THE 2020/21 Premier League season will begin on September 12, the league has announced. The 20 top-flight clubs gathered for their final shareholders’ meeting yesterday, with the final round of games taking place tomorrow A statement from the Premier League read: “Premier League shareholders today agreed to start the 2020-21 …

LIVERPOOL captain Henderson  LIVERPOOL captain honoured by the Football Writers’ Association after beating Kevin De Bruyne and Marcus Rashford due to their Premier League title success and his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic The England midfielder steered Liverpool to their first Premier League title in 30 years and the Reds …

Hon. Yakubu Dogara THE immediate past speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, is back in the All Progressives Congress (APC). The move, the ruling party says, is the first step in bringing back its members who left its fold in the run-up to the 2019 elections. Dogara …

 A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Maudeke, to appear before it and answer to a money laundering charge filed against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ruling on an ex-parte motion, Justice Ijeoma Ojkukwu ordered the issuance of summons …

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says the probe of the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is a plus for the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Malami said this on NTA’s ‘One-on-One’ programme on Friday night while reacting to questions from …

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has asked the National Broadcasting Commission to halt the transmission of TV reality show, Big Brother Naija. The minister said the need to stop the reality show, which entered its fifth season on July 20, became imperative due to the coronavirus …

…Cautions Journalists Against Sacrificing Sincerity On Altar Of Sensationalism On Thursday July 23, 2020, Lagos State Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, addressed a press conference at which he spoke on several facets of the State’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the conference, he took questions. It has become …

•The collapsed building There are fears that some persons might have died after a building collapsed along Cemetery road, opposite the health centre in Ebute Metta, Lagos. The two-storey building which houses shops and residential apartments collapsed just after noon on Friday. Many persons are said to have been trapped …

Godswill Akpabio The minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied accusing members of the National Assembly of collecting 60 percent of the contracts at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Akpabio, in a letter read on the floor of the House during Plenary by the Speaker on Thursday, said the only reference …

The buzz was palpable as Africa’s highly anticipated online series, The Men’s Club (TMC), hit the screens for its third season on Wednesday. The 13-episode smash series is powered by the United Bank for Africa’s Lifestyle and Entertainment channel, REDTV, producers of hit shows such as Our Best Friend’s Wedding, …