Super Eagles Prepare for Rwanda in World Cup Qualifier
All Twenty-Three invited players are now in the Super Eagles camp in Kigali ahead of Friday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Rwanda. This is Eric Chelle’s first test since he was appointed Super Eagles coach three months ago. The star-studded squad held their first training session at one of the practice pitches in Kigali, […]
Netanyahu Vows Continued Gaza Strikes Amid Backlash
Despite international condemnation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s devastating attack on Gaza yesterday was “only the beginning” and that military force would continue until captives are freed. Reports say Israel’s surprise attack on Gaza killed at least 174 Palestinian children on Tuesday, inflicting “one of the largest one-day child death tolls” in the enclave’s […]
FCTA Revokes 4,794 Land Titles Over Unpaid Ground Rents
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has approved the revocation of 4,794 land titles due to non-payment of ground rent. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, who made this known while speaking with newsmen in Abuja yesterday, explained that the affected property are located in key areas of Abuja, including […]
Tinubu Declares State of Emergency in Rivers State
The political crisis in Rivers State has forced President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the State with effect from March 18th, 2025. President Tinubu who announced this in a nationwide broadcast yesterday evening, attributed the declaration to persistent political unrest that has disrupted governance and security in Rivers state, security concerns, […]
Flamingos Set to Face Algeria in Final Qualifier for Morocco 2025
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos will face their Algerian counterpart in the final qualifying round of Morocco 2025. The Flamingos qualified to the final round after a 5-1 aggregate scoreline over South Africa’s Bantwana, winning 3-1 in Pretoria and 2-0 in Ikenne last Saturday. Algeria booked their place in the round after recording a […]
Tinubu Appoints Bishop Kukah as Pro-Chancellor of Kachia University
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Monday, noted that the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix […]
Nigeria’s Inflation Drops to 23.18% in February 2025
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 23.18 per cent in February 2025. The drop, according to NBS, was due to the drop in the prices of some food items, including beans, maize, cassava, among others. In its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for February 2025, which […]
Umahi Defends Lagos/Calabar Highway, Calls It Not Wasteful
The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi has clarified that the Lagos/Calabar Coastal Highway is not a waste and has nothing to do with corruption as presented by Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo in his recent book publication. Umahi who was on inspection of the coastal highway emphasized that the former president failed to consider […]
House of Reps Recover N28.7b From Oil Firms
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recovered $19,241,109.35 (N28.7 billion) from two oil companies indebted to the Federation Account. The panel has also successfully recovered N199.3 million out of an outstanding N6.8 billion, comprising excessive charges levied between March and October 2015 and unremitted Value Added Tax (VAT) on transactions processed via […]
NIDCOM Seeks Probe Into Nigerian TikTok Moderator’s Death
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM has demanded a probe into the death of Ms. Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi, a Nigerian and TikTok content moderator, employed by Teleperformance, the social media’s contracting firm in Kenya In a statement signed and released today by Gabriel Odu, of the Media and Public Relations Unit, NIDCOM, CEO, Hon. Abike […]
