Full list of winners at the CAf Awards that held last night in Abuja

African Player of the Year

Riyad MAHREZ (Algeria & Leicester City)

African Player of the Year – Based in Africa

Denis ONYANGO (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)

Women’s Player of the Year

Asisat OSHOALA (Nigeria & Arsenal Ladies)

Most Promising Talent

God instructed me not to serve in Buhari's administration in its initial two years - Pastor Bakare

The running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2011 general election, Pastor Tunde Bakare said God instructed him not to serve in the current Buhari administration in its initial two years. 

The pastor said large number of his congregation were mounting pressure on him to serve in the present administration he however opposed saying ‘’it is best to

Nigerian lady emerges Britian's best pharmacist in 2016

Britain's best pharmacist has been announced. Olutayo Arikawe, 39, from Dudley has been named the national winner of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's annual I Love My Pharmacist competition, which celebrates the exceptional contribution pharmacists make to patient care on a daily basis across the UK.

Olutayo who runs a Community Pharmacy in Dudley, was shortlisted by an expert panel to become one of the 23 finalists. After the voting, Olutayo was announced as the regional winner for Midlands and East.

She, along with the 5 other regional finalists were presented to the judging panel who

BREAKING NEWS!!! University Of Port Harcourt set to reschedule resumption date

According to the vice chancellor of the university in an interview segment this evening 4th of January on Nigerian info f.m, resumption of 2016/2017 academic session on the earlier scheduled date of 8th January is highly tentative.

This is due to the renovations of hostel blocks and lecture halls going on in the university. Resumption date will be ascertained after the sitting of the inspection committee tomorrow 5th January 2017.

The management is trying to avoid a situation whereby students return and places of learning and living isn't ready.

Police arrest fake soldier for stealing bikes across the states in Nigeria

The operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected fake soldier allegedly involved in stealing motorcycles, popularly known as okada across the states in Nigeria. 

The suspect, Benjamin Okon, who has been parading himself as a military personnel, was arrested by the policemen who acted

FG commences payment N5,000 monthly to 1 million poorest citizens

In a statement released, Monday, by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Vice president Yemi Osinbajo, the government stated that the payment was effected through the Conditional Cash Transfer, CCT, of the government’s Social Investment Programmes, SIP. 

One million Nigerians would receive N5,000 monthly payments under the CCT as a form of social safety net for the poorest and most

FG agencies budget billions for foreign training despite embargo

Federal government organizations have budgeted billions for foreign travels and training this year in spite of the subsisting ban on such travels. 

Information from the 2017 proposed budget break down demonstrates that over N15billion has been reserved for the banned subheads. 

These assets were captured in the budgets of the different services and organizations under subheads, for example, "international training and transport (training)," "international travel and