Tribute: The Maradona I knew, by Mutiu Adepoju
Mutiu Adepoju, a member of the Super Eagle’s squad at the U.S.A. ’94 World Cup, on Wednesday paid tributes to the legendary Diego Maradona, who died on Nov. 25, describing…
UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for rollout from next week
Britain on Wednesday became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use as it announced a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine from next week. “The government has…
Autogas: Conversion not entirely free- FG
The Federal Government has explained that vehicle owners in the country will pay N250,000 to convert their cars to autogas. On Tuesday, the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
Plateau united FC dismisses player over misconduct
The management of Plateau United FC of Jos has sacked Aliyu Salawudeen, one of its new signings, over gross misconduct, Mr. Albert Dakup, the club’s Media Officer said in a…
HIV/AIDS prevalence drops to 0.4% in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Government on Tuesday said HIV/AIDS prevalence in the state significantly dropped from 6.8 per cent recorded in 2001 to 0.4 per cent in 2019. The Commissioner for…
Zabarmari massacre: Boko Haram claims responsibility, says we killed 78 farmers
The Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram, has claimed responsibility for the recent killing of tens of farmers in Borno, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The terrorist group said it killed…
It’s unfair the N/East has an allocation of 0.35% in the budget despite insurgency problems – N/East Govs
The North East governors have said it is very unfair, embarrassing that the North East has an allocation of 0.35 per cent in the nation’s budget despite the problems of…