty beneficiaries disown petition against Dokubo (Independent)
Barely a week after a group of purported beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme under the aegis of Niger Delta Ex-agitators Forum (NDEF) petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, over sundry issues, an interesting twist is…
Ibadan obas absent as Olubadan celebrates 90 (Nation)
Eminent personalities, including first-class monarchs, political leaders and government officials yesterday poured encomiums on the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, as he concluded the week-long programmes marking his 90th birthday. They praised the celebrant for his sterling qualities…
I’m not going to APGA, says Atiku (Nation)
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said yesterday he is not defecting to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). There were speculations at the weekend that the former vice president would leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his bid for a…
Soldiers in trouble over Maiduguri airport rebellion, to face court martial (SUN)
The Nigerian Army said it would set up a General Court Martial (GCM) to try Special Forces who embarked on a protest at the Maiduguri Airport, in Borno State, two weeks ago. This is just as the army has warned…
2019: Tambuwal, Saraki perfect strategy, set to declare for president (SUN)
With the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) already scheduled its presidential primary election for early October, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, are perfecting plan to formally declare their intentions to seek the party’s ticket. Other…
Genoa fans honor bridge victims with 43 minutes of silence (Sportskeeda)
For the first 43 minutes of their club’s Serie A opener, Genoa fans remained silent on Sunday. That was one minute for each of the 43 victims of the Morandi Bridge collapse in the port city this month. In the…
US Open: Pain is name of the game for both Andy Murray and James Duckworth (Independent)
If anyone can understand the turmoil that Andy Murray has been through in the last 14 months it is his first-round opponent here on Monday at the US Open. Like the former world No 1, who had hip surgery in…
2 dead, 255 injured in Iran earthquake (Channelnewsasia)
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early on Sunday (Aug 26), killing two people and injuring more than 250, officials said. The shallow quake hit 26 kilometres southwest of the city of Javanrud in…
2019: PDP delays nomination form sale (Punch)
Members of the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party led by its National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, met in Abuja on Saturday, but failed to pick a date for the commencement of the sale of nomination and expression…