Former head coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, has hit out at the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, for their lackadaisical attitude during the period when FIFA was investigating him for match-fixing. Siasia was found guilty of bribery and alleged involvement in match-fixing. The world football governing body hit Siasia with a life ban from…
FOLLOWING the war of words between a former governor of Delta state James Ibori and current governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Governor Oborevwori has broken silence, saying there is no cause for alarm. Executive Assistant on Communications to the Governor, Dr Fred Latimore who spoke on behalf of the governor said petty squabbles, malice and divisive tendencies…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to follow the prosecution of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to logical conclusion. In a chat with journalists at the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, the anti-graft chairman vowed that all those who obstructed the arrest of the former…
Police authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have launched an investigation into a viral video of a female student being bullied by her classmates a school while two ministers visited the learning institution on Tuesday in the wake of the incident that has sparked outrage. The video, which gained mileage on social media…
Premier League referees Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor have been selected to officiate at Euro 2024. Their colleagues Stuart Attwell and David Coote will be video assistant referees (VAR) for the tournament. Stephanie Frappart became the first female to officiate at a men’s European Championship when she did so in 2021, but no female referees…
Queen Camilla has presented a series of medals to active and retired members of the regiment her father served with in World War Two. The Queen presented five Buchan Medals to Royal Lancers at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire on Monday. There was homage to her late father, Maj Bruce Shand, who served with the…
Europe football governing body Uefa is set to confirm a new squad number for nations participating at this year’s European Championship in Germany. A meeting of the European governing body’s national competitions committee voted in favour of the change, which is set to be ratified by the executive committee later this week. Uefa had planned…
Work to create a new statue of Queen Elizabeth II has begun just days before what would have been her 98th birthday. The structure is being made by renowned artist Andy Edwards and will eventually be displayed in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. The sculptor is basing his design on photographs taken of the late monarch when she…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940, and N980 per litre respectively. This is coming in the wake of its widely celebrated price reduction to N1,000 barely two weeks ago. The price change of N940 applies to customers buying five million litres…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, has visited the Lead British International School, Abuja following multiple footages of bullying that surfaced in the internet space on Tuesday. The minister who visited the school was accompanied by some officials of her ministry. One of the bullies (female) who was captured in the video was brought…
