Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigeria’s leaders to be selfless and consider it an opportunity to serve the people. Obasanjo stated this on Saturday during a courtesy visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Government House in Benin City, the Edo State capital. According to the former Nigerian President, leadership is an opportunity…
Former Bayelsa State Governor now Senator representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly Seriake Dickson has added his voice in faulting the 1999 constitution Speaking on a television programme monitored by our reporter Senator Dickson said the insufficient mechanism for accountability by leaders must be addressed in the 1999 Constitution. According to Dickson, the 1999…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles lost 2-0 to ‘the Eagles’ of Mali in a friendly match in Marrakech, Morocco, on Tuesday night, Chidozie Awaziem’s blunder allowed Atalanta’s El Bilal Toure to put Mali ahead from close range in the first half The Super Eagles could not find an equaliser and paid the price late on in the…
The Nigerian Government has invited popular Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, for questioning. The minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed while addressing journalists at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. Gumi was invited for questioning over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. The minister said the Islamic cleric was not…
Nigeria’s Female under 17 football team, the Falconets will take on Black Princesses of Ghana in the final of the football event at the 13 African gamesThe Falconets have a 100 per cent record at the 13th African Games, winning all three games.Chris Danjuma’s side have scored eight goals without conceding.Ahead of the game which…
These are indeed happy times for the Nigerian judiciary as the federal government is considering an upward review of their salary. To this end, The House of Representatives has passed the bill for upward review of salaries, allowances and fringe benefits for Judicial Office Holders across the country.The bill passed through the Third Reading in…
A bill seeking to grant five-month leave to persons who lose their spouse has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives.Sponsored by Honourable Saidu Abdullahi, the bill seeks to enable the widow or widower mourn and make immediate arrangements for the challenges ahead.Honourable Saidu argues that there is a need for consideration of the…
The Senate has passed the Student Loans Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024.The passage followed the consideration of a report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), presented by the Chairman representing Katsina South, Sen. Mohammed Muntari.President Bola Tinubu had last week, written to the Senate…
The new Super Eagles jerseys for the 2024–2025 football season have been unveiled by clothing powerhouse, Nike. Nike unveiled the new sets of jerseys in a post on its Instagram page on Monday “The 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒌𝒊𝒕𝒔 disrupt convention with bold twists on icons. “Featuring 𝑫𝒓𝒊-𝑭𝑰𝑻 𝑨𝑫𝑽 innovation, each kit is engineered for the…
The Nigerian Army says it has arrested some suspects in connection with the killing of sixteen army officers in Okuama community in Delta state Though the number and identities of those arrested have not been made public, Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, said the killed soldiers were surrounded by some community…
