ASTON Villa blew the race for a top-four finish in the Premier League wide open as Ollie Watkins scored twice in a convincing 3-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday. Jacob Ramsey was also on target as sixth-placed Villa closed to within six points of Newcastle in third thanks to a …

DIRECTOR-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Chief Olusegun Runsewe, has called for calm over the uproar created by the production of a new film, “Gang Of Lagos”. Runsewe, in a statement on Friday, said there was need for strategic rethinking on cultural related narratives by filmmakers in Nigeria to …

THE governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has approved the creation of the Ministry of Aviation and Technology in the state. This is contained in a statement on Saturday in Abakaliki by the Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner, Dr Kenneth Igwe. “In the further effort of Ebonyi …

THE National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to  22.04% in March 2023. The per cent represents a 13.4 basis points increase compared to 21.91% recorded in the previous month. It noted that food inflation was 24.45% in March 2023 from 24.35% in February 2023, while …

Two female students of the Federal University Gusau, in Zamfara State, who were kidnapped at their off campus hostel at Sabon Gida village of Bungudu Local Government Area have regained freedom. This was disclosed by Zamfara State Students Association (ZAMSSA) Federal University Gusau chapter in a press statement issued and …

Al-Nassr captain, Cristiano Ronaldo has asked his club to sign 40-year-old defender, Pepe, from FC Porto, according to Portuguese football transfer expert, Pedro Almeida. Almeida made this known in a tweet via his Twitter handle. He tweeted, “Cristiano Ronaldo asked the Al-Nassr board to sign #Pepe, the Portuguese player is …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Cairo Ojuogbo, on Saturday, claimed the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege worked against the emergence of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Ojuogbo said Omo-Agege never believed Tinubu would win the presidential election, hence did not work for his emergence. Speaking on Arise Television, …

THERE is serious vote buying by leading political parties in the Ogbaru Federal Constituency supplementary election in Anambra State. This is as three of the leading political parties in the election have also unleashed thugs in various parts of the local government where the election is being conducted. Many voting …

AHMED Usman Ododo, a former Auditor General for Local Governments in Kogi State, has emerged as the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Kogi State governorship election. Ododo, who polled a total of 78,704 votes, won the direct primary election held on Friday, with a wide margin …

THE Rivers State Police Command said its operatives arrested a child trafficking syndicate, including three women, operating within and outside the state. The command stated that the arrests followed a complaint lodged by a woman in Ubima, in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, that her child was …