The Nigeria Union of Petroleum Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has dismissed reports of a planned protest by Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD). It is reported that the tanker drivers had threatened to break away from its official body, NUPENG, if the current President, Williams Akporeha, and the General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, remain in office. In a…
Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff, Major General Chris Alli (rtd), died at the early hour of Sunday. Ali’s death was announced in a statement released via X (formerly Twitter) by the Nigerian Army’s spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu. Ali, served as the COAS between November 1993 and August 1994, died in a military hospital…
Popular comic skitmaker/actor, Kunle Idowu, popularly known as Frank Donga, has opened on the pressure in the entertainment industry. Ekweanaedo News reports that Frank, who has not been very active in the entertainment industry, shared his reasons for stepping back from the entertainment scene in an interview with Legit. Frank said he took time to…
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is reportedly set to return over N 1.6 billion to secure a plea dialogue. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had last week arraigned Emefiele on a six-count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud. The original charge, which was 20 counts…
Belgium showed no mercy to 10- man Azerbaijan in their Euro 2024 qualifying match on Sunday as they won 5-0 with Romelu Lukaku accounting for four goals. The 30-year-old has now scored 83 goals in 113 Belgium games, making him the seventh-highest scorer in men’s international football history. Leandro Trossard added a late fifth for…
World Number one tennis player Novak Djokovic continued his dominance yesterday with a straight set victory to win a record seventh ATP title Djokovic enjoyed a dominant 6-3 6-3 victory over Jannik Sinner in Turin to end the tennis on a high The Serb who had lost to the Italian in the group stage, avenged…
The Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ehie Edison Ogerenye on Sunday night escaped an assassination attempt. At about 11pm on Sunday the 19th day of November, 2023, a group of Armed thugs and rogue Police Officers led by one SP. Irikefe London Owe, a superintendent of Police attached to the CTU B…
Gaza’s largest hospital has become a “death zone,” the World Health Organization said Sunday, announcing plans to evacuate the facility, as Israel’s army said it was expanding operations to destroy Hamas. The assessment came after a visit by WHO and other UN officials to the hospital, which Israeli troops raided earlier this week. Elsewhere, a…
The 23-year-old model and beauty queen Sheynnis Palaciosfrom Nicaragua, won Miss Universe 2023 during the 72nd annual beauty pageant held in San Salvador on Saturday night. Sheynnis Palacios made history by outshining 83 other candidates and becoming the first delegate from Nicaragua to be crowned Miss Universe at the 72nd annual beauty pageant held in…
The Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has said the zoning system in the country cannot guarantee the prosperity of Nigeria, noting that there is, therefore, organizational structuring. The secretary of the group in the United Kingdom and Europe, Anthony Ajayi, stated that the group observed that zoning system in the country could not guarantee the prosperity…
