Highly sought after Manager Ruben Amorim says there will be “clarification” over his expected move toManchester United after Sporting’s game against Estrela on Friday. He is expected to remain in charge at Portuguese side Sporting until the next international break from 11-19 November. There remains confusion over whether a deal has been completed for Amorim…
A banker with a popular Nigerian bank, identified as Mr Victor has been killed in Umuahia by suspected kidnappers who attempted to kidnap him. The banker was shot dead by the suspected kidnappers at Isi Court junction at Old Umuahia while shopping. It was gathered that the late banker struggled with his attackers who were…
A South African group, Progressive Forces, has launched a petition against Chidimma Adetshina from competing in the Miss Universe 2024. This comes after the arrival of Adetshina in Mexico on Wednesday. The newly crowned Miss Universe Nigeria arrived in Mexico to represent the country at the 2024 edition of the global competition scheduled to be…
Ahead of the forthcoming local government election, which will hold on Saturday, the Abia State Government has restricted the movement of people and vehicles during the elections. According to the state government, the restrictions will commence by midnight on Friday and end by 4 pm on Saturday. The directive was announced by Okey Kanu, the…
The Nigerian House of Representatives has introduced a bill to amend Section 49 of the 1999 Constitution, allocating six special seats for women and persons living with disabilities (PWDs). Sponsored by House Spokesman Akintunde Rotimi, the proposed amendment seeks to increase the total number of representatives from 360 to 366. The six additional seats will…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment on an appeal filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) challenging its proscription as a terrorist organization. In 2017, the Federal High Court outlawed IPOB’s activities in Nigeria, declaring them illegal, particularly in the South-East and South-South regions. The court also restrained anyone from participating…
The Federal Government has issued a nine-month ultimatum to individuals that are keeping dollars outside the banking system. Briefing journalists on Thursday after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, the Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said the government has unveiled a new policy for Nigerians to deposit dollar…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says its team has located the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This is according to the NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance Bimbo Oladeji. NSIB said the “wreckage was identified during last night’s recovery dives, approximately 0.775 nautical miles from the…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has expressed reservations over the Tax Reform Bill forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The bill was forwarded to NASS based on the report and recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal and Tax Reforms set up by the President to help boost revenue generation in the…
Singer, Tiwa Savage has joined the conversation about the “Big 3” or “Big 4” in the Nigerian music industry. Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy are widely regarded as the current top three Nigerian artists and are collectively referred to as the “Big 3.” There are also conversations about adding a fourth name to the list,…
