Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigers will take on Angola on Saturday for the second game of the 2024 FIBA U-18 AfroBasket in Pretoria, South Africa. The team couldn’t shake off the shock of being initially denied visas by the South Africa Consulate in Abuja and the jetlag, as they lost 70-57 to champions Egypt in their Group B opener on Thursday morning. Junior D’Tigers made their North African opponents sweat for victory […]
Some unknown gunmen on Thursday abducted a widow and an assistant Chief Nursing Officer with the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Mrs Elizabeth Uruakpa. Uruakpa, 66, was said to be coming from the evening church service when the gunmen who had laid ambush swooped on her at the entrance of her house behind the new Ilisan market. The incident reportedly made the neighbourhood panic as many residents and shop […]
Former Chelsea midfield maestro, Conor Gallagher, has opened up on why he left Chelsea. According to a statement from Fabrizio Romano’s X handle on Friday, Gallagher said Chelsea’s new policy to sign players on long contracts was the main reason why he left Chelsea. “Why Chelsea sold me? Clubs make their own decisions and they have brought in some top players on long contracts. “That wasn’t the situation with me […]
As Nigerians eagerly await the release of Premium Motor Spirit, popular known as petrol, from the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it will lift the product from the plant on September 15 but outlined factors that would determine its price. It said foreign exchange rates and market forces would influence the cost of petrol, stressing that the market had been deregulated. This came as […]
6020 Farmers in the Nation's Capital have benefitted from the 4th batch of FCT Fadama CARES grant, in the form of farm inputs. At the flag off of the disbursement of the farm inputs in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud said the programme is targeted at addressing hunger and food shortage in the territory. She hinted that the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike has […]
Disappearances Of People Through Conflicts In December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly, by Resolution, designated 30th August of every year starting from 2011 as the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances in recognition of people who have disappeared in various regions of the world through conflict, disaster and migration and to stand in solidarity with their loved ones. Enforced disappearance constitutes serious violation of Human Rights […]
The leadership of the Organised Labour has called on the Federal Government to address urgently the recent hike in the price of Premium motor spirit to reduce the level of hardship on Nigerians. This is contained in a statement by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero. Comrade Ajaero said after the agreement reached with the Federal Government to ensure that the Fuel pump price will […]
The Federal Government says it will provide the necessary support for any innovations aimed at reducing the increasing number of road accidents in the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, who stated this during the launch of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, mobile app in Abuja explained that the app is designed to digitalize FRSC operations for effective traffic management. Senator George […]
Chelsea are still big admirers of Super Eagles ace Victor Osimhen and may want to sign him in the winter or next summer transfer window. That is the view of transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, who has spoken about the attacker’s situation. Osimhen is currently with Galatasaray on loan, but the club has the option to terminate the deal early in the winter transfer window. Read Also: Italy Legend, Cannavaro Alludes To […]
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