Austin Jay-Jay Okocha proved that he has not lost touch with football when he scored a hat trick at a charity match in the UK. The match was organised by Bolton Wanderers, his former football club, to raise funds for the club’s supporters and community trusts. The old players were divided into teams that were captained by John McGinlay and Tony Kelly, also former players of the club. The final scoreline of the match was 6-2. (more…)
The Federal Government says Nigeria is ready to commence the production of nuclear energy. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. (more…)
Internationally-acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received an honorary degree from the Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday May 18th 2016 at the university wide commencement ceremony at Royal Farms Arena. (more…)
The trial of the national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has stalled after he repeatedly threw up at the Federal High Court in Abuja today May 19th. (more…)
NLC Protesters this afternoon forced their way into the Lagos state government secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja to harass and disturb government workers who are not participating in the ongoing strike action. The state government yesterday released a statement warning all its workers to shun the strike as the "No work no pay rule" will be applied for anyone who failed to show up for work. (more…)
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