NPFL reschedules all Match Day 28 fixtures to April 3
All 10 Match Day 28 fixtures in the ongoing 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) will now hold on April 3, and not over this weekend. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of NPFL, Davidson Owumi, in a letter on Wednesday disclosed this, while nothing that the change in date is as a result of this […]
Diomaye Faye officially declared Winner of Senegal’s Presidential Election
Mr. Diomaye Faye has officially been declared winner of the presidential election in Senegal, following the conclusion of collation of votes, winning 54.28% of votes in the first round. The 44 year old Faye, who has said he wants a “break” with the current political system, is set to become the youngest president in Senegal’s […]
President Tinubu awards Slain Officers national honours
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national posthumous awards on 17 slain military personnel killed in the Okuama area of Delta State. At the burial of the officers and soldiers at the Military Cemetery, Abuja, the President also announced scholarships to university level, and house gifts in any part of our country for the children and […]
FG Declares Public Holidays for Good Friday and Easter Monday
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially declared Friday, March 29, and Monday, April 1, 2024, as public holidays to commemorate Good Friday and Easter Monday, respectively. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the government, in a statement released by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Aishetu […]
Six presumed dead after ship collides with Baltimore bridge
Six people are missing presumed dead after a container ship hit the landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore. The Singapore-flagged container ship, Dali, struck a support column on the 47-year-old bridge at 05:30 GMT, causing it to collapse. Several vehicles were crossing the bridge, which is more than 2.6km long, […]
Uganda civil servants to spend two hours a week on physical exercise
The Ugandan government has instructed all civil servants to spend two hours a week doing physical exercise to keep them fit and healthy. The directive was shared in a letter to government agencies from the head of public service, Lucy Nakyobe, who said the sessions would “help save the lives of staff and reduce the […]
Zulum reveals the displacement of about 100,000 Nigerians
Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum has revealed that about 100,000 Nigerians displaced to Chad, Niger and Cameroon by terrorism in the Northeast have so far been repatriated since the exercise began in 2020. Borno state Governor who disclosed this to newsmen after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, said with the […]
APC to begin the sales of nomination form for Ondo Governorship
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to commence sales of Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms for Ondo State Governorship Aspirants on Wednesday, March 27. According to its amended schedule of activities and timetable for the governorship election, the sales of the Nomination and Expression of Interest forms would start on March 27 […]
NFIU reveals terrorist groups are funded through ‘Crowdfunding, betting platforms’
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit has EXPOSED the alleged FUNDING of terrorist activities in Nigeria by the Indigenous People of Biafra, Bandits, and other terror groups through global crowdfunding and on sports betting platforms. The Financial Intelligence unit further revealed how IPOB received funds through affiliates in 22 countries that have registered at least 27 […]
President Bola Tinubu to Attend Slain Delta Soldiers’ Burial Wednesday
President Tinubu is billed to be the Special Guest of Honour at the burial ceremony of the soldiers slain in the Okuama community in Delta State. The Nigerian Army had announced the slain soldiers would be buried on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, by 3pm at the National Cemetery, Abuja.
