Tanker explosion: 90 killed in Jigawa – Police
Oct. 16, 2024 No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead, following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Mr Shi’isu…
Libya blames NFF for qualifier postponement, causing confusion
Oct. 16, 2024 The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) says Nigeria was to blame for the postponement of Tuesday’s scheduled Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Benghazi after the team refused…
Nigerian crew members also denied access to hotel in Libya – Minister
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, insists that the Libyan Football Federation deliberately dehumanised the Super Eagles on their arrival at the Libyan airport. Besides, ensuring that Nigerian…
From Marie-Antoinette to Godswill Akpabio, by Pius Mordi
“Let them eat cake” is the most famous or infamous, depending on the persuasion, quote attributed to Marie-Antoinette, the queen of France during the French Revolution. As the story goes,…
Gunmen kill five in fresh Plateau attack
October 15, 2024 Gunmen have killed five people in a fresh attack on some rural communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. In a statement on Tuesday by…
Peter Obi donates bus, ₦5m to Grimard College of Nursing in Kogi
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on students of Grimard School of Nursing Science, Anyigba, Kogi State, to take their studies seriously…
Court orders VDM to remove defamatory posts on Falana, son
Oct. 15, 2024 An Ikeja High Court has ordered an online activist, Vincent Otse (alias Very Dark Man) to remove defamatory posts against a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana…
Court restrains EFCC from arresting Batagarawa, former defence minister
Oct. 15, 2024 A Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court on Tuesday issued an interim order restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), from arresting former defence minister Lawal…
FG reconstitutes committee to renegotiate 2009 University agreements
Oct. 15, 2024 The Federal Government has re-established a seven-member renegotiation committee to address the 2009 agreements with university-based unions. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, at the committee’s inauguration…
Super Eagles: Akpabio demands probe, stiffer penalties against Libya
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON has condemned in strong terms the ill-treatment of members of the nation’s senior team, the Super Eagles, and its delegation…