PLANS to organise a series of mouth-watering Nigerian seminars and symposia in the UK were launched yesterday when the Nigerian Independence Day Annual Lectures (Nidal) UK held its first meeting and began discussing its 2020 programme.

TOTTENHAM Hotspurs manager Jose Mourinho is reported to be considering a £20m bid for Anglo-Nigeria midfielder Ebere Eze in the hope that he can prize him away from Championship side Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in the summer.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Over the last fortnight or so, the surge in the demand for tissue paper, kitchen roll, wipes and napkins has been dramatic worldwide as the coronavirus surge spreads

(2) Across the world, departmental stores, retail chains and supermarkets are having to deal with panic buying, leaving their shelves bare

SUPER Eagles defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Chidozie Awaziem face being quarantined for the next seven days after Martin Ortega the director-general of their Spanish club Leganes tested positive for coronavirus.

By Ayo Akinfe

By Ayo Akinfe

LAGOS State University(Lasu) has joined the growing list of bodies seeking to tap into the professional expertise of the former Emir of Kano Alhaji Lamido Sanusi by inviting him to be the guest speaker at its convocation lecture taking place on March 26.

SULTAN of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has faulted claims by the Christian Association of Nigeria (Can) that its members were being targeted and prosecuted across northern Nigeria because of their faith.

GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai paid a courtesy visit to former emir of Kano Alhaji Lamido Sanusi in Awe town in Nasarawa State today in what was their first meeting since the monarch was dethroned by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State.

THREE Nigerian footballers plying their trade in the English Premier League have been placed in isolation because of the spread of the dreaded coronavirus within their clubs in a development that has led to the suspension of all matches until April.