The highly anticipated international friendly between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and world champions Argentina has been called off. According to reports, the friendly was called off due to the short time to process visas for the Nigerian delegation. The game was earlier scheduled to take place in China but was moved to the United…
Nigerian TV Programme on African Magic, The Johnsons will no longer be aired after 13 years. Renowned Nollywood actor, Charles Inojie, shared the news via his Instagram page on Tuesday. He wrote, “Thank you, Africa. After 13 years of absolute magic, 13 years of awesomeness, 13 years of being Africa’s most-watched show on television, and…
Worried by the level of hunger in the country, the upper legislative chamber, Senate has urged the Federal Government to introduce food stamps programme as an interim measure to cushion the effects of food insecurity in the country. It maintained that the introduction of the programe has become necessary “with a view to working out…
The notorious Jihadist group in Mali have released an elderly Italian couple and their son, who were kidnapped in Mali in May 2022, According to the Italian government the three are in good health, and are due to return to Rome. The three are Jehovah’s Witnesses who were reportedly planning to set up a church…
An aide to Senator Ned Nwoko Barrister Chris Agidy, who was kidnapped last year has been killed Barrister Chris was the Senior Legislative Aide, to Senator Nwoko, before his was kidnapped by bandits in 2023. Recall that at least 19 persons were in November 2023 kidnapped from their homes in the Galadimawa area of nation’s…
President of Nigeria Labour Congress Joe Ajaero says the two-day demonstration declared by labour is not just a clamour for review of minimum wage but about hunger in the land Speaking in Lagos during the protest, Ajaero said contrary to some claims, the union is not protesting only about a hike in the country’s minimum…
A former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has denied reports that he has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking at a meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, Ortom said he’s still a member of the party. According to Ortom: “The rumours that I’m decamping to APC, I’m not…
A former Chief Whip of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Evans Bipi, says former Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike manipulated the outcome of the 2023 general election in Rivers state. Bipi said this in Port Harcourt, while speaking at a solidarity rally for the state governor organized by women groups across the 23 local…
At least four people are believed to be trapped after a building under construction collapsed near the Ochanja market in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the building, meant to serve as a market on completion, collapsed at about 8 pm on Monday with some of the workers still inside the building. The situation…
The Lagos State Government says it will close the Third Mainland Bridge for 24 hours to allow contractors execute a major aspect of the ongoing repair works on the bridge. The closure by the Federal Ministry of Works was announced in a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Monday. According…
