Princess, one of the “All Stars” housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show has been evicted.
The trio of Bisola Aiyeola of the “See Gobe” season, Dorothy Bachor from “Lockdown”season and Mike Edwards of the “Pepper Dem” season, who were jury for night,selected princess to leave the show, having received the eviction envelope containingthe housemates with the least votes.Earlier, Biggie, the Coordinator of the show issued Ilebaye double strikes for hermisbehaviour […]
Arsenal defeated Manchester City 4-1 in a penalty shootout on Sunday.
Arsenal defeated Manchester City 4-1 in a penalty shootout on Sunday to win theCommunity Shield.The curtain raiser ahead of the season opener saw the Gunners score a late equaliser instoppage-time to earn a 1-1 draw with the Premier League champions and take thegame at London’s Wembley Stadium into a shootout.The community shield win is Arsenal’s […]
Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Senegal to win fourth consecutive Afro Basket title.
Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, D’Tigress,on Saturday defeated Senegal 84-74 to win the 2023 Afrobasket Championship inKigali, Rwanda.D’Tigress dominated the game and never gave Senegal any chance, recordingscorecards of 19-10, 24-21, 26-19 and 22-17 in the four quarters of the game.History was also made as the Head Coach of D’ Tigress, Rena Wakama, was the […]
At least 30 people have been killed and 100 injured when a train derailed in southern Pakistan.
At least 30 people have been killed and 100 injured when a train derailed in southernPakistan.Railway Minister Saad Rafiq said initial investigations showed the train was travelling atnormal speed and they were trying to establish what led to the derailment.Several carriages of the Hazara Express overturned and went off the track, whilewounded passengers were moved […]
Former US President, Donald Trump has said he will ask the judge in his election fraud case to step aside.
Former US President, Donald Trump has said he will ask the judge in his electionfraud case to step aside on what he called “very powerful grounds”.He claimed that “there is no way I can get a fair trial” unless she does.His call, which gave no details of his grounds for asking her to step down, […]
Niger closes air space citing ‘Threat Of Intervention’.
Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace,warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediateresponse”.The country’s new rulers announcement came as the deadline from the West Africanbloc ECOWAS for them to hand back power to the democratically elected PresidentMohamed Bazoum was due to expire.ECOWAS last […]
NRC warns passengers against online sale of tickets for Lagos-Ibadan train.
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has cautioned Lagos-Ibadan trainpassengers against falling for fictitious claims that it was selling online tickets onthe route.This is contained a statement on Saturday, in Lagos, by Mr Fidet Okhiria,Managing Director, NRC.Okhiria urged passengers to always obtain their train boarding tickets at thedesignated railway stations.“The attention of the NRC has been […]
Sanwo-Olu suspends LASIAMA boss over Elevator accident
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered the immediate suspensionof Mrs Adenike Adekanbi, General Manager, Lagos State Infrastructure andAsset Management Agency (LASIAMA).Mr Olumide Sogunle, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information andStrategy, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.Sanwo-Olu approved the suspension based on the outcome of the investigativepanel set up to probe […]
Resident doctors to begin daily peaceful protests over unmet demands Aug 9.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it will embark on adaily peaceful protests from Wednesday as part of measures to ensure itsdemand are met.The association gave the notice on Saturday in a letter addressed to thePermanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and made available tothe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).The letter which […]
FG bans Niger Republic transit cargoes from all land borders, seaports
The Federal Government has directed officers of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) to henceforth stop all transit cargoes heading to Niger Republic from allland borders and seaports across the country.Recall that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), hadsanctioned Niger Republic, a land-locked country, after the country’s presidentialguards ousted the democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum […]
