Biggest FIFA Women’s World Cup In History Begins
The biggest FIFA Women’s World Cup will finally get under way todayThursday.Australia and New Zealand are co-hosting the ninth edition, which for the firsttime will feature 32 nations including defending world champions the UnitedStates.It is the first Women’s World Cup with two co-hosts.New Zealand launch the tournament against Norway before Australia play theRepublic of Ireland […]
Vladimir Putin to miss South Africa summit amid row over possible arrest
Russia’s president will not attend a summit in South Africa next month,according to the country’s presidency.The announcement comes after South Africa’s leader said any attempt to arrestVladimir Putin would be a declaration of war against Russia.If Mr Putin had left Russian soil, he would have been subject to an InternationalCriminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant.South Africa […]
CJN denies speaking with Tinubu, DSS to influence judgement
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayoode Ariwoola, has deniedrumours that he had a telephone conversation with President Bola Tinubu andthe Director-General of Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, overthe pending post-election petitions before the Presidential Election PetitionsCourt.Ariwoola said the judiciary has no plans to favour any of the petitioners and therespondents in the […]
Gunners hoping to sign Declan Rice before US tour with Jurrien Timber arrival imminent
Arsenal are hopeful of completing the signing of Declan Rice before the squad flies to the USA for their pre-season tour on Sunday. Rice is finalising his move to the Gunners from West Ham for a club-record £105m fee, broken down into an initial payment of £100m with £5m in add-ons. The deal will eclipse […]
Akwa United FC book semi-final ticket as Rivers United FC crash out
Akwa United Football Club of Uyo became the first team to clinch a semi-final ticket at the ongoing Naija Super 8 tournament, after beating Rivers United 1-0 in a keenly contested South-South derby played on Monday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos. The result sent Rivers United out of the competition after losing their opening […]
Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off
The Spanish authorities are searching the ocean off the Canary Islands for a BOAT that went missing more than a week ago carrying at least 200 African migrants. A search plane is scouring the waters south of the Spanish islands and other ships in the area have been asked to look out for the missing […]
Tunisia suspends salary payments for 17,000 teachers over protests
Tunisian authorities have suspended the salary payments of 17,000 teachers and sacked 350 school principals. The move affects nearly a third of the country’s primary school teachers, and follows widespread recent protests by education staff across the country. These protests have included refusing to hand in the school grades of pupils. The Tunisian government has […]
The lndependent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Ejigbo Satellite Depot, has raised alarm on pipelines vandalism
IPMAN Ejigbo Satellite Depot Chairman, Mr Akin Akinrinade, told the NewsAgency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that some vandals, who were found scoopingpetrol on System 2B pipeline in front of Good Luck Estate, Idimu, abscondedwhile the security agents tried to apprehend them.Akinrinade admitted that the continuous vandalism is a setback to the effort ofIPMAN and […]
Guiness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos.
Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar, the Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Duke of Shomolu Productions, a theatrical play producing outfit, toassist widows and empower them to be self-reliant.He said that the initiative, which had been running for the last three years, hadraised more than N10 million for deserving widows.
Burna Boy has become the first African musician to sell out a stadium show in the United States of America.
The ‘Love Damini’ crooner sold out the 41,000-capacity Citi Field Stadium in NYC,USA, on Saturday, with his sister, Nissi being the opening artiste at the concert.The self-acclaimed ‘African Giant’ also brought out British rapper, Dave toperform their collaborative song ‘Location.’Burna Boy performed ‘Ye’ and songs from his last four albums; ‘Outside’, ‘AfricanGiant’, ‘Twice As Tall’, […]
