The ongoing strike by primary school teachers of Local Education Authority (LEA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been halted. The primary school teachers in the FCT had since January embarked on a strike over the nonpayment of their 25-month national minimum wage arrears and non-implementation of the 40 per cent peculiar allowance, by…
All efforts of the security operatives to tackle the security crisis in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, both killings and kidnapping of residents have proven abortive. Although the security operatives recently recorded successes in the battle against terrorism in the city by rescuing kidnap victims and arresting suspects, our correspondent gathered that some of…
Two more countries will qualify for the quarter final of the Cup of Nations joining Angola and Nigeria. Both qualified on Saturday. The two that will join Angola and Nigeria are either Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Conakry, Egypt and DR Congo The four nations will lock horns today in a round of 16 fixtures as the…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has made four new appointments amid the State House Assembly voting to override him to pass four new bills into law. The governor on Friday appointed Goodlife Ben as the Acting Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Tonte Davies as the Acting Administrator of New Cities Development Authority, NCDA, and Ine…
Nollywood actress, Victoria Inyama has revealed how her ex-husband, Godwin Okrim usually come home with his girlfriend when they were married. Speaking with Chude Jideonwo, she detailed instances when her ex-husband allegedly brought other women into their home to harass her. “So your husband was bringing his girlfriends home?” Chude asked. And in response, Victoria…
Cameroon head coach, Rigobert Song claimed his young side will learn from the defeat to Nigeria. The Indomitable Lions exited the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations following a 2-0 defeat to the Super Eagles. Ademola Lookman scored both goals as Nigeria beat their fierce rivals in a game many have dubbed a derby match at…
Injured Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali is doubtful for Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final game against Angola on Friday at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The 27-year-old suffered an injury in the Eagles’ 2-0 victory over Cameroon in the last-16 of the AFCON as Nigeria advanced to the quarter-final. The…
Three mobile policemen attached to PMF 51, Oghara, have been reportedly abducted by suspected herdsmen in the Ohoror community of the East-West Road in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. According to reports the kidnappers also carted away the service AK47 rifles with ammunition of the policemen who were marched into the…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Angola in the next round of the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Nigeria will play the Giant Sable Antelope in the AFCON 2023 Quarterfinals by 6pm, at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, on Friday, February 2, 2024. Both teams qualified for this stage after dispatching…
French Ligue One side Lyon have announced the signing of former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic from Ligue 1 rivals Rennes for a fee of 2.6 million euros (2.8 million dollars). The 35-year-old Serbia international joined Rennes from Roma at the start of the season. Lyon, who are in the relegation places in…
