Brazil striker, Robinho to sign for Turkish side Sivasspor
Brazil striker Robinho is to sign for Turkish side Sivasspor, despite being sentenced to jail in Italy for rape. Robinho, 33, who maintains his innocence, was found guilty of taking part in the gang rape of a woman in Milan in 2013 and given a nine-year sentence in November. The ex-Manchester City, Real Madrid and AC Milan […]
Kevin de Bruyne extends his Manchester City deal until 2023
Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has signed a new deal that runs until 2023. The Premier League leaders have tied the 26-year-old playmaker down to a longer deal, despite his previous contract not expiring until 2021. De Bruyne has scored six goals and provided 10 assists in the top flight this season. The Belgium […]
Arsenal forward joins Man Utd in swap with Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Manchester United have signed Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, in a swap deal with midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Chile forward Sanchez, 29, who almost joined Manchester City last summer, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal worth £14m a year after tax. City ended their interest last week as they felt making him their best-paid player may affect team […]
Five people and one doctor killed by lassa fever in Ondo and Kogi respectively
A doctor, Idowu Ahmed, who contracted Lassa fever while treating a seven-month-old baby, has died of the disease. The baby died on Friday, a day it was admitted. It was learnt that Ahmed died in Irrua, Edo State where he was being treated. Until his death, Ahmed was a house officer at the Federal Medical […]
120 year old chief arrested for stealing in his community
The Osun State Police Command has arraigned a 120-year-old man, Chief Busari Oyewumi, for allegedly defrauding one Wasiu Adebisi of N400,000. The suspect was arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Osogbo headed by Mrs. Fatima Sodamade on Monday on three counts of stealing, obtaining by false pretences and conspiracy. The police prosecutor, Mr. Taiwo […]
Cattle colonies: Southern states shun FG’s request for land
No state in the southern Nigeria has volunteered to provide land to the Federal Government to set up cattle colonies in order to address the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers. It was also learnt that the 16 states that had volunteered to provide land for the establishment of the cattle colonies are from northern […]
Oando Reaches Peace Accord With Mangal
Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, has waded into the dispute between the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and Oando Plc. Dahiru Mangal, a key shareholder in Oando, had submitted a petition to SEC, which led to the suspension of Oando shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange. SEC had accused the oil […]
NBS: 16m Nigerians Unemployed in Q3 2017
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that about 7.5 million Nigerians in the labour population had nothing to do in the third quarter of 2017, but when this number is added to those who worked for less than 20 hours a week – 8.46 million, the number of unemployed persons in the country […]
Herdsmen Attacks Will be Brought Under Control, Buhari Promises
• Yoruba leaders convene emergency meeting over attacks, reject cattle colonies • Falae vows to resist ‘recolonisation’ of Nigeria • OPC warns against continuing attacks on ex-SGF’s farm With the growing outcry over the attacks and gruesome killings carried out by suspected herders of cattle in several farmlands in several parts of the country, […]
South African policemen remanded in prison over death of Nigerian
The South African policemen responsible for the death of Ebuka Okori, a Nigerian, have been remanded in prison. Okori was allegedly killed by two members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), on Friday. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, said the Nigeria consulate in South Africa confirmed […]
