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Ghana has dissolved its national football association after its president was filmed apparently accepting a “cash gift”. Kwesi Nyantakyi was pictured taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter pretending to be a businessman keen to invest in Ghanaian football. He has not commented on the allegations. Sports Minister Isaac Asiama said the association had been […]

A primary school has introduced a shoe ban for kids and teachers. Bosses at the 450-pupil Torriano School in Kentish Town, north London, say it wants its pupils and staff to follow the ‘Scandinavian’ model in which shoes are not allowed in class. The new policy has so far been introduced to children in reception […]

Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West, has cautioned President Muhammdu Buhari against breaching the constitution in his latest move of conferring the honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on Moshood Abiola, the widely acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election. Mr Buhari on June 6, 25 years after the election, directed […]

Maternity leave for women in Nigeria has been increased from three to four months. Both private and public sectors employers have also been barred from sacking women from work either due to their marital or maternity status. The Minister for labour and employment, Chris Ngige disclosed this at the ongoing international labour congress (ILC) in […]

The police said on Wednesday that they have more evidence that links five of the Offa robbery suspects with Senate President Bukola Saraki. According to the police, one of the new evidence included a picture of one of the suspects at a recent wedding ceremony of Mr Saraki’s daughter. The police described the discovery as […]

The federal government has asked a high court in the Federal Capital Territory to continue the trial of Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye. Mr Melaye is facing trial at the court for attempted suicide and allegedly destroying government vehicle. Mr Melaye was charged after he reportedly attempted to jump from a moving police vehicle heading for Kogi State where […]

The German government is set to deport close to 30,000 Nigerians seeking asylum in Germany.The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa disclosed this at a programme; “Developing a mixed migration strategy for UNHCR Nigeria” in Abuja on Tuesday.“Germany said it has about 25,000 to 30,000 […]

Senate President Bukola Saraki would no longer need to appear before the police for questioning, the top lawmaker said on Monday. In a post on Twitter, Mr Saraki said he now has a formal communication from the police, but it was not for him to appear but rather to answer questions bordering on the robbery […]

The Nigerian army was soft on Biafrans during the civil war, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday. This, he said, was because the then head of state, Yakubu Gowon, issued strict instructions to the army that Biafrans were not enemies but “brothers and sisters of the rest of Nigerians”. Buhari was speaking at his investiture […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had no objections to any plan by the police to arrest Senate President Bukola Saraki over a string of murder cases in Kwara State, according to Premium Times. The president received Inspector-General Ibrahim Idris at the State House on Friday afternoon, during which he was told of at […]

The Police have summoned the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Mr. Saraki is to be questioned over his alleged relationship with suspects arrested following the bank robbery in Offa, Kwara State, police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, said on Sunday in a statement. Consequently, Mr. Saraki has been summoned to appear before a police team in Abuja for […]

A Nigerian woman has lost her job a week after criticising Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, on Twitter. In the July 5, 2017 tweet, Bolouere Opukiri described then-Acting President Osinbajo as ‘a novice’ for travelling out of the country at a time President Muhammadu Buhari was receiving medical treatment in […]

An unidentified White woman has said that young Nigerian men involved in Internet fraud make females like her happy, advising anti-graft agencies to stop beaming searchlights on them. In a short video that is currently trending on YouTube, the obviously ageing White woman calls out the EFCC, asking its men to stop harassing and arresting […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says despite his incumbency power, he is afraid he may not match what he called the incredible resources at the disposal of the opposition. Buhari stated that from different angles, the opposition was sponsoring mischief against his government which could not be absolutely stopped. He was speaking at the Aso Rock Presidential […]