Messi wins seventh Pichichi of his career

Lionel Messi has won the seventh Pichichi Trophy of his career. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js The Argentine netted 25 goals for Barcelona in LaLiga Santander to see him finish above second-placed Karim Benzema in the scoring charts, with the Real Madrid striker…

Messi breaks LaLiga Santander record for most assists in a season

Lionel Messi has written another page in LaLiga Santander‘s history books. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js The Argentine notched up his 21st league assist of the season against Alaves on Sunday, which is a record in Spain’s top…

38-year-old Delta man jailed 12 years for human trafficking

A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has sentenced a 38-year-old man, Samuel Ufor Papa, to 12 years’ imprisonment for human trafficking. Papa was convicted on three counts…

Truck kills father, son in Kogi

A truck belonging to Dangote Cement Company was on Tuesday set ablaze in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, following the killing of a man and one of his sons. Eyewitnesses…

Man, 35, bags life imprisonment for defiling two-year-old girl

On Ogun State High Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, has sentenced a 35-year-old man, Adekunle Olalere, to life imprisonment for defiling a two-year-old girl. Olalere was, on Tuesday, convicted of…

Solskjaer defends ‘mentally strong’ De Gea after errors

David de Gea is mentally strong enough to deal with fierce criticism following a series of costly goalkeeping blunders for Manchester United, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Tuesday. The…

Oyo releases school reopening exams timetable

The Oyo State Government has approved the measures that would guide the resumption of schools and associated educational activities in the state. This indication was given at the end of…

Why I didn’t ask for service chiefs’ sacking – Ndume

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, who moved the motion that led to the resolution, said  that he refused to ask for the sacking of service chiefs…

Don’t take our resolution with levity, Senate tells Buhari

Later  on Tuesday, the Senate  advised the President not to take  its resolution asking the service chiefs to resign with levity. The Spokesperson for the red chamber, Senator Ajibola Basiru,…

Presidency disagrees as National Assembly asks service chiefs to resign

The Senate on Tuesday asked heads of the country’s armed forces to step down following the killings of soldiers fighting insurgency and banditry in  parts of northern Nigeria. But the…