Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will open the 20th National Sports Festival on April 6, 2021, Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has disclosed. The sports fiesta will hold from April 2 to 14, in various venues in Benin City, Edo …

• As the Crocodiles arrives today • NFF assures adequate security   Super Eagles Manager, Gernot Rohr, may deploy a different set of players to meet Lesotho in their last group game of the Cameroon 2022 African Cup of Nations qualifier in Lagos tomorrow. Nigeria qualified for the African Cup of …

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said there’s been a massive rehabilitation of Nigeria’s infrastructure by the Buhari-led administration.   Speaking at the 34th convocation lecture of the University of Calabar as guest lecturer, the Minister reiterated President Buhari’s commitment to revamping the nation’s agricultural sector, noting that dams and irrigation works are …

A young Nigerian man identified simply as Charlie has reportedly drowned a day after he shared a Facebook post about death   The deceased, a resident of Abuja, on March 23, shared a Facebook user, Ydk Meera’s post in which she talked about how everyone will claim to be her friend …

Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has told his successor Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to prioritize education instead of flyovers in the state.   Commenting on Ganduje’s plan to construct a flyover with a N20bn loan at Hotoro roundabout in Kano Metropolis in an interview with BBC Hasua Service on Friday March …

Actress Yetunde Barnabas and Footballer Peter Olayinka have held their wedding introduction in Lokoja, Kogi state’s capital.   Yetunde who shared photos from the event on Instagram, wrote;   Thank you for showing me that true love does exist and that’s why I’m urs forever.  

Turkey condemns French president’s claim that Ankara might meddle in next year’s elections, dubbing it ‘unjust and inconsistent’. Turkey has condemned Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments targeting Ankara as “unacceptable,” after the French president warned the Turkish government not to meddle in his country’s next presidential election. Macron told French television this week …

Modi begins two-day tour for Golden Jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence, but visit preceded by multiple protests. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Bangladesh to attend its Golden Jubilee celebrations of independence and the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founder and father of current Prime Minister …

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) has named Barcelona the best club of the past decade.   “FC Barcelona won the CLUB WORLD RANKINGS of the First Decade (2001-2010) and also of the second Decade (2011-2020),” the IFFHS said in a statement.   Barça were ranked with …

Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa state has described President Buhari as the best thing to happen to Nigeria.   Abubakar said this while featuring on a Channels Television program. Listing some of the achievements of President Buhari, the Jigawa state Governor averred they won’t be able to lift their …