LeBron James becomes NBA all-time leading scorer
LeBron James has surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 39-year-old record to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in regular season. Los Angeles Lakers star James hit 38 points in a 133-130 defeat…
Bendel Insurance’s Imade not chasing individual titles
League joint-top scorer, Osarenkhoe Imade has cooled talks tipping him to win the highest goal scorer award for the 2022/23 Nigeria Premier Football League. The Bendel Insurance striker, who has…
Alfa Romeo become first Formula 1 team to unveil 2023 car
The Switzerland-based outfit Alfa Romeo have become the first team to unveil a 2023 Formula 1 design as the start of the new season beckons. Entering their final year under…
Nordic nations Olympic committees want ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes upheld at Paris 2024
The Olympic committees of Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark have backed calls for the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes to be upheld for the Paris 2024 Games. In…
Address cash scarcity to save 2023 polls, INEC tells CBN
The Indepedent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has challenged the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to address the scarcity of cash across the nation to save the 2023 polls. Its chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu…
Protest rocks Abeokuta over fuel, naira scarcity
A protest broke out in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital on Tuesday when residents poured into the roads and streets over biting scarcity of cash and the attendant excruciating pains. Aladesanmi, Fajol and…
New Naira: Buhari meets leadership of NGF, Emefiele
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, met with the leadership of the Nigeria Governors Forum and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, at the State House, Abuja.…
Machina loses Yobe APC senatorial ticket to Lawan at Supreme Court
In a split decision of three-to-two, the Supreme Court yeeterday affirmed the nomination of the Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe…
Kaduna, Kogi, Zamfara Govts Drag FG To Supreme Court Over Naira Scarcity
They urged the apex court to grant them an interim injunction stopping the Federal Government and the CBN from ending the validity of old N200, N500 and N1000 denominations on…
Court Orders EFCC Chairman’s Arrest, Remand In Kuje Prison
The Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has committed the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, to prison for disobeying a court order. The…