The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup continued Monday, with Ireland taking on Nigeria at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. Nigeria did just enough to hold Ireland to a scoreless tie at 0-0, a result that sends Nigeria on to the knockout round. Ireland’s time in the Women’s World Cup comes to a close. Ireland has…
Super Falcons sealed a spot in the round of 16 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup after a goalless draw with their European contingents, Northern Ireland Randy Waldrum’s team needed a draw to be sure of the next round passage and made history by avoiding defeat in three consecutive World Cup matches for the first…
President Bola Tinubu have decorated the new set of military security chiefs with their new ranks. The new service chiefs are: Maj Gen Taoreed Lagbaja Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Vice Marshall Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff. The new service chiefs were appointed by President…
The Oyo State workers have, on Monday, locked the state secretariat in Ibadan to demand palliatives, upward review of pension allowances and payment of salary deduction. Participating in the protest are workers and pensioners under the banners of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Nigeria Union of…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has raised alarm that traffickers are now recruiting and trafficking girls from Mali to Edo State for prostitution and exploitation. The Commander of NAPTIP, Benin Zone, Barr Nduka Nwawenene, who disclosed this during a road walk to mark the 2023 World Day Against Trafficking…
The President, Bola Tinubu, will address Nigerians on Monday (today) at 7 pm. The President’s Special Adviser on Strategy, Communication and Special Duties, Dele Alake, announced this in a statement released on Monday morning. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a broadcast to the nation on Monday, July 31, 2023, at 7 pm. “Television, radio…
Twenty-eight nominees were sent to the red chamber by President Bola Tinubu for confirmation last Thursday. Some of the ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu. All is set for the screening of the first batch of ministerial nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate. Channels Television reliably gathered that 20 of the 28…
••• Says diplomacy is the ultimate tool in international relations A peacebuilding think tank, Foundation for Peace Professionals also known as PeacePro has called on the leadership of African Union (AU) and ECOWAS to never contemplate military intervention in Niger Republic. PeacePro also maintained that, no foreign nation or organization has authority to intervene militarily…
By A concerned Kaduna Citizen, Your nomination for ministerial position representing Kaduna State in President Bola Tinubu’s Government did not come as a surprise even though there were hopes that speculations your name is among those penned down prior to the submission in the Senate would be just that – mere speculations. No doubt it’s…
American rapper Jay-Z is reportedly plotting a bid to take over Tottenham Hotspur after owner Joe Lewis was accused of insider trading. Spurs owner Lewis has been charged with conducting an insider trading scheme by prosecutors in America, and if found guilty would be forced to give up his ownership of the club per Premier…
