The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger on Thursday boycotted the local government chairmanship elections conducted by the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) to elect chairmen for the 25 local government areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that PDP had dragged NSIEC to...
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Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra on Thursday presented a budget of N258. 9 billion for 2023 to the state House of Assembly for approval. Presenting the budget tagged “Budget of Acceleration”, said that the figure was higher than the 2023 of N170billion, with about N89 billion. He said that...
Unknown assailants, on Thursday, set ablaze the office of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ede South Local Government Area of Osun. INEC Spokesperson in Osun, Mrs Oluwaseun Osimosu, confirmed the attack to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Osimosu said that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in the...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has praised Rivers United FC for standing strong to emerge as the only Nigeria team left in continental club competitions after a midweek of action across Africa. The Nigerian representative, Wednesday dug their feet into the...
By Orkula Shaagee, Abuja – Former Ivorian captain and two-time African Footballer of the Year, Didier Drogba has confirmed his participation at the Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) 2022. Drogba, who is widely seen as one of the most accomplished football stars from Africa, has made tremendous impact,...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Rivers Hoopers on Wednesday evening dug deep to beat Kano Pillars 69-67 in double overtime in Game 3 of the NBBF Final 8 in Lagos . Hoopers Captain Victor Anthony Koko was pivotal in the victory over Pillars as he led at both ends of the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a letter of recognition for the take-off of the newly approved University of Ilesha in Osun State. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed made the presentation to the Executive Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega...
Teenager Youssoufa Moukoko and fellow striker Niclas Füllkrug were on Thursday named as uncapped players into Germany’s squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The squad also includes recalled 2014 World Cup hero Mario Götze. But there was no place for Marco Reus and Mats Hummels among...
A businessman, Mr Justine Onu, on Thursday, urged a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Joyce, alleging that she is wasteful and extravagant. The petitioner told the court that his wife does not know how to manage things in the house. “My wife...
Costa Rica on Wednesday in San Jose showed they were set for the World Cup after beating Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-0 in a tune-up game for the Qatar tournament. Due to begin their trip to the 2022 tournament in Qatar later on Thursday, Oscar Duarte opened the scoring for...
Dr Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels for MultiChoice Nigeria, says Africa Magic and Showmax will commission at least 30 films in 2023, where filmmakers can send in their pitches. She revealed this at a panelist chat titled: “The Jewel Within: Showmax and DSTV in...
Part of my nation is underwater. Seasonal flooding is normal in Nigeria, but not like this. Thirty-four of the country’s 36 states have been affected. More than 1.4 million people have been displaced. Together with drought-driven famine in the Horn of Africa, cascading wildfires across the North and wave...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Abeokuta South local government area of Ogun, located at Iyana Mortuary area of the state capital was gutted by fire in the early hours of Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the facility was allegedly set on fire...
The Niger Government has constituted a committee to investigate circumstances that led to the death of former Commissioner for information, Malam Danladi Ndayebo, at the IBB Specialist Hospital. The Niger Secretary to the Government (SSG), Alhaji Ahmed Matane, made this known while addressing a news conference in Minna. The...
The Kremlin in Moscow, has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin, would not attend next week’s G20 Summit in Bali. However, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, would travel for the meeting of the 20 major industrialised nations on the Indonesian island. Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov disclosed this to the Russian...
Labake is a mentally challenged teenager. Two years ago someone took advantage of her condition, impregnated and abandoned her. She was begging for food and money to survive. The first time l saw her was in October 2020 when she strayed into my event. She was being dragged out...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he met with His Royal Majesty, King Charles III in Buckingham Palace to foster Nigeria’s bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom. In an interview after meeting the 73-year-old monarch, Buhari said King Charles III asked him whether he has a house in the...
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in conjunction with its Sub-Saharan Africa broadcast partner, SuperSport, has announced a continent-wide talent search to find Africa’s next WWE Superstar. The campaign was announced in an interractive media briefing in Lagos, to herald Lagos as the host city for a multi-day tryout in...
The Federal Character Commission (FCC) is to begin nationwide infrastructure audit for all ongoing and abandoned projects in the country. Dr Muheeba Dankaka, Chairman of the commission, made this known on Wednesday, in Calabar, at a sensitisation programme for stakeholders in the South South zone. She said the action...
Democrat Kathy Hochul has become the first woman elected New York Governor, retaining the office she took over in 2021 when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned. According to reports, she defeated Republican congressman Lee Zeldin, an ally of Donald Trump who ran a campaign focused on fear of violent...