Nigeria on Saturday qualified for the knockout stage of the Fifa Under 17 women’s world cup after thumping Ecuador 4-0 in their second Group A match. The victory sealed their spot in the next round of the competition having defeated New Zealand 1-4 in their first match of the tournament. Nigeria scored once in the…
Some Unknown Gunmen have kidnapped two members of the ruling Labour Party in Abia State. According to reports, the gunmen invaded a Labour Party meeting in a hotel in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state. The masked men reportedly claimed they were acting on orders “from above” without giving further explanation. Those kidnapped…
An Aide to former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has mocked Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu over his latest comments on President Bola Tinubu. Kalu was quoted as saying that Tinubu drives around Abuja at night in a bid to understand the suffering of residents. Describing Tinubu as a street person,…
Following an alleged ‘illicit affair’ with a married woman in an uncompleted building, the Jigawa State Government has announced the immediate suspension of Auwalu Sankara, the State Commissioner For Special Duties. “Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi, has approved the immediate suspension of Auwalu Dalladi Sankara as Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Special Duties and member of…
A man has died after allegedly jumping into a canal to avoid arrest in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. The Lagos Police Command’s Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Friday. He said the incident happened on Wednesday at about 10:00 a.m. in the Mosan Okunola area…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has blamed Saturday’s collapse of the national grid on the explosion of a transformer at the Jebba Transmission station. Several parts of the country were thrown into a blackout in the early hours of the day, the third time in a week. NERC said it is concerned by the…
Nigerian Afrobeat superstars, Davido and Wizkid, snubbed each other when they met in the same nightclub in London, UK. Videos of the two artistes were shared by the host of Afrobeat Podcast, Adesope Olajide, on X. Olajide captioned it: “Davido and Wizkid currently partying in the same club in London …..” The clips were posted…
Nigeria’s female Under 17 team Flamingos will be gunning for their second win at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup when they take on debutants Ecuador on Saturday The Group A encounter will hold at the CFC Stadium, Santiago de los Caballeros. The Flamingos opened their campaign with a bang on Wednesday, handing New…
Nigeria’s national grid has collapsed again. This is the third time this will happen in just one week. The latest collapse occurred early Saturday morning, with many states reporting total blackouts. According to data from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org) it revealed that the grid recorded zero megawatts (MW) as of 9.20am today. This…
Commissioner of Special Duties in Jigawa State, Auwal Danladi Sankara, has refuted a statement issued by the Kano Hisbah Command, which alleged his involvement in an illicit affair with a married woman in an uncompleted building. This follows reports of an alleged affair under suspicious circumstances involving Auwal Danladi Sankara, which went viral across various…
