Referees To Wear Body Cameras At Club World Cup
Referees at this year’s Club World Cup billed for June 14 to July 13, will be equipped with body cameras and instructed to implement new rules to cut down on time-wasting by goalkeepers. Announcing this, Chairman of FIFA referees committee, Pierluigi Collina, said it is a good chance to offer the viewers a new experience, […]
Gabon To Hold First Presidential Election Since 2023 Coup
Gabon will this Saturday hold a presidential election, the first since a 2023 coup ended the Bongo family’s 56-year dynasty. The country’s new military rulers, led by Brice Oligui Nguema, hope the poll will legitimise and cement their hold on power. Nguema, who took power in August 2023, had initially promised to hand back power […]
FG Nabs Foreigners on Interpol Watchlist at Airports
The Federal Government has confirmed the arrest of several individuals on the Interpol Red Notice list at Nigerian airports as part of enhanced border control measures, achieved through recent inter-ministerial collaboration. Speaking during a joint press briefing in Abuja, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, […]
VP Shettima Inaugurates Nigerian Independent System Operator Board
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has directed the Board of Directors, of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) Limited to maintain the highest standards of integrity and expertise in carrying out their duties of ensuring seamless generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Nigeria. Speaking yesterday when he inaugurated the newly constituted Board at the […]
Flying Eagles Coach Names 35 Players For Final Training Ahead Of U-20 AFCON
Flying Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu has named a 35-man squad for the team’s final training camp ahead of the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The core of the squad comprises players who featured in Nigeria’s victorious campaign at the WAFU B U-20 Championship held in Togo last year, but now include Seven foreign-based […]
Torrential Rains floods Kill 30 People in Kinshasa
Torrential rains and floods have killed at least 30 people in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Félix Tshisekedi, who called a government crisis meeting, has promised victims that the government will not abandon them. Desperate residents are trying to flee the floodwaters by wading, swimming or paddling to safety in […]
Take-It-Back Protesters Defy Police Warning In Lagos, Abuja, Rivers, others
Protesters under the aegis of the Take-It-Back Movement defied police warning and staged demonstrations in Lagos, Abuja, Oyo, Rivers, and other states. According to the organisers, among their concerns is the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act, the worsening economic hardship in the country, and the state of emergency imposed by President Bola Tinubu on […]
FG Institutionalize April 7 As Annual National Police Day
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s resolve to engender a Nigeria Police Force that is well-trained, well-motivated and well-equipped with modern tools and technology to effectively combat crime in Nigeria. This, he said, had become necessary to ensure the nation’s security forces are constantly “steps ahead of those who threaten the peace, welfare, and […]
PCNGi Sets Measures To Tackle Fake CNG In Nigeria
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative PCNGI, says it has secured over $491 million in private sector investments within the past one year to boost the Automotive CNG sector. Program Director, Engr. Micheal Oluwagbemi, who made this known to newsmen at a press briefing in Abuja, also disclosed that in order to meet up with […]
First Lady Advocates for Maternal Newborn Health on World Health Day
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, marked World Health Day 2025 with a passionate call to prioritize maternal and newborn health. In a statement released on Monday by her media aide, Busola Kukoyi, she emphasized its vital role in achieving sustainable development. Sen. Oluremi highlighted the tragic reality of preventable deaths among women […]
