NIGERIA PITCH AWARDS: 11TH AWARD CEREMONY TO HOLD ON 25TH MARCH IN UYO
Organizers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards on Tuesday announced plans to host the 11th Award Ceremony after the FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between the... Read More
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Nigeria Partners UK’s Zander Corporation To Restore Degraded Lands
…As Firm Donates £250,000 Nigeria will soon partner the United Kingdom’s Zander Corporation to combat desertification and restore degraded lands in key ecological zones. As... Read More
Popular Enugu Catholic Priest’s Adoration Ground Demolished
Building structures in some parts of the adoration ground of Okunerere Consuming Fire Ministry, Nsukka, Enugu State, were Thursday demolished. The ministry, located opposite Queen... Read More
Akwa Ibom Assembly Passes Bill To Establish University Of Education
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has passed a bill to provide for the establishment of the Akwa Ibom State University of Education, Afaha... Read More
Youssouf Resumes As AU Chair, Pledges To Uplift, Unite Africa
The newly elected African Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has pledged his commitment to addressing institutional challenges and elevate Africa’s position on the... Read More
Customs Seize N1.8bn From Nigerian Woman On Saudi Flight
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted $1.15m and SR135,900 undeclared foreign currency at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The seizure was made... Read More
Mbappe returns to France squad [Full list]
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Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has returned to the France squad list. France national team manager Didier Deschamps released his squad on Thursday for Les... Read More
No Individual Bigger Than PDP, Says Diri
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Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was bigger than any individual and that its internal challenges would be fixed... Read More
Nigerian Drug Lord Arrested In Colombia
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Colombian authorities in collaboration with the FBI, have arrested a Nigerian national, Joseph Chinedu Okparaejesi, alias Alen, said to be a suspected transnational drug... Read More
Minister Blames Lawmakers For Proliferation Of Universities
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has attributed the proliferation of universities to mounting pressure from lawmakers. Alausa spoke at the third edition of... Read More
Army Kills Kidnappers, Arrests Gunrunners In Plateau, Kaduna
The Media Information Officer for Operation SAFE HAVEN (OSPH), Major Samson Zhakom, said on Thursday that troops of Operation LAFIYAN JAMA’A have killed two kidnappers... Read More
Streamer Peller under fire for calling Runtown ‘up-and-coming artist’
Popular TikToker Peller has come under heavy fire on social media for referring to Nigerian Afrobeats star Runtown as an “up-and-coming artist.” During a recent... Read More
Trump Threatens 200% Sanctions On European Wines Amid Tariff War
The U.S. President, KeyBanc, has threatened to impose 200 per cent tariffs on wines and alcoholic products from European countries. In a post on his... Read More
Carabao Cup final: ‘It’ll end 2-0’ – Neville, Keane predicts Liverpool vs Newcastle
Former Premier League stars turned pundits, Gary Neville and Roy Keane, have predicted the score of the Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Newcastle. Liverpool... Read More
Champions League: UEFA releases statement on Alvarez’s controversial penalty against Real Madrid
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UEFA have released an official statement, to address the controversial penalty decision, that went against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night. The... Read More
FG Plans $1bn Venture Fund To Scale Up Leather Industry
The Steering Committee on the Strategic Implementation Plan of the Leather and Leather Products Policy, alongside the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Institute... Read More
Lagos court orders public apology over cultural misrepresentation in ‘Gangs of Lagos’
A Lagos State High Court has ruled in favour of the Isale-Eko Descendants Union (IEDU) in its lawsuit against Amazon Web Services Nigeria and the... Read More
Senior Abia Police Officer Dies While Eating Beans With Colleagues
A senior officer of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), DSP Kenneth Ndu, slumped and died on Thursday while eating beans and plantains with colleagues at... Read More
Adenola Emerges Oyo Police Commissioner One Year Before Retirement
With just a year to the mandatory retirement age of 60 years, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Agbetokun, has appointed Johnson Adenola as... Read More
‘Porn sites’ ban will affect many Nigerians’ – Comedian IGoSave
Stand-up comedian IGoSave has strongly condemned the House of Representatives’ directive to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the telecoms regulator, to block access to all... Read More
Blackout In Rivers, Bayelsa As Four Towers On Owerri-Ahoada 132kV Line Collapse
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday announced that four towers along the Owerri-Ahoada 132kV Double Circuit line have been vandalised. The affected towers,... Read More
Rising Afrobeats star Rybeena explains why he named himself after popular soft drink
Rybeena is one of the rising stars whose music is adding much-needed diversity to Nigerian street pop. The singer first made waves from his hit... Read More
FA Cup: I know they’ll turn up – Paul Merson predicts Liverpool vs Newcastle
Former Arsenal man Paul Merson has predicted the outcome of the Carabao Cup final clash between Liverpool and Newcastle United. Making his prediction, according to... Read More
Europa League: Amorim adds two players to Man Utd squad ahead of Sociedad second leg
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has added Tyler Fredricson and James Scanlon to their Europa League squad ahead of Thursday’s last-16 second leg against Real... Read More
Law Mandating Govt Officials To Prioritize Local Airlines For Official Trips Coming-Keyamo
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A new law that would mandate government officials to prioritise local airlines for official trips would soon be sent to the National Assembly for legislative... Read More