Newly-signed Manchester United teenage striker, Anthony Martial, inspired his club’s 3-2 win against Southampton at the St Mary’s on Sunday in an EPL game. Martial made his first start for United in a league match on Sunday and scored in his second consecutive appearance for the club in a league game. The French player made…
The traditional wedding between Nigerian actor, Okey Jazzy and his long-time girlfriend, Annie Ogochukwu Anaedum, eventually took place on Sunday, September 20, 2015, amid razzmatazz in Akabor-village in Ojoto, Anambra State. Several friends of the actor accompanied him from his Owerri base to his lover’s parents’ home for the ceremony. The ceremony was witnessed by…
The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, was seen in Mecca on Friday observing prayers with other Islamic faithful all over the world at the Holy City. He was spotted in Mecca with his entourage from Nigeria. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, who was removed from office prior to his…
The actions and body language of President Muhammadu Buhari since he assumed office on May 29, 2015, seems to confirm former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s postulation about him shortly after he was sworn in. Atiku told reporters then that Buhari is a good leader but ‘he may not be a politician’. While being a good…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has stressed that any attempt by the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to return the country to Egypt will not succeed. APC, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday in Lagos, accused the PDP of trying to frustrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts in cleansing the…
Several blasts around Ajilari Railway Cross of Gomari Airport ward of Maiduguri have left many persons dead on Sunday night. The explosions were said to have occurred simultaneously in the area, leaving several people dead and seriously injured. It is believed that members of the deadly group called Boko Haram must have carried out the…
The onslaught on members of the terrorists group called Boko Haram by the Nigerian troops has recorded a massive result going by the latest information released by the army. Since President Muhammadu gave a marching order to the new Service Chiefs to defeat Boko Haram in the country in three months, the insurgents have not…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has commiserated with the Awolowo family, the government and people of Ogun State and Nigeria in general on the death of MRS HID Awolowo, wife of late Obafemi Awolowo, who died on Saturday at the age of 99. Saraki, in a statement issued on Saturday, disclosed that he was “enthusiastically looking…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on September 17, 2015 arraigned a pastor, Emmanuel Anga, and Atin Victor Generous, before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court, Gombe State on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N500,000. Anga and Generous, are alleged…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, will wait until November to hike interest rates in Africa’s biggest economy, but analysts say it needs to ease the cash reserve ratio on commercial banks first to free up liquidity and kick-start money market trading as soon as possible. A poll on Friday showed 17 of 20 analysts…