Brazilian superstar Neymar has stated that his club Barcelona should sign fellow Brazilian Philippe Coutinho from Premier League club Liverpool this summer. Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho Last season, Barcelona tried to lure the player to Nou Camp, but the deal could not materialize and the Spanish giants will try again at the end of the season. But Philippe Coutinho has signed a new deal at Anfield, and Liverpool chiefs might not welcome any talks of a transfer deal. ''I believe Philippe Coutinho is a good player that is fit for Barcelona, and I would like to play with him here next season,''   Neymar explained. The report also stated that Barcelona want Coutinho to replace Andrea Iniesta at the club.

The Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos Island has convicted and sentenced two men to death by hanging for the murder of late Cynthia Osokogu.   Trial judge, Justice Olabisi Akinlade, held that the prosecution proved the case against them beyond reasonable doubt. Justice Akinlade sentenced Okwumo Nwabufo and Olisaeloka Ezike to death after finding them guilty of murdering Cynthia Osokogu by chaining her hands and legs, as well as choking and gagging her. The act was said to have led to asphyxia, the absence of oxygen supply to the body of the victim which the court identified as the cause of her death. The late Cynthia Osokogu, a postgraduate student of Nassarawa State University, was murdered on July 22, 2012 at a hotel in Festac Town by the men who lured her to Lagos after she met them through a social media platform. Justice Akinlade had fixed March 23 to deliver judgment in the trial of four men charged with her murder, af ter counsel to...

The Lagos State High Court sitting in the Igbosere area of Lagos Island will on March 23 deliver judgment in the trial of four men charged with the gruesome murder of Cynthia Osukogu, a postgraduate student of Nassarawa State University.     Justice Olabisi Akinlade fixed the date on Thursday after counsel to the Lagos State government and those who represented the defendants adopted their final written addresses. The late Cynthia Osokogu was murdered on July 22, 2012 at Cosmilla Hotel, Lake View Estate, Festac Town in Lagos by men she allegedly met and became friends with on the popular social media platform, Facebook. Those accused of the crime are Okwumo Nwabufo aged 38; Ezike Nwabufo aged 28; Orji Osita, 37; and Ezike Nonso, 29. They were all arraigned before the court on a six-count charge of conspiracy, murder, stealing, reckless negligence and possession of stolen goods, charges brought against them by the Lagos State government. The offen...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, March 22,   approved N80billion   for the reconstruction of 12 federal roads across 12 states. This was disclosed by the minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, the council also approved the engineering and consultancy design for access road one and two to link Asaba in Delta state and Onitsha in Anambra state with the second Niger bridge. NAIJ.com brings you the 12 states where the road projects will cut across. Adamawa Taraba Sokoto Zamfara Bauchi Plateau Osun Kwara Kano Oyo Kaduna Kano At the FEC meeting which held yesterday,   President Buhari was seen leading in the prayers   and having conversation with members of his cabinet. This is the second FEC meeting presided over by the president since his return from UK after his medical vacation. In the video below...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N80 billion for the reconstruction of 12 federal roads across the country. Federal government okays N80bn for reconstruction of 12 roads The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari. “The first is the approval for the Engineering and Consultancy design for access roads 1 and 2 ‎to link Asaba in Delta State and Onitsha in Anambra State to the Second Niger Bridge project. “Subsequent to the award of further works of the Second Niger Bridge we have started work now by this approval on the design of the link road that will connect the two states to the bridge. “The design is expected to be completed in six months and we will start procurement and as the bridge advances we can then connect the two states. The contract sum is N150,840,000,’’   he said. He said the other road projects app...

IPOB has said that 'Igweocha' is the official base of Biafra The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that Port Harcourt formerly referred to as 'Igweocha' is now considered as the unofficial base of Biafra. The group said this comes after the huge support given to the IPOB and its leader Nnamdi Kanu at the last court sitting by the people of Rivers state. In a new statement by its spokesperson Powerful Emma, the IPOB said, the leadership of the group commends the unity among Biafra agitators across the world. Emma said:   "The new solidarity amongst Biafrans from all walks of life in the quest and movement towards the independent state of Biafra is a thing of joy and it shows that our people have realized the past mistakes made by our fathers and cannot allow the divide and rule tactics initiated against the good people of Biafra by Hausa Fulani oligarchy supported by British government to stand again." Emma said the fact that the people o...

Speaking during a media briefing, Bonnie Burnham, spokesperson of the World Monuments Fund, said: " If this intervention hadn't happened now, there is a very great risk that there could have been a collapse. This is a complete transformation of the monument ." A wide range of contributors made the $4 million restoration possible, including from the World Monuments Fund, Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The Edicule stands at the center of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, one of the world's oldest churches built in the 12th century. The burial slab many Christians believe once held the body of Jesus Christ has been uncovered by scientists for the first time in centuries The renovated Edicule The restored Edicule is now a beautiful architectural structure

Before this restoration, what existed was an unsightly iron cage that British authorities built in 1947 and which encompassed the shrine to support the walls. In addition, the black soot on the shrine's stone façade that had built up from decades of pilgrims lighting candles has been washed clean. The renovation has also strengthened the stability of the old shrine, which hadn't been restored in more than 200 years. A picture taken earlier that shows the restorers at work A Greek priest stands inside the renovated Edicule A faithful visits the renovated Edicule NEXT SLIDE WATCH THE VIDEO  

The Tomb of Jesus, the site where Jesus was buried and later ascended to heaven, has finally been restored to its former glory. The restoration of the Edicule was well timed for completion before this year's Easter festivities and was carried out by a team of Greek restorers team. For the fist time ever, pilgrims will be able to see the bare stone of the historic and religious burial cave after the restorers carved out a small window from the shrine's marble walls. The renovated Edicule The newly constructed window that will enable pilgrims to see the original stone wall of the burial cave A floor plan of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, with the Edicule chamber marked in red on the left NEXT SLIDE WATCH THE VIDEO