Some protesters who participated in the August 1-10 #EndBadGovernance protest have been remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre after being charged with treason. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered their remand pending the hearing and ruling on their bail application slated for September 11, 2024. He fixed the sate on…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has names Enugu Rangers’ head coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu and Daniel Ogunmodede of Remo Stars to assist Super Eagles interim manager, Augustine Eguavoen to plot the downfall of the Cheetahs of Benin Republic and the Amavubi of Rwanda in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches this month. NFF in…
A special assistant to the immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, Anas Abba Dala, has revealed the motive behind the decision to drag one Mukhtar Dahiru, a staff of Radio Nigeria, Pyramid FM, Kano before a Magistrate Court. Dahiru, a continuity announcer, was remanded at the correctional centre by a Kano Magistrate court…
Eniola Bolaji has won Nigeria’s first medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. The 18-year-old won a bronze medal in the women’s singles SL3 badminton event at the La Chapelle Arena on Monday. She defeated Ukraine’s Kozyna Oksana 2-0 in a one-sided third-place match to clinch the country’s first medal at the Games. Bolaji won both…
The organisers of BBNaija season nine have announced the unpairing of its housemates. The reality TV show, which premiered on July 28, had unveiled 28 housemates paired up into a total of 14 teams. But after Sunday’s eviction, Biggie dissolved the pairs. Now, the housemates will play the game as individuals, not duos. According to…
The attention of Osun State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been drawn to a delusional and misleading report purportedly issued by a non-existent group of people called Osun Workers Union (OWU). It is crystal clear that these said elements are not legally or constitutionally recognized as an affiliate of the two labour…
The state government says it had taken proactive measures since January to create awareness and sensitise the public. The Edo State Government has recorded one outbreak of Mpox in the state as well as eight suspected cases of Cholera. Dr Ojeifo Stephenson, the state Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, disclosed this…
L The barrage comes just days after Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was targeted by over 200 Russian drones and miss Russia said Sunday that it had thwarted a “massive” Ukrainian drone attack by downing 158 drones across 15 regions, including two over the capital Moscow A coal-fired power plant near the city was reported hit, as…
There was jubilation among civil servants in Ebonyi State as Governor Francis Nwifuru approved the payment of a Seventy Thousand Naira Minimum Wage. Governor Nwifuru made the announcement during the grand finale of the Ojiji Izhi New Yam Festival 2024. He directed relevant government authorities to draft modalities for implementing the new minimum wage, set…
Chelsea suffered fresh frustration after blowing the lead in a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace, while Newcastle beat Tottenham 2-1 as Manchester United and Liverpool prepared for their Premier League showdown on Sunday. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea have won only once in the first three league games of the Italian’s reign after a chaotic close season….
