EUROPEAN Union (EU) officials have challenged Nigerian health authorities to do more to combat the spread of Covid-19 by not including the country on a list of 14 nations whose nationals will be allowed to enter the community as from tomorrow.

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki has won a major battle in his bid to get re-elected as Edo State governor for a second term when an Abuja high court dismissed a cause brought against him for certificate forgery.

NIGERIA'S federal government is to lift the ban on inter-state travel as from tomorrow July 1 as it enters into the last stage of the easing of coronavirus restrictions with a wide-ranging raft of measure including the reopening of schools.

SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen's transfer price has likely gone up by a few more million dollars after he won the 2020 Marc-Vivien Foe Award yesterday with Radio France International and France 24 naming him the best African player in the country.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) On a daily basis, Nigeria witnesses horrific accidents on her roads, many of them involving trailers. Surely, our transport policy has got to be based on moving freight off the road and on to rail to help cut such deaths

(2) No country anywhere on earth has ever industrialised without a modern and efficient railway service. Nigeria’s lack of a modern railway network is a mirror reflection of how unserious we are when it comes to manufacturing

NIGERIAN aviation authorities have banned all charter services with privately-registered aircraft with effect from today as part of a drive to combat the abuse of the coronavirus lockdown and the embargo on flying.

LAWMAKERS in the US state of Mississippi have voted to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag in recognition of the ongoing drive towards removing all vestiges of racism from the country's history.

NIGERIA has opened the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the capital Abuja to domestic flights three months after it was shut down as part of the lockdown measures introduced to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

CONTROVERSIAL pastorpruener Bishop David Oyedepo has alleged that Nigeria is no longer fighting Covid-19  but an anti-church virus as places of worship remain closed while markets are allowed to operate normally.

ENGLISH Premier League sides West Ham and Everton have indicated an interest in signing Super eagles fullback Ola Aina after his Italian club Torino revealed that it will be ready to listen to offers at the end of the season.