After almost a year out of the game, former world number one tennis player Rafael Nadal says he will return to competitive tennis at the Brisbane International. Nadal, has been out of action since injuring his hip flexor in a second-round defeat at January’s Australian Open. He has previously said he plans to retire at…
As fighting resumes in Gaza after seven-day temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Israeli authorities have told Gazans to leave parts of Southern Gaza The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says over 100 people have been killed on Friday Rockets have also been fired into Israel from Gaza Both sides have accused each other…
Ethiopian Airline has barred passengers boarding any of its flights from Nigeria from using ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags. Ghana-must-go bags are popular sac-like load carriers in Nigeria that come in different sizes and colours and are preferred by many travelers due to their durability and affordability. According to a letter issued on Friday and addressed to the…
After two days of debate, the 2024 appropriation bill has scaled second reading in the Senate and House of Representatives While some lawmakers are worried about the plan of the government to generate revenue from heavy tax, others say the proposed 1.7 million barrels per day of crude production is unrealistic. The committees will now…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will freeze bank accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN) from April 2024. This is according to a circular released on Friday by the apex bank which said a BVN or NIN verification will be “conducted shortly”. Meanwhile the Central Bank of…
Gunmen on Thursday night kidnapped the priest in charge of St Michael’s Catholic Church Parish in Umuekebi, Osuoweerre autonomous community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev Fr Kingsley Eze, popularly known as Father Ichie. The priest and another man identified as Uchenna Newman, who drove the priest in a Volvo…
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday put aside his differences with his deputy Phillip Shaibu , to congratulate him as he turned 54, thanking him for his support over the last seven years. The governor’s congratulatory message to his deputy was contained in a statement made available to journalists. The statement read, “I congratulate…
An eighteen years old girl has been killed by her own family members for appearing in a viral social media videos where she was seen dancing with a boy The incident happened in the village of Barsharyal in Pakistan’s Kohistan region, According to reports, as soon as the videos emerged, village elders sentenced her to…
All five Crew members of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) survived a crash involving an MI-35P helicopter in Port Harcourt on Friday. A statement by the Director of NAF Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet confirmed the crash He said, “The unfortunate incident occurred at about 7.45 a.m. shortly after the aircraft took…
About 90 former agitators under the now defunct Bakassi Freedom Fighters (BFF) in Cross River State and fully registered into the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have demanded to be reinstated into the programme in the interest of peace in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. The ex-agitators also demanded for the immediate payment of all entitlements…
