Poor finishing and hard luck did Nigeria in on Sunday to bow out of the ongoing FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after a 0-2 loss to The Netherlands. The Falconets could not reenact earlier round performances, which saw them winning all three group phase matches, in this their quarter-final...
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Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as FC Barcelona cruised to a 4-1 victory at Real Sociedad on Sunday, their first win of the new LaLiga season. Spanish teenage sensation Ansu Fati came off the bench in the second half and took charge of the proceedings with two assists and...
Kylian Mbappe equalled the record for the fastest goal in Ligue 1 history as he struck after just eight seconds as part of a hat-trick on Sunday. His feat was in Paris Saint-Germain’s emphatic 7-1 win over Lille. The 23-year-old superbly lifted over Leo Jardim almost immediately from kick-off,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Convener of Northern Pastors and Christian Professionals Forum (NPCPF) based in Gombe state, Pastor (Dr) Yusuf Lisman has reacted to the statement credited to one, Reverend Yunusa Sabo Nmadu, who opposed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muslim-Muslim ticket for the forthcoming 2023 presidential...
Leeds United produced a relentless display to earn a 3-0 Premier League victory over Chelsea on Sunday as they continued to impress under American coach Jesse Marsch. In a raucous Elland Road atmosphere, two goals in five first-half minutes saw the hosts race into a 2-0 lead with Chelsea,...
DashMe Foundation, founded by the former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, says the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has certified corporate organisations’ donations to it as tax deductible. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Tomisin Akinwunmi, the interim Chief Executive Officer of the charity organisation...
The Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Center (DIGC), Dr Paul Enenche, on Sunday prayed for the nation’s armed forces and other security agencies. Enenche prayed for successful operations of the security agencies against the enemies of Nigeria. The Pastor tagged the Sunday service “Special Preservation, Impartation and Empowerment Service”...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) says it attention has been drawn to a misunderstanding arising from a recent short interview granted to a national newspaper on the procedure for result management during elections. In a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman Information...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 249,600 tablets of Tramadol (225mg) from a shipment from India at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO) import shed of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in...
The Nigerian Correctional Service ( NCoS ), Lagos State , on Sunday said it had no fewer than 353 inmates currently on death row at its Kirikiri Custodial Centre. The spokesperson of the Service, Mr Rotimi Oladokun, confirmed the number in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
A notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji has embraced the peace initiative of the Zamfara State Government as part of efforts to end banditry in the north-western state. Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Hassan Nasiha, disclosed this during a conference on security in Gusau, the State capital organized by...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), one of the companies undertaking the construction of roads under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme, received its Tax Credit Certificate from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), for the construction of the...
Veteran Nigerian rapper, Eedris AbdulKareem kicked off the weekly trend with the sad story of his health challenges which he shared during a colloquium held on Aug. 14 at Freedom Park, Lagos. Eedris, 48, was recently diagnosed with kidney failure, and the colloquium organised by Unchained Vibes Africa and...
Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman is confident he will bounce back after losing his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title at UFC 278 to Britain’s Leon Edwards. The win for Edwards at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, U. S. on Saturday was one of the greatest comebacks in mixed...
Mr Osita Okechukwu, the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON) says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid in the 2023 poll, will fail because it is against the principle of power rotation between the South and North. Okechukwu, also a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said this...
The Zambian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr Chipoka Mulenga, has urged the President of Dangote Group, Mr Aliko Dangote, to collaborate with the Zambian Government to develop its agricultural sector. Mulenga made the appeal during a Zambian team tour of the 3.00 million metric tonnes Dangote Fertiliser Plant...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted over 2.3million tablets of illicit pharmaceutical opioids and other psychoactive substances meant for distribution in seven northern states. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Bababfemi named the states...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been shortlisted for the Digital Communication Awards (DCA) for its campaign on Digital Innovation for Economic Prosperity. The NITDA campaign is shortlisted in the highly competitive Public Affairs category and will square up against campaigns from the likes of the Irish...
By VALENTINE OBIENYEM – I was going through different social media platforms last night, when I came across the exhilarating piece of news on the appointment of Dr. Okey Ikechukwu, mni, as Professor of Strategic Management and Human Capital Development by Nnamdi Azikiwe University. With a Bachelor’s Degree in...
Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Muazu Sambo, has said that the Lekki Deep-Sea Port project would create 112,000 jobs to Nigerians upon its completion. Sambo gave the declaration on Sunday while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo. He said that the port, which was second in Nigeria after Onne Deep-Sea Port,...