Benfica midfielder, Joao Mario has topped the list of best midfielders in Europe, according to FIFA. The list was released after the first legs of the Champions League Round of sixteen were completed on Wednesday night. Benfica defeated Club Brugge 7-1 on aggregate after two-legged matches in the round of …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said he did not support the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi overtly at the Feb. 25 election because nobody discussed Igbo presidency with him. According to NAN, Publicity Secretary of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, stated on …

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, a former Deputy Senate President, has insisted that his doctor advised him against seeking a kidney donor from his family members. Ekweremadu disclosed this to a court in London on Thursday during cross-examination in an organ harvesting and trafficking criminal trial. Recall that the lawmaker and his …

The Kogi State Government on Friday ordered the arrest and prosecution of individuals and businesses rejecting the old naira notes. A statement by Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo congratulated Nigerians on the “historic ruling of the Supreme Court”. The apex court last week ruled that both the old and new …

The Supreme Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to replace Ibrahim Shekarau with Rufai Hanga as the Kano Central senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. In a judgment delivered on Friday by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the Court …

The Supreme Court has sacked the Majority Leader of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Victor Uzoma Chukwu, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ezza North West State Constituency of Ebonyi, in the March 18 general election. The Supreme Court declared Leonard Nweke Igboke as the duly nominated House …

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned residents of the Idu Train Station, Apo Tapi, and Lugbe areas of the Abuja Metropolitan Area Council (AMAC) about the proliferation of unlawful housing estates and other development. The FCTA through the Department of Development Control (DDC) said it has already served …

The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olubunmi Adelugba has described the state as a model of women empowerment and inclusion in governance. Adelugba in a statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day signed by her Special Adviser on Media, Odunayo Ogunmola, also advocated more …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to host an event to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja with spotlight on its regulatory initiatives on clean energy usage in the telecoms sector. In what has become a tradition in the Commission since 2017, when it …

Former Chelsea defender, Glen Johnson, has insisted that the Blues would rather sell midfielder Mason Mount for £100 million than see him leave Stamford Bridge for free. Mount is likely to leave Chelsea this summer transfer window after talks between his representatives and the west London club hit a wall …