Nigeria’s Super Eagles lost 2-0 to ‘the Eagles’ of Mali in a friendly match in Marrakech, Morocco, on Tuesday night, Chidozie Awaziem’s blunder allowed Atalanta’s El Bilal Toure to put Mali ahead from close range in the first half The Super Eagles could not find an equaliser and paid the price late on in the…
The Nigerian Army says soldiers killed in the Okuama community in Delta State are to be buried on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the National Cemetery, Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the Nigerian Army’s X handle on Tuesday, adding that the burial will be held by 3pm. President Bola Tinubu is…
Declan Rice says he hopes to convince his Arsenal team-mate Ben White to make an international U-turn and become available to play for England. White has starred for the Premier League leaders this season but has not featured in the national team squad since the 2022 World Cup. The 26-year-old returned early from Qatar for…
UEFA has made a U-turn by saying it will allow Manchester United play in the Europa League if they qualify, despite Sir Jim Ratcliffe still being the owner at Nice. According to UEFA’s new regulations, teams owned by the same owners will not be allowed to enter into the same competitions. This means that under…
In honour of late governorship aspirant Dr. Paul Akintelure, A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Wale Akinterinwa, has suspended his political activities Akinterinwa said the suspension of political activities was to honour the death of a fellow aspirant, The former Commissioner had planned to commence his political activities ahead of the APC…
The Port Harcourt division of the Rivers State High Court has ruled that Celestine Omehia is not a former governor of Rivers State and as such not entitled to the pensions meant for former governors and their deputies. Ruling on the matter brought before the court by Omehia, Justice Daketima Kio said that the counterclaim…
Nigerian content creator Pelumi Nubi, who embarked on a solo road trip from London to Lagos, has had an accident. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, she shared a picture of her now-wrecked car, revealing severe damage to the front and a shattered windscreen. The accompanying video shows her being carried in an ambulance, with…
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has hiked the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points to 24.75 percent. This is according to a Tuesday communique by the CBN governor Yemi Cardoso after the second MPC meeting of his tenure in Abuja. The new interest rate is a jump from…
A High Court in Kano has sentenced to death by hanging a 47-year-old Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, for the murder of his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani The tragic incident occurred on September 16, 2022, at Janbulo Quarters in Kano. Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, who presided over the case, delivered the judgment on Tuesday. “The defendant’s testimony…
Former Senator Dino Melaye has built an automated car port to house his luxury cars. Melaye has made no secret of his love for luxury cars and power bikes. The carport, built outside his mansion, currently houses at least 13 cars. The construction of the carport is said to have cost him 35 million Naira….
