Super Eagles’ technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, has dropped Leicester City’s forward, Ahmed Musa, to the bench in this afternoon’s World Cup qualifier against Zambia.Musa had struggled for playing time since joining the Premier League champions from CSKA Moscow in the summer transfer window. He was however replaced by Gent of Belgium forward, Moses Simon, in the Eagles starting XI. Olympiacos striker, Brown Ideye, will lead the attack in the absence of bereaved Odion Ighalo, with Premier League youngsters, Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi, supporting him in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Turkey-based Kenneth Omeruo will partner William Troost-Ekong in the heart of…
Author: Odeworitshe Okafor
The Nigeria Customs Service has debunked the story making the rounds that it has lifted the ban on rice importation through land borders.The NCS said the story was the handiwork of a cabal bent on sustaining the importation of rice through the country’s land borders. A statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the NCS, Wale Adeniyi, said the interview attributed to him as the source of the story was granted in 2015. Adeniyi said stakeholders met recently and reiterated the support for the continuation of the. An on the importation of rice. The statement, on Sunday, by Adeniyi, reads…
The Department of State Services (DSS) in the past few days, has embarked on series of special sting operations involving some Judges of the Supreme, Appeal and High Courts. These operations were based on allegations of corruptions and other acts of professional misconduct by a few of the suspected Judges. The Service action is in line with its core mandate, as we have been monitoring the expensive and luxurious lifestyle of some of the Judges as well as complaints from the concerned public over judgment obtained fraudulently and on the basis amounts of money paid.The judges involved were invited, upon…
Rangers are the new Nigeria league champions after they defeated Ikorodu United 2-0 in Abeokuta, Ogun State to achieve an unassailable lead at the top of the table.Rangers have 60 points from 35 matches. Closest rivals, Rivers United, who have 56 points, failed to take their title chase right down to the final day of action after they failed to beat visiting Abia Warriors and Wikki fell 1-0 at Shooting Stars. FC IfenyiUbah moved to third on the table after a hard-fought 1-0 home win over regional rivals, Enyimba. ‘The Anambra Warriors’ now have 56 points, same as second-placed Rivers…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the composition of the Governing Boards of the Nigerian Ports Authority and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.A statement by Bolaji Adebiyi, Director of Press in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, named Emmanuel Olajide Adeoye as Chairman of NPA Governing Board while Major General Jonathan India Garba chairs NIMASA. The full composition is as follows: A. NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY (NPA) (i) Emmanuel OlajideAdesoye-Chairman (ii) Supo Shasore-Member (iii) Suleiman Ibrahim Halilu-Member (iiii) Constance Harry Mashal-Member (v) Umar Shu’aibu-Member (vi) Charles Efe EmukowhateSylvester-Member (vii) Hadiza BalaUsman-Member (viii) Mohammed Bello Koko-Member…
Video first emerged of Malia Obama, 18, appearing to puff on ganja at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago last month.
According to the group, there are still a sizeable number of the Chibok schoolgirls in its captivity.
Jibrin made the allegation in a statement on Saturday
The campaign is being handled by the Office of the Executive Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Beautification, Olorogun Grace Aghoghovbia
The high profile event, which held at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, on Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, had in attendance quality guests.
An emergency meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) held today, Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Bolton White Hotels, Abuja on the on-going protest action against the increase in pump price of petroleum products and hike in electricity tariff. NEC reviewed the protest action and its impact across the nation, noting the sacrifices of its members, response of the generality of Nigerians, government’s attitude and the brutality of the police in some states. NEC took special notice of the Ebonyi State Police Command where our members were intimidated, harassed, arrested and detained unjustly.After an…
Misau, largely seen as a supporter of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, was attacked on Saturday by youths at Manu Primary School in Ningi area of Bauchi State.
Aston Villa vs. ChelseaVenue: Villa Park Kick off: 12:45pm Two sides that will have hoped for dramatically better campaigns back in August meet at Villa Park at lunchtime today. Managerless Villa’s days as a Premier League club appear to be numbered, while Chelsea have produced one of the meekest defences of a title in recent memory. It has been a truly miserable season for everyone of a Villa persuasion, compounded on Tuesday night when the news broke that manager Remi Garde had decided to throw in the towel. In his 20 Premier League matches at the helm, the Frenchman saw…
Orisaguna, who spoke in Yoruba language, hid no details of how she came in contact with world acclaimed photographer, TY Bello, who turned her everyday looks into one for the runway.
The Financial Regulatory Council of Nigeria has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria of backing StanbicIBTC Holding Limited in its wrong financial presentation. The FRC, in a memo by its Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Jim Osayande Obazee, said it had become obvious that the CBN must have approved the financial statement presented to the public by StanbicIBTC for the apex regulatory body to have shown such biased support to the bank. The nine-page memo, which was dated November 10, 2015, accused the CBN of setting out to embarrass the FRC in support of the StanbicIBTC. It said the letter by…
For those who do not use pay-TV, a one-off purchase of a Free-To-Air Set-Top Box is the way to go.
Digital broadcasting offers a much improved reception capability, including the elimination of ghosting (replication of the transmitted image) and other transmission errors.
Welcome to Lasgidi city, the commercial hub of Nigeria.
The photographs of the burial, was uploaded on the Facebook page of his elder brother, Prince Muyiwa Adejobi.