This decision has jeopardised Nigeria’s trip to the biennial tournament starting in South Africa today, with Nigeria billed to face Egypt in Pretoria later in the day. The players, who trained and camped in Abuja on return from Abidjan, are in total shock, tears, and pain as they watch their dreams of being at the […]
Brian Trueman, the British writer behind cartoons including Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, has died aged 92, his son has said. Ben Trueman who disclosed this on the X social media platform, added his dad, who he described as clever, funny, resilient, an absolute gentleman, maybe “best known as the writer of and actor in […]
Results of a peer-review study published in Nature Medicine established the study conducted by the Universities of Oxford and Liverpool and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, vaccination against Lassa Fever – a viral disease spread by rodents and contaminated food – would shield millions of people from contracting the illness and the expensive medical […]
It was learnt that the victim was attacked on Saturday, August 17, after being mistaken for a police informant. The attack came after officials of the Lagos State Task Force had raided motorcycle parks in the area and seized some of the motorcycles in the process. Gbolahan, who spoke from his hospital bed, on Sunday, […]
News reports gathered that the boat was travelling from Bonny to Port Harcourt at about 10 am when the incident occurred. The state Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Rivers Commercial District, Israel Pepple, who confirmed the incident, said the abducted boat passengers were travelling from Bonny Island to Port Harcourt when the […]
The Federal government has rubbished reports on social media suggesting that the Ministry of Petroleum has ordered NNPCL to sell fuel at N1000, above the approved pump price. A report, intending to mislead the public and cause panic, which is devoid of truth, circulating in the media had maliciously claimed that the minister of Petroleum, […]
The ceremony which was held at the presidential lodge in Birnin Kebbi was attended by the governor and top political echelons in the state. Chief Judge of the state, Umar Abubakar administered the Oath of office to the elected chairmen who are expected to reign for 3 years after it was extended by Kebbi State […]
Among those approved are President Kais Saied and Ayachi Zammel, whose campaign team had earlier said had been arrested. The president faces accusations of trying to restrict the number of those allowed to run against him. Since he won his first term in 2019 Mr Saied has suspended parliament and concentrated power in his hands. […]
This was proposed during an interactive session with Judiciary and political parties led by the Chairman, the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Sharafadeen Alli on the National Assembly Review and amendment of the Electoral Act 2022. According to them, the salaries of legislators should be reduced by 30 per cent while that of the executives […]