A cash crunch has struck the nation’s capital, Abuja, resulting in long queues at several bank branches, as revealed by an investigation conducted on Monday. The cash shortage can be attributed to several factors, including a surge in demand for cash ahead of the yuletide and logistical challenges in currency distribution. This scarcity of cash…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday held its annual awards ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco. Nigeria dominated the night at the CAF Awards 2023, taking home the two top honours as Asisat Oshoala was named Women’s Player of the Year, and Victor Osimhen was named Men’s Player of the Year. Here’s a full list…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, visited the palace of the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai, in Maiduguri, Borno State. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngalale, on Monday, the President stated that under his administration, security issues would remain a top priority. The statement read, “President Tinubu…
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated 107 gas and electric-powered buses and taxis in Maiduguri, Borno State. This is an effort geared towards mitigating the effects of fuel subsidy withdrawal, and is intended to improve public transportation. The media aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, shared photos on his X handle on Monday. He…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Aisha Salihu Malkohi, and her husband, Abubakar Mahmoud, who is now at large, before Justice Aisha Mahmud of the Kano State High Court for allegedly defrauding one Farida Ibrahim to the tune of N410,518,000. The Financial Crimes agency disclosed this in a post made on its…
Nigeria’s female striker, Asisat Oshoala, has won the 2023 CAF Women’s Player of The Year at the ongoing Confederation of African Football awards. The award makes Oshoala’s sixth award in the category. The ‘Agba baller’ crooner is regarded as one of the most celebrated African female footballers of all time and the first Super Falcons…
The Nigerian female football team, Super Falcons, has won the 2023 Confederation of African Football award for the National Team of the Year. The year’s award came off the back of an impressive showing at the World Cup earlier in the year. The Falcons were knocked out of the competition in the round of 16…
Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has been crowned the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year for 2023 on Monday night. The Paris FC of France shot-stopper beat fellow goalkeepers in the form of Moroccan shot-stopper Khadija El-Rmichi and South Africa’s Andile Olaminii The award is a reward for her heroics in the Women’s World Cup…
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen has won the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of The Year award. He saw off competition from Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Senegal’s Sadio Mane, and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, among others. The 24-year-old, standing at 1.85m has indeed stood tall among his peers, with the award coming after a lengthy 24-year wait since Super…
Late Nigerian artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji aka Mohbad, has topped the list of the most searched news on Google in Nigeria for 2023. The second most searched news was the 2023 general elections, followed by one-time world record breaker, Hilda Baci. This is according to the Google most searched list for 2023 released on Monday. Here…
