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 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  

An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday dissolved the five- year- old marriage between Mr Agada Egwu and Onyowo over Onyowo’s refusal to consummate the marriage and deserting the matrimonial home. The picture which was obtained from Nairaland shows a lady celebrating her divorce The judge, Justice Jude Okeke, in his judgment on the divorce petition filed by Egwu, held that the marriage has broken irretrievably. “The court is satisfied with the evidence of the petitioner, that the respondent did not only refuse to consummate the marriage, but also deserted the petitioner for over a period of one year. “The respondent undeniably parked out of her matrimonial home since June 2014, the petitioner has satisfied the grounds provided by Section 15 (2) (a)and (b) of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 2004, ’’ Okeke held. The judge said that evidences before the court were sufficient to grant dissolution of the marriage contracted under the Marriage Act on June 19, 2012 at the Marriage Reg...

The authorities of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC have released a Mobilization Time Table For 2017 Batch A. The Time Table state thus The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Sule Kazaure takes took over as the 17th DG of the scheme, promising to priotise welfare of corps members and the staff. Briefing/Sensitization of Final year students/prospective corps Members. 4th – 16th April 2017 Display of list of all approved programmes for institutions on NYSC portal for cross checking feedback. 3rd – 7th April 2017 Collation of Prospective Corps Members’ Data by Corps Producing Institutions (CPIs) Submission/Uploading of Senate/Academic Board Approved Result for Full/Part-Time Graduates and Revalidation Lists by CPIs 10th – 16th April 2017 Uploading of Corrected Lists by Corps Producing Institutions (CPIs) 10th – 16th April 2017 On-line Registration by Foreign and locally Trained Nigerian Graduates 17th April to 4th May 2017 Ente...