Many people have lost their lives and several others injured with about 30 houses razed in a communal clash between Ipav and Yandev communities in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered that the incident, which began on Saturday and lasted till Sunday evening, was due to a land dispute between Mbakpegh of Ipav and Mbatur of Yandev communities at the bank of a stream called Amboor. An eyewitness, James Aondover, who...
LAGOS — The Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Sola Aiyepeku, has tasked sports associations in the state to create more tournaments to promote grassroots sports development in the state. Aiyepeku made the call at the closing ceremony of a 3-day Chess Clinic organised by the Lagos State Chess Association for secondary schools in the six Education Districts in Lagos State. The event was held at the Sports Bar of the Teslim Balogun...
LAGOS — The Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof. Charles Okechukwu Esimone, has been honoured by My Media Africa as the most distinguished Vice-Chancellor in Nigeria, during the My Media Africa Awards/Leadership Summit, held at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos. My Media Africa, publisher of My Media Africa magazine and convener of Africa Illustrious Awards is committed to celebrating African excellence in tech innovation, entrepreneurship, community service, and leadership. The organisation is also focused on using its...
BENIN — The captain of Edo Queens, Onyebuchi Goodness, says she is hopeful that her team will defeat Osun Babes at the quarter-finals of the Aiteo Cup competition to be played at the Agege Stadium, Lagos. Her optimism was conveyed in a statement by the team’s media officer, Ogieva Ehiosun, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Saturday. The statement quotes the Edo Queens skipper, saying her confidence stemmed...
OWERRI — A former senatorial aspirant in Imo, Mr. Hillary Ugochukwu, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced his defection at a formal reception organised in his honour by leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Owerri on Saturday. Ugochukwu, who hailed Gov. Hope Uzodimma for his achievements in the state, expressed willingness to work together with the state government. The former PDP aspirant, an agriculturist...
YENAGOA — Bayelsa Government has urged the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development to site its proposed University of Sports at Asoama in the Kolokuma/Opokuma council area of the state. Gov. Douye Diri made the call while playing host to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Development, Mr. Sunday Dare on Friday in Government House, Yenagoa. He urged the ministry to take advantage of the world-class facilities available at the state’s Sports Academy, Asoama....
It was another headache-exuding gathering of some casual political analysts. My sighing and yawning meant nothing. My dad was invested in the ongoing conversation with his friends. The other day, they were in our house. Two neighbours came knocking because they thought there was a fight. “No, they are just discussing,” I smiled at their curiosity. This time, my dad and I were coming back from his monthly checkup at the hospital. He received a...
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration confirmed Thursday that it recognised Claude Joseph as acting prime minister of Haiti and it would help the Haitian National Police investigate the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Administration officials emphasised the need for democratic elections this year. It has become clear that a power struggle was shaping up between Joseph and Ariel Henry, a neurosurgeon, appointed prime minister by Moïse the day before he was killed. Since the...
TOKYO — The 2020 Olympic Games’ torch relay reached the host city of Tokyo on Friday to a muted reception. The torch began its final phase ahead of the lighting of the Olympic cauldron at the July 23 opening ceremony. This was the day after Japan decided to ban all spectators from attending the Games in Tokyo and neighbouring areas owing to the coronavirus. The public was then on Friday also asked not to line...
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Friday said Pope Francis recovery from intestinal surgery is continuing normally but Sunday’s prayer would be led from Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The Vatican said the pontiff is walking and working but he is not well enough to return to the Vatican in time for his Sunday noon blessing there. The situation is indicating that the pope’s recuperation could last longer than the seven days originally anticipated. There had been...
