Cameroon goalkeeper, Andre Onana, will play no further role at the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after being kicked out of the squad hours before facing Serbia on Monday. Onana started Cameroon’s first group match against Switzerland last week, where Breel Embolo’s goal decided the contest. The 26-year-old had been expected to maintain […]
Poised to take the campaign against gender-based violence, particularly sexual abuse against women to a commendable level, the wife of the governor of Imo State, Mrs Chioma Uzodimma has inaugurated the sexual assault referral centre (SARC) in Owerri named “The Deborah House”. She said the activism against gender-based violence campaign has kicked-off globally. Speaking […]
Ahead of the planned resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna train services, the Federal Government has said that passengers on the route must register their phone numbers and National Identification Number (NIN) at the point of ticket purchase. The government through the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said identity verification devices will be deployed at each train station […]
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the University of Ibadan (UI) branch on Monday protested what they described as “merciless treatment” of university lecturers by the Federal Government. The protesting lecturers moved within the campus with placards and sang to register their displeasure. A congress would be held immediately after the rally. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the heinous killing of Eze Ignitius Asor, the traditional ruler of the Obudi-Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo and others. In a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Tuesday in Abuja, the president directed security agencies in the State to thoroughly investigate the dastardly […]
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo on Monday tackled the presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi, in a lengthy opinion piece. The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor said Obi knows he cannot win the 2023 presidential elections and is only playing a game. “Let’s be clear: Peter Obi knows that he can’t and […]
Aston Villa are reportedly interested in signing Nigeria’s Samuel Chukwueze from Villareal, who was a former player under Villa’s new coach Unai Emery. According to Team Talk, Chukwueze is one of three Villarreal players that Emery is trying to bring to the Premier League in January. Chukuweze performed well while Emery was in charge at […]
The House of Representatives is making arrangements for a N170 billion fund for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the 2023 budget. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the move will provide a level of increment in the welfare package of university lecturers. According to […]
The Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has sworn in members of the Election Petition Tribunal for the 2023 general elections. The event took place on Monday at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja, the country’s political capital. Having administered the oath of office on the members of the Tribunal, the […]
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq has stated that from assessment carried out so far by the ministry, Bayelsa State is not among the top ten most affected states by the recent floods. Addressing State House correspondents at the weekly ministerial briefing on Thursday, the minister said, instead, Jigawa […]
