Nigerian international Kelech Iheanacho was the architect of Nolito’s 3rd and 4th in Manchester City’s 4-1 win over Stoke City at the Britannia. Aguero scored a contentious penalty after Ryan Shawcross was adjudged to have tugged the shirt of a Nicolas Otamendi by referee Mike Dean in the 27th minute.Nine
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John Kerry, the United States Secretary of State has been scheduled to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja next week.Kerry will also be meeting with governors of some northern states, to discuss issues associated with religious extremism and the Boko Haram insurgency.According to John Kirby, the Assistant Secretary and
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The much-heralded "world's highest and longest" glass-bottomed bridge has opened to visitors in central China.It connects two mountain cliffs in what are known as the Avatar mountains (the film was shot here) in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province.Completed in December, the 430m-long bridge cost $3.4m (£2.6m) to build and stands 300m
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Pastor Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, in an interview pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari.He spoke yesterday in the State House after meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, encouraging Nigerians to give the present administration some time that
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Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad suffered an agonising last-second defeat in the men's -80kg taekwondo final - losing 8-6 to Cheick Sallah Cisse of the Ivory Coast.World number four Muhammad, 25, led 6-4 but was hit by a reverse turning kick with the last action of the final.GB was aiming for
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In press release by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on August 15 and signed by Dr. Usman Abba Arabi - Head, Public Affairs Department. Expressed worry and concern over increasing spate of attacks on workers of electricity distribution companies on assignment. A recent incident is the attack on staff
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The National Taskforce on illegal importation/smuggling of smalls, light and chemical weapon has denied directing any person or group of persons to sell recruitment form or collect money on behalf of the organization.This is contained in a statement signed by the Director General of the organization, Chief (Dr) Osita Emmanuel
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Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has stated that Nigerians will no longer be held hostage by the twin evils of corruption and impunity.The EFCC boss stated this while presenting a paper titled “ This Is Our Chance’’ at the symposium organised by members
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According to the 2016 World livability ranking released by the Economist Intelligence Unit yesterday Thursday August 18th Lagos state of Nigeria has been ranked the world's third worst city to live in. Out of 140 countries that were used during the survey, Lagos came 138th just above war-ravaged Tripoli and
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Nigeria Students studying across Turkish private varsities closed down due to the failed coup attempt in Turkey have been moved by the Turkish Government to public Schools in that country where they will pay very little or no tuition fees at all. The Ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria, His Excellency
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