The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed sadness over the news of the passing away of former Super Falcons goalkeeper Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni. In a short statement posted on the NFF official X handle on Saturday night, the Federation prayed for…
Several hundred people rallied in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Saturday calling for the country’s postponed presidential elections to be held before April 2, the date when incumbent Macky Sall’s term is set to end. The protesters gathered at a…
The Nigerian film industry entered a mourning period on Friday with the demise of the famous comic actor Tolani Oyebamiji, better known as Sisi Quadri. He was 44. Sisi Quadri, who gained fame for his role in ‘Seranko Seniyan’ (2004),…
The Bundesliga race for Champions League places tightened on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 at Union Berlin to stay fourth and RB Leipzig beat Bochum 4-1 to keep pace a point behind. The unrelenting form of league leaders Bayer…
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria, the country’s biggest conglomerate by market value, will list the shares of its spinoff power generating arm Transcorp Power by way of introduction in Lagos on Monday, the Nigerian Exchange Limited said in a Friday statement.…
The Federal Government, on Saturday, says train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger…
Activists and residents of Katsina State have applauded the state government for the domestication of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act and the Child Protection Act. The state government had in December domesticated the two laws as part of…
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has commiserated with the family and friends of late Mr Sylvanus Namang, the State Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC). Mutfwang gave his condolence message on Saturday in Jos during the funeral service of…
Residents of communities in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State have protested incessant terrorist activities in the area. Most of those who joined the protest on Friday were from Birchi, Wurma and other nearby communities, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. The…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday urged the West to deliver more air defence systems after at least six people were killed in the latest Russian strikes. Overnight aerial attacks claimed four lives in the southern port city of Odesa,…