Super Eagles Coach Optimistic About Stanley Nwabali’s Participation in Quarter-Final
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, remains hopeful about goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali’s availability for the quarter-final fixture against Angola, despite sustaining a knee injury. Nwabali was forced to leave the field during Nigeria’s 2-0 victory against Cameroon and subsequently sat out training on Monday night. Peseiro informed reporters that Nwabali would undergo another test on […]
Federal Government To Inaugurate Tripartite Committee On Minimum Wage
The Federal Government is set to inaugurate a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new National Minimum Wage for the Country. This was according to a statement on Sunday by Segun Imohiosen for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The inauguration is scheduled to hold on […]
Police Arrests Suspected Kidnapper Linked To Murder Of Nabeeha
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested one Bello Mohammed, 28, of Zamfara State, in Kaduna, who is a member of the bandit gang that kidnapped a lawyer’s family in Bwari and murdered Nabeeha, one of five daughters Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja, said the Divisional Police […]
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Quit ECOWAS
The military juntas in West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger jointly announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States on Sunday. The juntas accused the regional economic bloc of imposing inhumane sanctions aimed at reversing recent coups in their respective countries. The joint statement, broadcast on state television in […]
Dramatic Victory at the Last Minute Sends Guinea to the AFCON Quarterfinals
Mohamed Bayo headed in a dramatic winner in the last minute of injury time as Guinea beat 10-manEquatorial Guinea 1-0 yesterday, to advance to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The last-16 tie at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium in Abidjan was heading for extra time when Bayo, ofFrench Ligue 1 side Le Havre, […]
Nigerian Artist Aims for Guinness World Record in Longest Caricature Marathon
Nigerian artist, Peter Adinoyi Enehe, is attempting to set a new Guinness World Record for the longestcaricature marathon by an individual, targeting 90 consecutive hours. The longest caricature marathon started on the 25th of January at the Chinbell Luxury Hotel and Suites,Lekki – Ikate, Lagos, with the artist attempting to break the current record, held […]
Vincent Aboubakar available for Cameroon ahead of AFCON clash with Super Eagles
Cameroon’s captain, Vincent Aboubakar, has recovered from injury and is now available for selection ahead of Saturday’s game against the Super Eagles. Aboubakar did not feature for Cameroon throughout their group games due to an injury he picked during training just a few days before the tournament began. Recall that Aboubakar was top scorer at […]
TCN blames gas shortage for poor power supply
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has confirmed that the poor power supply experienced by electricity consumers nationwide was caused by a shortage of gas. The TCN in a statement affirmed that there had been a gradual decrease in available power generation into the grid due to gas constraints to the power generating companies. This, the […]
Kenneth Eugene Smith to become first person to be executed with nitrogen gas
An Alabama death row inmate, Kenneth Eugene Smith, is expected to become the first person in the US (or anywhere in the world) to be executed with nitrogen gas, after losing last-minute appeals. The US Supreme Court and a lower appeals court declined to block what Smith’s lawyers called a “cruel and unusual” punishment. The […]
The Nigeria Police reaffirms on the prohibition and punishment of same-sex marriage in Nigeria
The Nigeria Police has reaffirmed that the practice of same-sex marriage in Nigeria is strictly prohibited and punishable under the laws of the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement yesterday said the clarification followed a recent post on social media, where some individuals, identified as queer were visibly encouraging […]
