The Federal Government, on Thursday, said no fewer than 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had either experienced various degrees of flooding or recorded casualties as rains intensified. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, who dropped the hint during a press briefing in Abuja, warned that 21 more states…
Host Germany will face their biggest test on Friday as they face arguably the best team of Euro 2024 so far in a huge quarter-final match at Arena Stuttgart In many ways, this is a game that would have been a fitting final, but one of the two heavyweights will see their journey come to…
US President President Joe Biden is facing pressure from some major Democratic donors as he faces a critical few days in his campaign for re-election. A number of donors are publicly warning they will withhold funds unless Mr Biden is replaced as the party’s candidate following his disastrous debate performance last week. They include Abigail…
Labour has inflicted a massive election injury in the conservatives by winning in a landslide in the UK general election. This means Keir Starmer will be the new prime minister After 14 years, the Conservatives lose power in a catastrophic defeat – they are set for the worst result in their history High-profile Conservative casualties…
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez was the hero as Argentina booked their spot in the Copa America semi-finals with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Ecuador. After a 1-1 draw in normal time, the match went straight to penalties and Argentina got off to the worst possible start when captain Lionel Messi saw his chipped…
France captain Kylian Mbappe says it is “an honour” to play against Cristiano Ronaldo as his country prepares to take on Portugal in their Euro 2024 quarter-final. Mbappe recently signed for Real Madrid this summer – a club where Ronaldo won four successive Champions League titles. The two will go head-to-head in Hamburg on Friday…
Adamawa state police have arrested two women for the alleged stealing and buying of a four-year-old boy. The suspects, Blessing Okonkwo, 24, and Efunaya Nabufe, 35, who reside in Mubi North LGA, have confessed to stealing and buying the boy, identified as Friday Okonkwo. This is according to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman…
Nigeria’s currency the naira has recorded the highest depreciation against the dollar since May 13, 2024. FMDQ data showed that the naira weakened to N1520.24 against the dollar on Thursday from N1512.61. This represents N7.63 depreciation against the dollar compared to the N1512.61 traded the previous day. This is coming despite the increase in FX…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri says Nigeria has been selected to host the Headquarters of the African Energy Bank. The minister made this known in a statement on Thursday through his official X handle. According to him, the choice of Nigeria is a testament to the country’s leadership and commitment to…
Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says President Bola Tinubu has failed the country PDP noted that Tinubu’s bad leadership had plunged Nigerians into hardship and worsened the precarious economic situation. The opposition party said Tinubu’s administration had failed to address the problems caused by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. In…
