How 5-star Ikeme keeps Eagles on top

A wingless Super Eagles team managed by Sunday Oliseh could only manage a goalless draw against Tanzania in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match at the National Stadium, in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

Give Oliseh more time to succeed, says Ogunjobi

Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, a former Secretary-General, Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), has pleaded with Nigerians to give Mr Sunday Oliseh, the Super Eagles Head Coach, more time to succeed.

Lady, 19, three others convicted for prostitution

A Lagos State Mobile Court sitting at Ogba in the Ikeja Magisterial District has convicted four young ladies for prostitution.

Why I raped my 14-year-old daughter six times – Father confesses

A 34-year-old bakery worker, Mohammed Ahmed has confessed to raping his daughter for six consecutive
times. Ahmed, who was paraded by officials of the Osun State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps on Wednesday, told newsmen that he started having sex with his 14-year-old daughter, Eniola (not
real name) since April. He recalled, “I have two wives. The first had left and she gave birth to three children. The second wife
gave birth to two children before she died.

Odegbami joins race to replace Blatter - FIFA Presidency

Patrick Olusegun Odegbami is set to announce that he will stand in next year’s election to replace Joseph Sepp Blatter as President of World soccer-governing body, FIFA.

Odegbami better known as ‘Mathematical’, a name given to him in his active days by late ace sports commentator, Ernest Okonkwo because of his zig-zag, deceptive, extraordinary dribbling skills and mastery in outwitting defenders is one of the best players to have played football in Nigeria and by his decision to join the race for the FIFA presidency stands out as the first authentic African to aspire to the position since Blatter agreed to step down as President.

40yr old man, rapes 4-yr-old girl to death in Bayelsa

YENAGOA— OFFICIALS of United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and other stakeholders in the protection of the rights of the child were shocked, yesterday, to hear of the case of a 40-year-old man that raped a four-year-old girl to death in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

Buhari didn’t make specific promises – Presidency

ABUJA–Presidency yesterday stated that President Mohammdu Buhari during his campaign never made specific promises of what to achieve within his first 100 days in office.

It also denied circulating documents which contained such promises, saying that two booklets titled “One Hundred Things Buhari Will Do in 100 Days” and “My Covenant With Nigerians” which allegedly made rounds were not products of the Media Department of the All Progressives Congress, APC.