Vice President Kashim Shettima met with the Super Eagles following their win over the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and promised that the Federal Government will reward them for their “commitment and dedication.” The Super Eagles disclosed this in a statement and photos shared on their official X handle early …
Read More »Genital mutilation: Tinubu’s wife asks parents to protect girl-child’s rights
Wife of the President, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu has urged parents and guardians across the nation to protect the rights, vulnerability and well-being of the girl child in the country. Tinubu stated this in a statement signed on Tuesday in commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital …
Read More »Italy: African migrants arrested after the death of a Guinean
Roman authorities have arrested 14 migrants from nine countries for their alleged involvement in unrest at a repatriation center following the death of a migrant from Guinea, police said Monday. After the body was discovered Sunday morning, migrants at the center began setting mattresses on fire and throwing objects at …
Read More »INEC declares Reps bye-election inconclusive in Taraba
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the Jalingo, Yorro and Zing House of Representative by-election inconclusive. The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Daniel Ayuba, disclosed this after the collation of results from the three local government councils that made up the constituency in Jalingo. Ayuba said that …
Read More »CAF taking steps to tackle “unprofessional” behavior by journalists at AFCON
The Confederation of African Football is taking steps to tackle what it calls the “escalating unbecoming and unprofessional” conduct of journalists at the Africa Cup of Nations. CAF said Friday (Feb. 02) it met with the local organizing committee and police to find workable solutions, and that it had raised …
Read More »Eagles won’t boycott training over unpaid bonuses – Omeruo
Nigerian defender, Kenneth Omeruo, has revealed that players of the Super Eagles are yet to be paid their bonuses at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations despite the widely-publicised approval of their competition funding by Nigeria president Bola Tinubu, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Kasimpasa defender also dispelled reports …
Read More »Abiodun gifts Ogun varsity graduating students N8m
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced a cash reward of N2m each to four overall best graduands of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye. Abiodun announced the cash reward at the combined 32nd and 33rd convocation held on Wednesday. The convocation which covered two academic sessions of 2021/2022 and …
Read More »Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink
According to Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend. In a Monday post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Musk said that the patient received the implant the day prior and was “recovering well.” He added that “initial …
Read More »Nigerian government approves 499 licences for buying, selling solid minerals
Xclusive Gospel. Nigerian government approves 499 licences for buying, selling solid minerals The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has approved 499 licences for the...
Read More »Nigeria rises five places in 2023 Corruption Perception Index
Nigeria has ranked 145 out of 180 countries and scored 25 out of 100 points in the recently launched 2023 Corruption Perception Index, published by Transparency International Nigeria. The 2023 CPI is the first index under the Presidency of Bola Tinubu. This represents a rise five places above its previous …
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