Raheem Sterling has left the England World Cup squad in Qatar and returned to London after armed intruders broke into his home with his family inside. Manager Gareth Southgate confirmed the news after Sunday’s 3-0 last-16 win against Senegal. “Sometimes football isn’t the most important thing and family should come first,” said Southgate. It is…
Emmanuel Ojeabulu, winner of the 61st FirstBank Lagos Open Golf Championship has been listed in the WAGR.The premier golf championship which was held from 18 – 20 November at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 was keenly contested by over 190 low handicap players from several golf clubs in the country. Benin based Emmanuel…
…APC Flags Off Governorship Campaign In Lagos A mammoth crowd of Lagos State residents, on Saturday, converged on Onikan – a cultured neighbourhood in the heart of Lagos Island – for an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally. Clad in branded yellow shirts and Ankara brocade, the crowd dominated the city centre with pockets of political…
Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday directed former appointed officials to return all government property in their possession within 48 hours. In a statement issued, signed and made available to THISDAY yesterday by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke noted that the directive was sequel to a large…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has announced its readiness to embark on nationwide protest in a bid to demand the release of Aminu Adamu Mohammed who was arrested by security operatives over a tweet against the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari. Recall that Aminu, a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa…
A federal high court in Abuja has affirmed Oladipupo Adebutu as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state. Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, issued the ruling on Thursday while delivering judgment in a suit filed by Jimi Lawal, a governorship aspirant in the state. Ekwo described Lawal as a “spoiler”,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has sealed a $1.4 billion external project finance agreement for the Northern Hydrocarbon Funding Limited. The agreement, codenamed Project Panther (under the NNPC Limited/Chevron Nigeria Limited joint venture), was sealed at the signing ceremony held on Tuesday in London. The deal was jointly arranged by Standard…
Some members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) received their full salaries for the month of November, TheCable can report. ASUU has been at loggerheads with the government over its decision to pay members half of their salaries after the union’s eight-month strike ended. The federal government had insisted that the union members…
By Ayomide Otitoju The story of Kurunmi is one that draws tears from the eyes of people who feel pity for a man who stood firm for tradition. There was a time in the history of Yoruba where the heir to the throne is killed whenever the king dies. This tradition came about because it…
