A football administrator, Ebere Amaraizu, has urged the Super Eagles to be focused and resilient in the World Cup Qualifier match with the Black Stars of Ghana on Friday. Amaraizu, who is a Director with the Nigerian Nationwide League One, made the call on Tuesday in Enugu while speaking...
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Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has stated emphatically that the players will do everything to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup when they face archrivals Ghana in a double-header play-off for one of the five tickets allocated to Africa. The Eagles are billed to face the Black Stars...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Operatives of the Lagos and Enugu Zonal Commands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 33 internet fraud suspects popularly known as “Yahoo boys” in separate sting operations. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a statement issued on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In line with the FCT 2019 Parks Policy, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, has performed the ground breaking ceremony of the beautification and landscaping of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua Express Way in collaboration with property developers along the road. Performing the ceremony on behalf...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared a total sum of N695.033 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of February, 2022. At its virtual meeting held Tuesday, the federal government received N236.177 billion, the states got N190.007 billion, and...
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Bode George, has given more insight into why he is against Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, becoming President in 2023. According to Chief George, Tinubu has been in power for so long, has...
The total number of people killed by bandits in Kaura LGA of Kaduna State during a series of attacks on Sunday has risen to 34. This toll was confirmed by the Kaduna State Government on Tuesday. Chairman of Kaura local government council, Matthias Siman, had pegged the figure at...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will come out stronger after a successful National Convention slated for Saturday. Bello, also the Chairman Security Committee of the party’s National Convention, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He...
Ahead of the 2023 general election, a group of indigenes of Zamfara on Tuesday purchased the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship nomination and expression of interest forms for Malam Abubakar Gusau. The group, “Zamfara Rescue Initiative,” comprised people of diverse backgrounds cutting across party lines, including top business leaders,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, accused Paul Erokoro, SAN, counsel to James Nolan, a director in Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID), of deploying a delay tactic in the ongoing trial. EFCC lawyer, Bala Sanga, made the allegation before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning to look for special funding for the second runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Speaking at the inauguration of the new Terminal Building, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State, Hon Dr. Al-Bashir Ibrahim has said the former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima is the most suitable candidate for the position of the Vice President and running mate to whoever may emerge as the APC Presidential flag bearer...
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has fired back at those criticising her for bleaching her skin. The light-skinned actress said the decision to bleach her skin is no one’s problem in an Instagram post on Tuesday. According to the actress, dark skin is ‘god-given’ while bleached skin is an enhancement....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Lagos praised the efforts of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, towards making the Lekki Deep Sea Port a reality. The president also directed the Minister to consult and bring up a memorandum to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has revealed that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has in the last six months, constructed 192 rural water supply schemes of various types across the six area councils as part of measure to improve the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has set up a team of experts to carry out thorough auditing of the activities of operators in the upstream petroleum industry in the last two years, to ascertain the actual volume of crude oil stolen by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Very few African Union member states have been projected to achieve universal access to safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation or basic hygiene services by 2030. In other to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets on water, sanitation and hygiene, Africa will...
No fewer than 17 members of the Imo State House of Assembly who defected to the All Progressives Congress are at the risk of losing their seats. The recent development comes after a court sacked Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and some lawmakers who defected with him from the...
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Member States to comply and enforce with decisions and judgments of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) for a stronger integration of the region. Akufo-Addo made the call at the opening of the 11th External Session of the ECOWAS Court in Accra,...
Neymar has emerged as the highest-paid footballer in France, beating Lionel Messi and Kyrlan Mbappe with a staggering £41m-a-year salary, according to French publication, L’Equipe. French publication L’Equipe also released estimates of monthly salaries across the country’s top tier. Mauricio Pochettino’s side dominates the list with the top 14...