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The following are the present positions of clubs in the English Premier League after Sunday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Man City 11 10 1 0 38 7 31 Man Utd 11 7 2 2 23 5 23 Tottenham 11 7 2 2 20 7 23 Chelsea...

Two hundred and fifty victims of snake bite have died in the last three weeks in Plateau and Gombe States, following an acute scarcity of snake anti-venom drugs in the country. The figure represents the number of confirmed deaths from three snake treatment...

The Federal Government has begun secret moves that will see a number of online newspapers, blogs and websites perceived to constitute “threat to national security” permanently shut down. Social media and Internet users may also not be exempted from the...

South West Nigeria took the lion share of theappointments made so far by President MuhammaduBuhari since he took office on 29 May 2015. According to a list of 157 appointments provided bythe Presidency on Saturday, South West Nigerianstook 38, followed...

Reno Omokri, ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement of his approval for the overseas treatment of ailing erstwhile Vice President, Alex Ekwueme. According to Omokri, there was...

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, has filed a libel suit against the Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Hamman Misau. Idris is demanding N5 billion as compensation for alleged defamation. The Federal Government,...

A former governor of Abia State and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Orji Uzor Kalu has stated that Igbos don’t need anything else but Nigeria’s presidency. Kalu said this yesterday in Umuahia during the annual harvest of St. Peter’s...

Barcelona seems not to be settled with the quality of squad they have compiled after a summer spent chasing Philippe Coutinho and getting Paulinho and Ousmane Dembele. Ernesto Valverde thinks his midfield is not set as Andre Gomes is no midfielder. The...

The account by Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, CRS Sports Commission... "He jogged into the UJ Esuene Stadium in the morning to keep a rendezvous with the members of the public and sundry state Athletes, who had adopted him as their personal coach and Aerobics...

It has now become public knowledge that in a computer recovered from Osama bin Laden’s compound in 2011 was found a vast video collection including children’s cartoons and documentaries about himself. According to Reuters, the United States’ Central Intelligence...

The Presidency, on Saturday, disclosed that Ogun, the home state of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, had the highest number of Chief Executive Officers appointed to head federal agencies by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. This was contained...

Donald Trump has indicated that he would be prepared to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at some point, though he said it was still “far too early” for a one-to-one conversation with his adversary. Speaking at the outset of a five-nation Asia...

Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared 21-day mourning for its members killed during the military invasion of the home of her leader, Nnamdi Kanu at Afara Ukwu, Umuahia, Abia State. According to the group it is burying her over 28...

In anticipation of the continuation of the recall process initiated against the member representing Kogi West at National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stakeholders from the area have began drumming...

Candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have been declared winners of the Enugu local council elections held Saturday. Seventeen Chairmanship and Counsellorship positions were contested. The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC),...

Saudi Arabia’s leadership has pulled off its boldest move yet to consolidate power around its young crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, arresting 11 senior princes, one of the country’s richest men and scores of former ministers in what it billed as a...

De Bruyne (19′minutes), Agüero (50′minutes pen) and Jesus (74′minutes) have their names on the score sheet for Manchester City as Lacazette (65′minutes) Arsenal’s only goal in the four goals thriller at Etihad on Sunday. The contending match ended Manchester...

Today, Dr Akinwunmi Ambode, Executive Governor of Lagos state performed the ceremonial launch of the newly acquired boats by the Lagos State Government. These boats will be for the use of Lagos State officials as we work to increase the use of our waterways...

Once again the police have reportedly fired upon and killed Shia minority Muslims in Nigeria as they engaged in peaceful religious observations. Police were reported to have gathered and later to have fired upon and killed Shia Muslims during the Arbaeen...

Abia State Police Command has arrested some suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) caught with Biafra currency in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, disclosed this to reporters on Saturday...

A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has said that the level of corruption in the Buhari-led administration has caused the First Lady, Aisha Buhari and her daughter, Zahra to wail. Lamido, who is aspiring to be president in 2019 told Vanguard...

The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) has announced the result of the Saturday’s Local government election in Enugu state. According to the commission, the Peoples Democratic Party has swept all the 17 chairmanship positions in the...

In light of the collaboration of Edo State Government and the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to kick malaria out of the state, the N-Power Health Volunteers in Utagban Community in Oredo Local Government Area have organised a one-day malaria awareness...

The plight of the crisis – ridden Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) worsened on Saturday with the emergence of a parallel executive from a Congress conducted by a faction of the party. Members of the parallel executive are Sikirulai...

The Bowen University, Iwo, Osun, on Saturday awarded first class degrees to 81 graduating students at its 12th convocation. The institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mattews Ojo, stated this while delivering his convocation speech at the university’s premises...