BREAKING: President Buhari appoints former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi as Special Assistant on Sports

President Buhari has appointed former Super Eagles striker and Nigerian Footbvall Ambassador, Daniel Amokachi as the Special Assistant on Sports.

Mali coup: Buhari meets other West African leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari and other West African leaders are currently meeting over the crisis in Mali.

The extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS leaders is holding virtually.

FG, States, LGs share ₦676.407bn for July 2020

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of ₦676.407 billion for July 2020 to the Federal, State, Local governments and relevant agencies in the country.

Premier League 2020-21 fixtures announced: Liverpool to face Leeds in opening games

Champions Liverpool will face Championship winners Leeds United in the standout opening weekend game of the 2020-21 Premier League season.

Championship play-off winners Fulham will host Arsenal, while West Bromwich Albion, the third promoted side, are at home to Leicester City.

Ekiti lady colludes with friend, fakes kidnap to extort money from parents

The Police in Ekiti State have arrested a lady, Mary Idris, for allegedly faking her own kidnap on August 9, 2020, with a view to extorting money from her parents.

The state Commissioner of Police, Tunde Mobayo, said the lady was “arrested alongside her accomplice, Victor Olawuse, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, where she had gone from Ekiti State to carry out the act.”

PDP extends Ekiti caretaker committee tenure

The People Democratic Party (PDP) has extended tenure of the Ekiti state caretaker committee by three months, The Nation learnt on Wednesday.

The tenure of the seven-man committee headed by Senator Agboola Hosea ended August 17.