Germany have been crowned winners of the FIFA Under 17 World cup after beaten France on penalties in the final on Saturday The game had ended 2-2, with France coming from two goals down to draw the game but fell short during the shootout with Germany winning 4-3. The win is Germany’s first at the…
Tragedy struck Orire Local Government Area of Oyo state with the death of three traditional rulers from the LGA in a motor accident on Friday. Nine other persons were also said to have been injured in a separate accident on the same day. According to reports, the affected monarchs lost their lives in a road…
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has urged mortgage banks to adopt rent-to-own mortgage options and flexible monthly mortgage loan repayments as strategies to develop innovative mortgage products and make commercial loans more affordable. He also urged all bank CEOs to ensure that Nigerians within the low and medium-income segments have access…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its officials have arrested Indian hemp farmer in Sokoto State. The Commandant of NDLEA in the state, Mr Adamu Iro, told newsmen on Saturday that“It is the first of such case in the history of the state”. According to Iro, the suspect, Anas Sani, was arrested in…
Scientists know that ringing in the ears, or tinnitus, is associated with hearing loss, aging, head or neck injuries, and exposure to loud noises. But what’s actually happening in the body to cause it is less understood. New research published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports supports a theory that an underlying cause of tinnitus may be similar…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia state has concluded plans to increase the salaries of the State workforce. Otti disclosed this in Umuahia on Friday night during a media parley with journalists, stating that he is engaging with stakeholders to improve the minimum wage of the state workers and that very soon the package would be…
Two students hostels built in the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State under the 2020 Special Intervention Programme of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) have been commissioned. The two buildings, which included one for the male students and another for their female counterparts, funded with a total sum of N550 million, was commissioned at the…
Police in the Indian city of Chennai have discovered the body of a 20-year-old nursing student who was reportedly killed by her boyfriend at a hotel who then shared a picture of the deceased on his WhatsApp on Saturday. Chennai is a city located in the southern part of India. The murder was discovered when…
Nigerian politician, DG Southeast Governors’ Forum and Former Senator representing the people of Anambra Central Senatorial District of Anambra state, Senator Uche Ekwunife was on Friday endorsed by all her ward coordinators and key stakeholders in her decision to switch over to the All Progressives Congress (APC) This came as a welcome development as the…
New Conservatives group on the Tory Right in the United Kingdom has called for ministers to close temporary visa schemes for care workers as part of an effort to slash net migration before the presidential election scheduled for next year. According to the former Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, and former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,…
