Mr Charles Nwoji, Anambra State Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA), has appealed to the electorate in the state to be very civil during the elections into the Anambra State House of Assembly on March 18. He said that the rescheduled March 18, 2023, election has been described as one...
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Africa’s top table tennis player, Quadri Aruna, defeated Japan’s Tomokazu Harimo, the world number fourth player, 3-0 to reach the quarter finals of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Smash in Singapore. The game played at the early hours of Thursday morning, saw the Nigerian defeat the Japanese in straight...
Property disputes in Nigeria are a common occurrence, and they often lead to legal battles that can last for years. These disputes can be a result of a lack of proper documentation, unclear ownership, or fraudulent practices. However, there are steps that can be taken to avoid property disputes...
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Ismail Yusuf, says no Nigerian is recorded among casualties of the earthquake that hit some cities in Turkey. Yusuf said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. According to him, the Embassy is on alert...
Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were again the stars of the show for Napoli as the Serie A leaders won 3-0 at Spezia to extend their advantage to a whopping 16 points. Wing wizard Kvaratskhelia put Napoli ahead from the penalty spot two minutes after the break on the...
Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) says his government will give adequate recognition to the youths and women if elected in February. Obi made the assertion on Saturday during a town hall meeting with religious leaders in Kafanchan. According to him, the creativity and productivity...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations has released a total of US$10.5 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide assistance to people affected and left vulnerable by floods across Nigeria, including those in north-east Nigeria who are already...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says overwhelming flooding has affected no fewer than 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide. According to the UN agency, the number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and northeast Bangladesh is the highest in over 30 years. UNICEF, in statement...
The delegation of Super Eagles of Nigeria arrived San Jose, capital of Costa Rica on Sunday evening ahead of Thursday’s international friendly match between both countries. The contingent led by NFF Executive Committee Member, Otunba Sunday Dele-Ajayi touched down at Juan Santamaria International Airport aboard Copa Airlines via Panama...
The 13-year-old Nigerian-born Emmanuella Mayaki, has set a new record as one of the youngest persons to be accepted into a University in the U.S. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mayaki was accepted into the Programme for the Exceptionally Gifted (PEG) at the Mary Baldwin University,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that about 64 per cent of Nigerian children between 0 to 5 years of age do not attend Early Childhood Education (ECE), which the UN agency said is a critical foundation for all forms of child learning....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is a symbol of national unity, cohesion and tolerance who is comfortable and is loved in all parts of the country. This is contained in a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, in...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s senior men national football team, Super Eagles will confront the Senior National Team of Costa Rica in a prestigious international friendly in the country’s capital, San Jose on 9th November. NFF’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport told thenff.com on Thursday, that the three-time...
A 26-year-old Nigerian serial robber, Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie popularly known as the “Blue Cloth Bandit” has been arrested by the The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). LAPD arrested Onwuemelie on Wednesday over alleged 68 armed robberies that have gone down in the LA area since October 2021. According to...
Dr Babatunde Omotosho, an alumnus of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has won the 2021 Adam Smith Business School Prize for PhD Excellence in Economics. This is contained in the Unilorin Bulletin Tuesday edition. Omotosho, who is currently an Assistant Director in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), recently...
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa has joined Turkish Super Lig outfit, Sivasspor on a two-year deal. This comes after Musa’s contract was terminated by another Turkish Super Lig club, Fathi Karagumuruk.on Friday, September 2, to aid the move to Sivasspor. It was gathered that Coach Riza Calimbay requested the services...
Popular Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel has been released from the Tanzanian Police custody. Recalled that the Buga crooner was arrested was arrested yesterday, after he failed to perform on a show he was paid for. The Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) gave the update on Monday night via it’s Twitter handle....
Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has set a new record by winning the 100 meters hurdles gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. The 25-year-old clocked 12.30 seconds to set a new games record. This is coming two weeks after she became the first Nigerian athlete to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says 85 per cent of Nigerian children between the ages of 1 and 14 experience violent discipline in schools, with nearly 1 in 3 children experiencing severe physical punishment. UNICEF Chief of Education, Saadhna Panday-Soobrayan, disclosed this in...
The Federal Government has disbursed a one-off grant of N20,000 to 2,900 poor and vulnerable persons in the Federal Capital Territory. Addressing journalists after the flag-off ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, said the Vulnerable Group Programme is an...