Juventus have been handed a deduction of 10 points in Serie A after the verdict from the Federal Court of Appeal following their recent financial scandal. As it stands, Juventus are now 7th position in the Serie A table and have fallen outside of a European spot. Juventus incurred a …

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, approved on Monday the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak chiefdoms, His Highness, Jonathan Paragua Zamuna, and His Highness, General Aliyu Iliyah Yammah (retd), respectively. The Kaduna State Government disclosed this tweet via its Twitter handle. This means that both Zamuna …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assented to eight Bills passed by the 9th National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Omoworare said the action of the President was in accordance with the provisions …

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday inaugurated the Kajola Wagon Assembly, the first of its kind in West Africa, at Kajola, Ogun State. The first set of wagons to be assembled at the plant would be purchased by the government and deployed to boost local logistics and freight services.   The President …

Eighteen years after its conception, the Second Niger Bridge will be inaugurated today by President Muhammadu Buhari. Six other legacy projects – the two remaining sections of the Abuja-Kano Expressway; Loko-Oweto Bridge and federal secretariats in Awka (Anambra); Gusau (Zamfara and Yenagoa (Bayelsa) are also listed for virtual inauguration by …

Newcastle secured a place in next season’s Champions League for the first time since 2003 with a 0-0 draw against Leicester, who had just one shot and are on the brink of relegation. Eddie Howe’s side guaranteed their top-four spot with a dominant display to leave the visitors, two points …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which is expected to enable Nigeria achieve self-sufficiency in refined products and even have surplus for export.   See photos below…  

No fewer than 18 persons including women and children have been reportedly killed while many others sustained severe injuries in a fresh suspected armed herdsmen attack on the Iye community in Uvir Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. The attackers were said to have beheaded …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a digital currency called e-Naira to Nigerian tertiary institutions to enable members of the academic environment to offer better payment prospects in retail transactions when compared to cash payments and to enable students to pay their school fees through e-Naira. The Branch …

In a successful operation on Monday, police in Benue State rescued ten kidnapped victims, among them Dr Etito Obadiah, a medical doctor. The Commissioner of Police, Okoro Julius, paraded eight suspects believed to be connected to the incidents.   According to Commissioner Julius, three suspects were arrested in relation to …