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At least 174 people have been feared dead in a stampede at a football match in Indonesia — in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. The tragedy occurred on Saturday night after a football match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya at Kanjuruhan Stadium in the eastern city of Malang. Police […]

A total of 437 persons have been nominated by the federal government to receive national honours. The awards will be presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on October 11, at an event scheduled to hold at the state house in Abuja. According to the list, five persons — Senate President Ibrahim Lawan, Olukayode […]

Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is optimistic that the issues causing grievances in the party will be resolved. Okowa spoke on Saturday after a meeting with Adolphus Wabara, acting chairman of the party’s board of trustees (BoT), in Abuja. There has […]

Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the Lagos police command, says four men have been apprehended in the state for allegedly parading minors as beggars. In a post on Twitter on Saturday, Hundeyin said the men got the minors from villages and brought them to Lagos to seek alms. According to the police spokesman, […]

May I herein solemnly bear witness that Nigerian politicians are geniuses at playing politics. They can scheme and strategise, manipulate and manoeuvre, plot and politick for 40 days and 40 nights non-stop just to score a political goal. They, however, do not know — or care about — the core purpose of politics and […]

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has appointed Sunday Oliseh as a technical expert for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The former Super Eagles player and coach announced the latest appointment via his Twitter page on Saturday. Oliseh said he was named in a team which includes Arsene Wenger, former […]

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a “state of national disaster” over recent flooding in the country. Bello said this on Saturday in his address to mark the country’s 62nd independence anniversary. Nigeria is currently experiencing a series of flooding across states, including in Kogi. […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to promote unity and tolerance to foster national development. Jonathan said this on Saturday in a statement to mark Nigeria’s 62nd independence anniversary. He said the 2023 elections represent a unique opportunity for Nigerians to make informed choices, and urged political parties to prioritise peace […]