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The Nigerian team dominated their opponents with a 5-0 victory in the match at Abuja’s Moshood Abiola Stadium last Thursday. Super Falcons on Tuesday sealed a spot in next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with a 2-1 win against Cape Verde at the Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde in Praia. On Tuesday, Nigeria’s Super…
Eighty-five persons were killed and sixty-six injured in the Sunday accidental bombing in Nigeria’s North-West, a region battling banditry and kidnapping. Atiku Abubakar has called for a thorough investigation into the accidental bombing of residents in Tudun Biri community by the Nigerian Army in Kaduna. On Sunday, a bombing in the North-West region of Nigeria…
A coalition of over 10,000 indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory and civil society groups, on Wednesday, held a massive protest calling for the resignation of Nyesom Wike as Minister of the capital city. The protesters, who stormed the National Assembly complex, under the aegis of the Network of Civil Societies for Economic Sustainability said…
South Africans marked the 10th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death on Tuesday. Although no official ceremonies were planned, many remembered the leader who brought hope and pride to a country torn apart by apartheid. Fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai gave a lecture for the Mandela Foundation. However, many South Africans expressed disappointment over…
A Federal High Court in Dawaki, Abuja, has convicted four Boko Haram financiers after they pleaded guilty to counts 2 and 3 of the charges. Four individuals, namely Modu Aisami, Zana Zarama, Umar Mohammed, and Bunu Kame, were arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako and Justice Emeka Nwite. The prosecution, led by the Attorney General of…
The current deal is reported to be worth around £5 billion over a three-year cycle and covers 200 matches per season. The current deal is reported to be worth around £5 billion over a three-year cycle and covers 200 matches per season. The English top flight hailed the agreements shared between different broadcasters as the…
Eleven dead hikers were found Monday near the crater of Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra, while several others were found alive and carried down the mountain. The total number of hikers found dead after a volcano eruption in Indonesia has risen to 13 after two more bodies were found, a local rescue official…
Report by Mohammed Jinadu The creation of a liberal nation state falls to its own people. They must create laws, exercise their liberties, provide freedom of belief and expression, and protect individuals’ property rights. No nation becomes or remains free unless its people build, use and defend their institutions with understanding, vigilance and effort. This…
Experts have condemned the bias against China shown by certain US lawmakers, who recently wrote to US President Joe Biden urging him to restrict travel between China and the US. The lawmakers are attempting to link seasonal respiratory disease outbreaks in China to the COVID-19 pandemic and are using this as a basis to call…
It’s good to see that Sierra Leonean President Julius Bio has emphasized the rule of law and respect for it in his government’s response to the attempted coup that took place on November 26. In a televised speech, he made it clear that the attempted coup would be treated as a matter of public order…
The Imo State police authorities have made a breakthrough in the investigation of the murder of a Divisional Police Officer and an Inspector in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area. Since November 27, police operatives, the Joint Task Force (JTF) and troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade have been combing the crime scene for evidence. Recently,…
The budget demonstrates a commitment to fiscal responsibility, Idris said. During the 2023 annual public lecture of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Kaduna State, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu’s proposed N27.5 trillion 2024 budget will bring transformation to the country once it…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has been urged not to approve an alleged plan by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to build a ‘befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima. In a letter dated December 2, the group – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) – specifically wants Akpabio “to promptly reject the…
The solidarity gathering on Sunday was the largest yet, but it was still smaller compared to the mobilizations that have taken place in other parts of the world since the Israel-Hamas war started on October 7th. In the UAE, where public demonstrations are not allowed, activists wearing keffiyeh and shedding tears protested Israel’s bombardment of…
The helicopter crashed shortly after it took off for an operation against economic saboteurs in Rivers State. A Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Friday morning. NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the development in a statement. He said all those onboard survived though they sustained “minor injuries”. The…
The commission in a communique made available to Channels Television, said the attack happened around 3:30 am today, Friday, December 1, 2023. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says gunmen have attacked the residence of its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lokoja, Kogi State. The commission in a communique made available to Channels Television, said…
The 10th prosecution witness in the trial of Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, Dein Whyte, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission revealed to Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, how Visa, a card payment platform, detected fraudulent transactions linked to one…
Sirens warning of potential missile fire sounded around several communities near Gaza in the hour after the fighting resumed, and Israeli authorities said they were restarting security measures in the area including closing schools. The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has expired, leaving the possibility of increased violence and unrest in the region. Both…
Following the event, 13 military officers and one citizen were detained, according to Information Minister Chernor Bah. “The attempted coup failed in the early hours of November 26, when a group of people forcibly attempted to unseat the administration”, the Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu said. Police have published photographs of the thirty-two…
With the ongoing gale of building demolitions in Lagos State and other parts of the country, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has urged governments at all levels to show compassion and not multiply the pain of the poor. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, the…
