Olympiacos beat Fiorentina to win UEFA Conference League
Morocco striker, Ayoub El Kaabi, was the hero, as his late extra-time goal helped Olympiacos beat Fiorentina 1-0 in the final of the Europa Conference League in Athens last night. The win also ensures Olympiacos become the first-ever Greek club to win a European trophy. It is another heartbreak for Fiorentina who also conceded a […]
South Africans vote in most competitive election since end of apartheid
South Africans have started voting in a competitive election that could mark a big political shift if the governing African National Congress party loses its majority as opinion polls suggest. Voters are electing nine provincial legislatures and a new national parliament, which will then choose the country’s next president. If the ANC gets less than […]
President Tinubu signs Old Anthem Into Law
President Bola Tinubu has launched the recitation of the new National anthem before a joint session of the National Assembly to mark the Silver Jubilee Of Nigeria’s, 4th Republic. The President had earlier assented to the Bill that reverted Nigeria to the Old National Anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”, composed when Nigeria gained independence on […]
President Tinubu Flags Off Construction of Lagos-Calabar coastal Road
President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the 700 kilometres Lagos/Calabar coastal highway, ‘a flagship project of the renewed hope agenda.’ At the formalities yesterday, the president who described the flag off as his bragging day for embarking on the bold endeavour to transform the economy, said it was a hard decision for […]
Flights from Britain to Rwanda to take off after election
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said Flights carrying migrants from Britain to Rwanda will take off “after the election’’, Sunak who made the admission ahead of a two-day trip across the UK to mark the start of the campaign, urged UK voters to back him at the polls if they want to see this […]
Bill on Nigeria’s old national anthem passes second reading
The Nigeria Senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem. The old anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” was replaced with the current one “Arise, O Compatriots” in 1978 during the Olusegun Obasanjo regime. Our correspondent, Raliat Adenekan reports that the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele who sponsored […]
FG re-launches National Information Portal
The Federal Government has re-launched the National Information Portal with the link, www.nigeria.gov.ng as the official digital gateway to comprehensive information about Nigeria and Nigerians. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, who yesterday re-launched the portal on the sidelines of the Ministerial Sectoral Briefings, to mark the first anniversary of the President […]
UK Prime Minister announces New General Election for July 4
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a UK general election is to be held on July 4. The poll will be the first time Sunak, faces the public while in charge, after he was appointed leader of the largest party in parliament in an internal Conservative vote in October 2022. The vote — the third […]
Cross River House of Assembly impeaches Speaker
Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly today engaged in a free-for-all following the impeachment of the Speaker Elvert Ayambem. The House turned chaotic as the sitting rounded up, with members fighting over the mace, which is the symbol of authority of the speaker. The fisticuffs ended the sitting, which saw 17 members […]
Lagos Governor pays tribute in honour of late Deputy Chief of Staff
Lagos Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has paid glowing tributes in honour of his Deputy Chief of Staff, late Gboyega Soyannwo, who died at age of fifty five. saying Lagos had lost a rare gem who was dedicated to work. Governor Sanwo-Olu said this when he led his executive members, families, friends and colleagues at the […]
