Germany’s Thomas Muller has announced his retirement from international football. The 34-year-old earned 131 caps during 14 years with the senior side, scoring 45 goals. He was part of Germany’s 2014 World Cup-winning side and won the Golden Boot at the 2010 tournament in South Africa. His final appearance was as an 80th-minute substitute during…
The Federal Government says it has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to that Arab nation starting today, July 15, 2024. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Monday when he briefed State House correspondents following the weekly Federal Executive…
Remember the Offa robbery attack of 2018? Five years after the incident, the suspects will now have their day in court A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday fixed August 2, 2024 for judgement in the bloody April 5, 2018 Offa robbery attack. The development is coming after…
The Federal Government has donated 20 trucks of rice to the 36 state governors and the federal capital territory for onward distribution to Nigerians. Addressing state House Reporters after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the rice is for the most vulnerable Nigerians. He also…
The North Central forum of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned against plans by some groups and individuals to organise a nationwide protest against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The forum said such decision would be counterproductive and harmful to the progress of the country at this moment, calling on the organisers…
The Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas has resigned in order to become the European Union’s next foreign policy chief. Kallas – who has led the Baltic state since 2021 – handed her resignation letter to the president but will remain in office until a new government is formed and sworn in. “This was a…
A man has been taken arrested by police operatives for allegedly luring a 10-year-old girl with N2,000 and defiling her in Ogun State capital. According to report the incident happened on Saturday when the suspect allegedly booked a room in the hotel and informed the receptionist he was expecting his child. The receptionist however became…
Judiciary Workers in Anahra state South East Nigeria have begun an indefinite strike over the refusal by the state government to pay the Consolidated Judiciary Salary Structure. A visit to the High Courts at Ekwueme Square, Chief Magistrate’s Courts and Customary Courts in Amawbia, Awka, reveals that there were no court proceedings. There were no…
Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri has called time on his international career on Monday The 32 year old former Liverpool player won 125 caps with the Swiss national team. Shaqiri who now plays with Chicago Fire in the United States, is Switzerland’s second most-capped player after team-mate Granit Xhaka on 130 caps. The former Bayern Munich player…
The number of those who lost their lives in a cafe bomb blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu packed with football fans watching the the Euro 2024 final has risen to nine. Witnesses described scenes of panic and chaos after the powerful blast late Sunday, with people scrambling for safety and the main entrance to the…
