September
Barcelona to make loan offer to PSG for Neymar
Spanish giants Barcelona will make a loan offer to Paris Saint-Germain for Brazilian star Neymar with an obligation to buy him, according to reports.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: Bayern Munich won’t move for injured Leroy Sane
The Manchester City winger, who has two years left on his contract, faces an estimated seven months on the sidelines after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the Community Shield against Liverpool.
Ekiti governor set to secure bond to defray outstanding gratuities
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has reiterated his government’s readiness to secure bond offerings to offset the outstanding gratuities of state pensioners.
UN, Ekiti sign pact on sustainable development goals
The United Nations (UN) has reaffirmed its resolve to support the Ekiti State Government in its drive to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the state.
New Morocco coach names 46 players in Atlas Lions squad
New Morocco head coach Vahid Halilhodzic has named 46 players in his first squad for their training camp in September, where they are expected to face Burkina Faso and Niger.
Angolan ex-minister jailed 14 years for corruption
An Angolan ex-transport minister was on Thursday jailed for 14 years for corruption, making him the first high profile official to be convicted since President Joao Lourenco took office two years ago.
FRSC committed to safer roads ahead of ember months
Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has restated the corps’ commitment toward ensuring safer roads ahead of the ember months.
Former Japanese empress diagnosed with breast cancer
Former Japanese Empress, Michiko, on Friday diagnosed with the early stages of breast cancer, Japan’s Kyodo news agency said.
Nigeria, Ukraine set for Kiev friendly in September
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the Super Eagles will face Ukraine in an international friendly on September 10.
Torrential rains cause flooding, evacuations in southern India
Torrential monsoon rains, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, caused a major landslide and flooding that has cut off some areas, forcing the evacuation of more than 22,000 people, authorities said on Friday.
Court remands teenager charged with armed robbery
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded in prison custody an unemployed 19-year-old man, Ibrahim Bala, charged with illegal possession of a pistol and attempted robbery.
Bayelsa PDP guber aspirants’ desperation can’t stop council polls – governor
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has said the desperation of some governorship aspirants within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) cannot stop the local government election, insisting that it will hold as scheduled on August 10.
Senate asks President Buhari to submit 2020 budget
The Senate has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Executive to ensure that the 2020 Appropriation Bill was ready before the federal lawmakers resume from their current recess towards the end of September.
Clearing agent arraigned for alleged N2.7 million fraud
Clearing and forwarding agent, Akinbola Adebola, was on Monday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N2.7 million under false pretences to procure a Toyota Camry saloon car for a man.
Bayelsa spends N6 billion annually on political appointees – governor
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has said that his administration spends N500 million monthly to service political office holders numbering 1,500.
Zenith Bank, Akwa Ibom government stage Principals’ Cup
Akwa Ibom State Government has signed a partnership deal with Zenith Bank PLC to revive the Principals’ Cup football competition in the state after many years in limbo.
Insecurity: South West governors‘ll launch security architecture August – Seyi Makinde
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, said on Sunday that the governors of the South West region have agreed to launch a new security architecture in August.
India successfully launches its first lunar lander bound for the moon
Chandrayaan-2 consists of an orbiter, as well as a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan, which all launched on top of an Indian GSLV MK-III rocket at 5:13AM ET on Monday, July 22nd.
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Military, paramilitary agencies plan joint border security exercise
A joint border security exercise involving the military, paramilitary and intelligence agencies is underway as part of government’s strategic, multi-sectoral effort aimed at securing Nigeria’s land and maritime borders.
Customs intercepts elephant tusks, buffalo horns, others
The Adamawa/Taraba Zonal Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has seized rare but outlawed items as well as more widely traded but contraband items across the two states constituting the command.
US tech industry leaders: French digital service tax harms global tax reform
Major tech firms and U.S. tech industry groups said on Monday that France’s new digital services tax undermines the global tax regime and multilateral efforts to reform it.
Femi Adesina, Garba Shehu, Lauratta Onorchie reappointed presidential media aides
Mr. Femi Adesina and Mallam Garba Shehu have been reappointed as Special Adviser on Media and Publicity and Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, respectively by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Floods claim five lives in Jigawa
Thousands of residents have been displaced in Guri, Kirikassamma and Birnin Kudu council areas, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Sani Ya’u, told reporters on Tuesday.
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In Pictures: D’Tigress run riot on Cameroon at Afrobasket
The senior national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, continued their impressive performance in the ongoing 2019 Afrobasket Women’s Championship, crushing Cameroon 106-39.
Former Reps member awards contract for construction of 45 classrooms in 15 communities
Hon. Binta Bello, a former lawmaker representing Kaltungo/Shongom federal constituency, Gombe State, in the House of Representatives has awarded a contract for the construction of 3 blocks of classrooms of 15 units in 15 communities in Kaltungo/Shongom
Pastor petitions police over abduction of wife, children
An Abuja pastor, Isaac Pada, has petitioned the Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police over the alleged abduction of his wife, Precious, and four children, Pearl, 8, Pathnel, 6, Pamebelo, 3 and Peace, 7 months, from their Aleyita, Abuja Municipal Area Council home on the 30th of last month.
Police arrest four ‘cultists’ in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested four cultists in Awka, the state capital.
Poultry farmers lament high cost of feeds in Plateau
Poultry farmers in Plateau have decried the continued increase in the prices of chicken feed in the country.