Larry Banks

Manchester United heaped the pressure on Everton boss Frank Lampard on Friday, overcoming a howler from goalkeeper David de Gea to win the FA Cup third-round tie 3-1. Everton travelled to Old Trafford in trepidation after slipping into…

The Federal Road Safety Commission has approved the promotion of an Assistant Corps Marshal to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal and seven others to ACM. The approval came at the end of the meeting of the commission’s Board, which…

The Federal Government will spend the sum of N292bn on the payment of pensions and gratuities of personnel in the military, police, Department of State Services, Customs, Nigeria Intelligence Agency, prisons and others. This is out of…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, commiserated with the government and people of Kebbi State over the loss of lives, following the capsizing of a boat conveying farmers. Buhari’s condolence message was…

The Ondo State Government has approved the payment of 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination fees for pupils in public schools in the state. The state Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, approved a total sum of N523,948,400…

The Nigerian Union of Journalists, Lagos State council, on Friday mourned the demise of a veteran photojournalist, Femi Adebesin-Kuti, who died after a brief illness. It was gathered that Kuti, who until his death was the Photo Editor at…

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority on Friday, sealed 13 fuel stations in Akwa Ibom State including that owned by the Senior Special Assistant to the governor, Udom Emmanuel, on Petroleum Matters, Mr. Victor…

Former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 of pancreatic cancer, his former clubs announced on Friday. Vialli was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 but was still able to play a significant role in Italy’s…

With exactly 49 days to the February 25 presidential election, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, on Friday, visited the National Headquarters of the National Youth Service Corp with a declaration…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the harmonised Mental Health Bill into law. The Bill, which was harmonised by the Senate and House of Representatives in 2021, will replace the Lunacy act of 1958. The…