AkinfeAyo's blog

RIVERS State's attorney-general and commissioner for justice Emmanuel Aguma passed away in the UK yesterday succumbing to a long-term illness at a London hospital where he has been flown to for treatment.

ARSENAL loanee Kelechi Nwakali has been elevated to the Porto first team after just two appearances for the B squad in pre-season friendlies raising hopes that he will soon feature for the Super Eagles as a fully fledged international.

HUNDREDS of Nigerians in the UK turned up at the London high commission yesterday to celebrate with the new International Boxing Federation (IBF) European welterweight champion Larry Ekundayo as he presented his belt to the high commissioner Justice George Oguntade.

CHAIRMEN of 45 opposition parties standing in Nigeria's next elections have met with senate president Senator Bukola Saraki and requested additional funds for citizens’ sensitisation in the supplementary budget request sent by President Muhammadu Buhari.

SENATOR Ademola Adeleke has dismissed recent criticism of his academic records revealing that he gained admission into the university in the US without presenting his West African School Certificate Examination result.

BENUE State has had her accounts unfrozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) according to the state finance commissioner who revealed that political pressure had forced the federal government to back down.

INSPECTOR-general of police Ibrahim Idris has submitted a report on the recent invasion of the National Assembly to acting president Professor Yemi Osinbajo revealing that the former director-general of the Department of State Security (DSS) Lawal Daura took the decision alone.

NIGERIA's U20 female football; team the Super Falconets moved a step closer to qualifying for the knockout rounds of the ongoing World Cup after managing to secure a narrow 1-0 victory over Haiti in their second match yesterday.

FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis has accused Nigerian-born Anthony Joshua of running scared of a unification fight with World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Deontay Wilder.

SENATOR Ademola Adeleke has been cleared by the Osun State High Court to stand in next month's gubernatorial elections after it dismissed a suit challenging his suitability filed by two rivals who stood against him in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries.