The Super Falcons of Nigeria lost their Group C match against Spain by 1-0 on Sunday evening, their second defeat in the ongoing Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football tournament in France. Spain’s Alexia Putellas secured the victory with an 85th-minute direct free kick, which caught Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Nnadozie, off guard. With the win, La Roja…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted heavy thunder and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast morning thunderstorms on Monday over parts of Kebbi, Katsina, Borno, Bauchi and Taraba States. The agency envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Zamfara, Taraba, Bauchi, and Kebbi states later in…
France defender Raphael Varane has completed his move to newly-promoted Serie A side Como. Varane was a free agent after his contract at Manchester United ended in the summer. He has signed a two-year deal with the Italian club. The 2018 World Cup winner won three La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues at Real…
The Early Academic Years of Charlie Nwa Mgbafor: “Charlie Nwa Mgbafor” has not only stood out as a household name in Anambra State and beyond, but also stands out as one of the names many perceive as unbefitting to the quality and personality of its bearer, despite being spiced up with a little English word…
In a shocking move, Kenneth Okonkwo, the former spokesman for the Labour Party’s presidential campaign council, has announced his departure from the party. Okonkwo has also parted ways with the party’s former presidential candidate, Peter Obi. In a statement titled “Political Journey to a Great Nigeria,” Okonkwo cited his disappointment with the party’s internal crisis…
The presidency has described as fake a viral statement ‘Tinubu Speaks’ that was credited to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a terse statement on Saturday. Ngelale dismissed the authenticity of the statement-making the round. “Based on recent inquiries, I wish to reiterate that this is fake and does not…
Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of President Bola Tinubu, has told market women in Dosumu Market, Lagos, to warn their children not to join the August 1 protest against economic hardship under his father’s watch. “Say no to protest,” Mrs Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja General of Lagos, declared, posting a video in which she spoke with market women,…
Super Falcons of Nigeria are really fully at home here in France as they eat African Cuisine. The food is being provided by a Nigerian resident in France, Chinedu Rita Rosa, a former footballer who is in wine business. According to her, she has been in France in the past 10 years and in the…
The Nigeria Football Federation has paid tribute to former football club owners, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and Senator (Dr) Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, who both passed away within two days of each other this week. Chief Iwuanyanwu, who took over the former Spartans Football Club of Owerri (1981 WAFU Cup losing finalists) and renamed it Iwuanyanwu Nationale,…
The push to get President Bola Tinubu to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has intensified in recent times with the visit of traditional rulers and archbishops of South East extraction to him in his detention facility. Speaking on Friday, Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimako, said the visit which…
