Turkey and the Netherlands will go head to head on Saturday night in a Euro 2024 quarter-final In the other quarter-final, England aim to move a step closer to ending a 58-year wait to win a major tournament by beating Switzerland. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend the match at Berlin’s Olympiastadion amidst a…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended Warri-Itakpe train services due to the poor condition of the track from Ujevwu in Delta State to Itakpe in Kogi State. That was disclosed in a notice sent to customers, indicating that the agency planned to resume operations on Monday, July 8, 2024. According to the NRC, the suspension,…
Portugal manager Roberto Martinez says “no individual decisions” have been made on the international futures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe after their loss to France at Euro 2024. Both players have been a regular feature in the Portugal side throughout the tournament, with 39-year-old Ronaldo playing every minute of both the shootout win over Slovenia…
Europe’s football governing body UEFA has cleared Manchester City and Manchester United to take their places in European competition next season after conflicts over multi-club ownership with Girona and Nice respectively were resolved. However, United will be prevented from signing highly-rated Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo by Uefa. City Football Group owns City and Girona, while…
England Midfielder Jude Bellingham is free to play in the Three Lions Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland on Saturday after being given a one-match suspended ban and fine for a gesture he made in the last-16 win over Slovakia. The 21-year-old’s ban is suspended for a year and he has also been fined £25,400 (30,000…
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo has said it will challenge Thursday’s decision of the Appeal Court on the assembly crisis. The Court of Appeal, Abuja had nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 others from the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Rivers State High Court. But the…
Two villages, Ayati and Borikyo in Ukum Local Government Area in Benue state have been attacked by suspected armed militias killing six people and many more injured According to report the armed militia invaded the community on Wednesday afternoon, killing residents indiscriminately and burning public properties, including the Ukum Local Government Secretariat. Many residents fled…
Ahead of football event at this year’s Olympic games, Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, is positive of a good outing despite his team been drawn in a tough group. Nigeria have been drawn in Group C with Brazil,former world champions Japan, and reigning world champions Spain. Waldrum unveiled his squad for the women’s football…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed sanctions on the President of the Cameroon Football Association, Samuel Eto’o, for violation of ethics. Disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, CAF said Eto’o was facing “charges of alleged manipulation of football matches and violating the principles of ethics and integrity.” The body slammed a $200,000…
The European Union has awarded postgraduate scholarships to 142 young Nigerians for the 2024-25 academic session under its prestigious Erasmus+ program. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Nigeria has led in Africa as the top recipient of these scholarships, also ranking among the top five globally. Announced by the program organizers in Brussels, the…
