The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Muhammad Barkindo, is dead. Barkindo died late Tuesday. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, announced Barkindo’s death in a tweeted posted to his verified Twitter handle, @MKKyari, in the early hours of Wednesday “We lost our esteemed Dr
The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed that there was an attack on the Custodial Centre in the Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement by its spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, in the early hours of Wednesday, he said the armed squad of the service in collaboration with other security agencies responded
Suspected terrorists on Tuesday, near Dutsinma, Katsina State, ambushed the convoy of cars conveying the Presidency’s advance team of security guards, protocol and media officers, killing two policemen in the process. The Presidency officials were travelling to Daura ahead of the trip of the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to his hometown for Sallah.
by Sedara Oluwadara Juventus have reached an agreement to re-sign midfielder Paul Pogba, 29, on a four-year deal after the France World Cup winner's contract expired at Manchester United. (Sky Sports) Chelsea hope to complete the signing of one of their two defensive targets this week, with negotiations continuing for Netherlands internationals,
By Sedara Oluwadara The Nigeria football league body, League Management Company (LMC) has ordered remaining fixtures of the 2021/2022 to be played Simultaneously across all centers due to fairness and equity in the league, BSNSports.com.ng reports. In a communique issued by the Chief Operating Officer Sahilu Abubakar stating that:
Manchester United have signed full-back Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord on a four-year contract until June 2026, with the option of a further year. The Netherlands international, 22, will cost 15m (£13m) euros with a further 2m (£1.7m) euros in add-ons. Malacia, who made 136 appearances for Feyenoord, is the first new arrival of Erik ten
Christophe Galtier has been named Paris St-Germain manager immediately after the departure of Mauricio Pochettino. Galtier has signed a two-year deal until the summer of 2024. He left Nice last month after guiding them to fifth in Ligue 1 and a runner-up finish in the French Cup last season. The 55-year-old,
No fewer than 10 persons were injured after suspected thugs invaded the venue of a meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party youths in Ologba in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. An eyewitness told our correspondent on Tuesday in Lokoja that guns, knives, horns and other dangerous weapons were freely used by the
As Tofowomo says ‘temi ni PDP ticket yen’ (the PDP ticket is mine) The immediate past deputy governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has landed in court over alleged academic scandals. The suit was filed at the Federal High Court in Akure, Ondo State, by Senator Nicholas Tofowomo, the Senator representing Ondo South at the
By Sedara Oluwadara Not fewer than nineteen State Football Association chairmen have unanimously agreed to invoke Article 29.2 of the statute on the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) if the Annual General Assembly (AGA) is not held on or before two weeks after receipt of their letter, Starnews -gathered
