The Nigerian association of road transport owners (narto) has suspended its planned nationwide strike. This followed Monday’s meeting with the federal government and stakeholders after tanker drivers suspended operations and stopped lifting of petroleum products amid harsh economic realities. Narto members had threatened shutdown all over the country beginning Monday over the high cost of…
Veteran Nigerian singer, Eedris Abdulkareem has recounted how American rapper, 50 Cent and his crew flogged and chased some Nigerian artistes, including P-Square, out of the backstage during a concert organised by the Nigerian Breweries in 2004. The singer made this known in the episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast with media personality, Nedu. Eedris…
Gunmen have kidnapped the corpse of a man identified as Ugwuanyi Israel while the body was being transported from Lagos to Enugu State for burial. It was gathered that Israel, who hailed from Ameze Owerre, Umabor community in Nsukka local government area of Enugu State, died in Lagos, and his remains were being moved to…
The residents of Obiofia Otolo Nnewi Community in Anambra State, are urgently calling on the government to address the severe gully erosion that has left many people homeless. The National President of Obiofia Otolo Nnewi family union, Comrade Chibunna Okeke, spoke out about the devastating effects of the gully erosion that has plagued the community….
The Federal Government has described the rising cost of cement in Nigeria as unacceptable and threatened to open the borders in order to force down the price of the product. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, who issued the warning on Tuesday, said key components of cement manufacturing were locally sourced and…
The Confederation of African Football CAF has reached an agreement in principle with Morocco for the 2025 Cup of Nations to be played in July and August next year in Morocco, Earlier this month CAF president Patrice Motsepe refused to confirm the dates of the next Africa Cup of Nations, with organisers left with little…
Emerse Fae has been appointed as Ivory Coast coach on a permanent deal after leading the Elephants to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations title. The 40-year-old took over on an interim basis after Jean-Louis Gasset was sacked during the group stage of the finals, where the West Africans had lost two games including a…
Ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers between Nigeria’s Super Falcons and Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon, 11 players have arrived the Super Falcons’ camp in Abuja The team’s camp opened in Abuja on Tuesday morning. Goalkeepers Chiamaka Nnadozie, Tochukwu Oluehi and Linda Jiwaku as well as Akudo Ogbonna are among the early arrivals in camp….
Veteran Nigerian singer, Daddy Showkey added his voice to the ongoing war of words between Eedris Abdulkareem and Charley Boy over the altercation Eedris had with 50 Cent Speaking during a recent interview with media personality, Daddy Freeze, Daddy Showkey said 50 Cent wasn’t the only international artist Eedris Abdulkareem, had an altercation with. According…
A Constitution Amendment Bill to introduce state police has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which was sponsored by 13 members of the House, enjoyed support from majority of the lawmakers in the green chamber who believed that concerns of political victimisation by state governors, should take the backseat to the…
