Mexico and America on Friday submitted a joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Canada hosted the competition in 2015, the last time it was held in North America. With four World Cup victories, the United States of America is the most successful country in women’s tournaments. Ekweanaedo News reports that Brazil and…
Popular rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, aka Oladips, apologised to Nigerians over his death prank pulled by his management. He explained that it was not a prank as he was very sick at that time. He, however, apologised to Nigerians for the confusion. In a recent interview with Naija FM, the singer said that he plans on…
Burundi’s Supreme Court on Friday sentenced ousted prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni to life in prison on charges including attempting to overthrow the government and threatening the life of the president. Bunyoni, whose trial opened three months ago, was prime minister from mid-2020 until September 2022 when he was fired, days after President Evariste Ndayishimiye had…
The Police Command in Imo has announced the arrest of 15 suspected members of Eastern Security Network (ESN), the armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Spokesman of the Police Command, ASP Henry Okoye, said in a statement issued in Owerri on Friday that the arrest was sequel to confessions by…
Senator Austin Akobundu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been affirmed as the duly elected senator for Abia Central Senatorial District. The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja passed the ruling on Friday. The Court of Appeal dismissed the application filed by Darlington Nwokocha of the Labour Party (LP), seeking it to review and reverse…
Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, has expressed worry over the exit of foreign firms from Nigeria, noting that it is bad omen for the country. The former Anambra state governor who shared his views through his X handle on Friday, noted that the departure of…
The Oyo State Police Command said it has apprehended the policemen sighted in a now-viral video demanding money from a female biker who was on a tour of Nigeria from the Netherlands. The command, in a post on X on Thurday, said the operatives will face disciplinary actions. “Viral video portraying the regrettable misconduct of…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has alerted Nigerians of counterfeit naira notes in circulation amid reports of currency shortage in the country. In a statement released on Friday titled ‘Beware of Counterfeit Naira Banknotes in Circulation,’ the apex bank advised Deposit Money Banks, Financial Houses, Bureau de Change, and the public to be vigilant and…
Bola Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, shouldn’t serve as both the minister of petroleum and the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to former governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Speaking at The Bank Directors Summit on Thursday at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja’s Congress Hall, Sanusi made the utterance. After taking office, President…
Kaduna State Governor, has received in audience the Vice President, His Excellency, Kashim Shettima, GCON, who led a high-powered Federal Government delegation to Sir Kashim Ibrahim House to condole the government and people of Kaduna State over the loss of lives in Tudun Biri village due to the unfortunate military drone attack. The Vice President…
