Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is reportedly set to return over N 1.6 billion to secure a plea dialogue. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had last week arraigned Emefiele on a six-count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud. The original charge, which was 20 counts…
Belgium showed no mercy to 10- man Azerbaijan in their Euro 2024 qualifying match on Sunday as they won 5-0 with Romelu Lukaku accounting for four goals. The 30-year-old has now scored 83 goals in 113 Belgium games, making him the seventh-highest scorer in men’s international football history. Leandro Trossard added a late fifth for…
World Number one tennis player Novak Djokovic continued his dominance yesterday with a straight set victory to win a record seventh ATP title Djokovic enjoyed a dominant 6-3 6-3 victory over Jannik Sinner in Turin to end the tennis on a high The Serb who had lost to the Italian in the group stage, avenged…
The Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ehie Edison Ogerenye on Sunday night escaped an assassination attempt. At about 11pm on Sunday the 19th day of November, 2023, a group of Armed thugs and rogue Police Officers led by one SP. Irikefe London Owe, a superintendent of Police attached to the CTU B…
Gaza’s largest hospital has become a “death zone,” the World Health Organization said Sunday, announcing plans to evacuate the facility, as Israel’s army said it was expanding operations to destroy Hamas. The assessment came after a visit by WHO and other UN officials to the hospital, which Israeli troops raided earlier this week. Elsewhere, a…
The 23-year-old model and beauty queen Sheynnis Palaciosfrom Nicaragua, won Miss Universe 2023 during the 72nd annual beauty pageant held in San Salvador on Saturday night. Sheynnis Palacios made history by outshining 83 other candidates and becoming the first delegate from Nicaragua to be crowned Miss Universe at the 72nd annual beauty pageant held in…
The Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has said the zoning system in the country cannot guarantee the prosperity of Nigeria, noting that there is, therefore, organizational structuring. The secretary of the group in the United Kingdom and Europe, Anthony Ajayi, stated that the group observed that zoning system in the country could not guarantee the prosperity…
Rosalynn Carter, wife of former US President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. According to the Carter Center, Rosalynn died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, she entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her husband Jimmy, who has been in…
The Private residence of the factional Speaker of Rivers State House Of Assembly Edison Ehie on Sunday night came under attack by armed gunmen in Port Harcourt. Ehie, who was the Leader of the State House of Assembly, had announced himself as the Speaker in the wake of the crisis that rocked the state legislature….
Vice President, Kashim Shettima has asked Nigerian graduates to think of starting their own business instead of relying on government for employment. He said this at the 24th combined convocation ceremony of UNIMAID where he was also conferred with an honorary doctorate degree. The VP said the era where graduates rely solely on the government…
