Policemen block the expressway to prevent motorists from driving into Lagos, at the Ojodu-Berger border between Lagos and Ogun States, on March 31, 2020, following the lockdown by the authorities to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - Lagos was deserted on March 31, 2020, after Nigeria locked down its economic hub and...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has admitted its error in its compilation of Super Eagles’ captain Ahmed Musa’s record. In a statement today, the NFF said FIFA was right in its counting which currently insists Musa has 98 caps for Nigeria. While NFF earlier declared Musa had made 100 appearances, FIFA insisted he had 98 caps,...
An Abuja-based Neurosurgeon, Dr. Biodun Ogungbo, on Wednesday advised Nigerians against patronising unregistered patent medicine stores to avoid health complications. Ogungbo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. He said hospital workers should ensure that all cases resulting from quackery should be reported to the police for immediate investigation and action. “What is...
Big brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Whitemoney, says that his attraction towards ex-housemate Maria was due to certain qualities he saw in her. Speaking with fellow housemate Jaypaul on Wednesday, Day 46 of the show, Whitemoney said that he was particularly attracted to people with organisational skills. “I look at the simplest things, how you...
2022 World Cup qualifiers – European zone standings after Wednesday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Group A Portugal 5 4 1 0 11 4 13 Serbia 5 3 2 0 12 7 11 Luxembourg 4 2 0 2 5 8 6 Ireland 5 0 3 3 5 8 2 Azerbaijan 5 0 1 4 3...
Abdullahi Mudassiru Who is the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, Some bandits in two separate attacks killed six security operatives in communities in Kaduna State between Tuesday and Wednesday. Twenty-three other residents were abducted by the bandits. Those killed included five vigilantes and a riot policeman. The bandits attacked three communities, Udawa, Ungwan Sauri and...
Nine months after he was sworn in for a second term, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State is yet to appoint commissioners, a development that is generating mixed reactions in the state. He was sworn in for a second term on November 12, 2020, but nine months after, he is yet to appoint commissioners and...
God bless Chinua Achebe, that author who taught us that proverb is the palm oil with which words are eaten. He told us that “When suffering (trouble) knocks at your door and you say there is no seat left for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.” That...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to stop giving “preferential scores” to students in Northern Nigeria. Appearing on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’, the Governor said it was wrong for the students in the North who sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to get...
Against the narratives that cowhide otherwise known as Ponmo contains no nutritional benefit, a dietitian, Mrs. Oluwakemi Olanrewaju, has said it provides the body with important nutrients. In an interview with our correspondent, Olanrewaju said although Ponmo had low nutritional value when compared to other protein sources, it contained beneficial nutrients and contributes adequately to peoples’ diets. She said, “Over...
