Nigeria’s female Under 17 team Flamingos will be gunning for their second win at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup when they take on debutants Ecuador on Saturday The Group A encounter will hold at the CFC Stadium, Santiago de los Caballeros. The Flamingos opened their campaign with a bang on Wednesday, handing New…
Nigeria’s national grid has collapsed again. This is the third time this will happen in just one week. The latest collapse occurred early Saturday morning, with many states reporting total blackouts. According to data from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org) it revealed that the grid recorded zero megawatts (MW) as of 9.20am today. This…
Commissioner of Special Duties in Jigawa State, Auwal Danladi Sankara, has refuted a statement issued by the Kano Hisbah Command, which alleged his involvement in an illicit affair with a married woman in an uncompleted building. This follows reports of an alleged affair under suspicious circumstances involving Auwal Danladi Sankara, which went viral across various…
A top government functionary and Commissioner for Special Duties in Jigawa State, Auwal Sankara, has been arrested in an uncompleted building, where he was allegedly ‘digging it out’ with somebody’s wife, Mrs. Tasleem Baba. This was disclosed by the Director General of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Abba Sufi, who also noted that the arrest…
The Labour Party (LP) has rejected accusations from the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission (NLC-PC), which alleged that Julius Abure, the party’s national chairman, has been advancing the interests of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing the matter in Abuja, LP National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, clarified that the claims are part of a…
The people of Mgbuji Eha-Amufu and Abor isi-ala in Isi-uzo local government area who were affected by alleged herdsmen attacks, as well as Okpanku in Aninri Local Government Area affected by a ravaging flood disaster have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Governor of Enugu state, Dr Peter Mbah for providing support to help them…
… As security agencies neutralise criminals, recover arms In furtherance of its relentless war against kidnapping and criminality in Enugu State, the state government has yet again reduced to rubbles, a kidnappers’ den at Nike in Enugu East LGA of the state. The twin semi-detached bungalows located at Nokpa, near Alulu, Nike had been serially…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has congratulated Professor Iliyasu Usman on his historic appointment as the Chief Imam of the National Mosque in Abuja. Usman’s appointment marks a significant moment as he becomes the first Igbo Muslim to hold this prestigious position. In a statement released on Friday,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Chevron Nigeria Limited have announced a significant oil discovery with the successful drilling of the Meji NW-1 well in the shallow offshore Niger Delta region. In a statement released on Friday, the companies reported that drilling began on September 2, 2024, and reached a total depth of…
Okupe defends Tinubu, Shettima’s absence, says commanders take time off during war Doyin Okupe, a former presidential aide, says President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima are entitled to travel out of the country simultaneously. Tinubu is on a two-week vacation in the United Kingdom (UK) and has recently visited France, while Shettima is in…
