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Ex-Super Eagles captain and legend, Christian Chukwu, on Sunday, decried the state of Nigeria’s national football team, Super Eagles, saying that the nation doesn’t “have a national team now,” while the home-based players lack the opportunities to grow. He opined that the team coach, Jose Peseiro, should be based in the country, and that would

The wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has expressed the need for the “swift” investigation of cases of sexual and gender-based violence in the state. Sanwo-Olu also urged survivors to break the culture of silence by speaking up. Expressing her stance against the menace in the state, the governor’s wife, who

The World Health Organisation’s executive board, on Sunday, adopted a resolution calling for immediate, unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza. This call came after the WHO chief said medics were facing unimaginable conditions. The 34 countries on the board adopted the resolution by consensus, even though some, notably the United States, had reservations about the dearth

The Osun State Government has urged residents to volunteer information that would enable it to identify the parents of a day-old baby abandoned in the Dagbolu Area, Ikirun, Osun State. This was contained in a release published in the State Ministry of Information and Public Engagement’s news bulletin, obtained in Osogbo, the state capital, on

A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to compensate the victims of military airstrikes in the past seven years. Falana, who is the chairman of Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, warned that if the Federal Government failed to meet the demand within two weeks, it would be sued before a

The Ondo State Police Command on Sunday said it arrested a man, Fatai Bakare, for allegedly killing a 42-year-old woman, Onyimi Grace, at Ore town in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. As contained in a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, the suspect was an ex-convict and

The Federal Government has planned to spend the sum of N23,085,000,000 on the rehabilitation and repairs of airports, airfields and air navigational equipment in the 2024 fiscal year. From this allocation, a total sum of N20,985,000,000 was budgeted for the rehabilitation and repairs of airports and aerodromes, while 2.1bn was budgeted to rehabilitate air navigational

…Directs urgent intervention in Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso The Authority of Heads of the Economic Community of West African States on Sunday, resolved to begin talks with Niger’s National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland also known as the CNSP on a short transition roadmap, establish transition organs and to facilitate the setting up

Suspected kidnappers have allegedly killed a member of a local vigilante and injured three others in Bakutumbe village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. According to a source from the area who pleaded anonymity, the gunmen who stormed the village on Saturday evening also abducted four other people. The source disclosed that as

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has mourned the death of the elder statesman and erstwhile General Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers of Nigeria, Chief Frank Ovie Kokori. Kokori, Atiku said, was a principled fighter for democracy. Atiku who expressed deep sadness over the

Afrobeats singer, Daniel Benson, known professionally as Bnxn and formerly known as Buju, has called out a lounge for selling him fake drinks at the same price as the authentic ones. Bnxn, in a series of posts on his X account on Sunday, stressed the importance of respecting his health and money, urging the lounge to deliver what

The Economic Community Of West African States said on Sunday it was keeping sanctions on Niger’s military regime imposed after a July coup, saying progress on the transition to civilian rule was needed to ease the measures. ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray said a commission of Benin, Togo, and Sierra Leone would engage with Niger

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has commiserated with the victims of the tragic auto crash that occurred on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. PUNCH Online reports that the fatal road crash that occurred at Audu Jhangon village along the expressway, on Sunday, claimed the lives of 16 persons

Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari placed a phone call to celebrate the 86th birthday of retired General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, specifically to highlight and show gratitude for his decorated military career and service to the country. “T.Y. as Chief of Army Staff built an army that was ready to execute combat operations day and night,

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has said that Dangote Refinery will champion energy security in Nigeria. Otedola said this on Sunday on his X (formerly Twitter ) handle, where he congratulated Africa’s richest man and his “bestie,” Aliko Dangote, on the commencement of production of the refinery which was commissioned in May, before the expiration of

Jack Grealish ensured Manchester City ended their four-game winless run as the Premier League champions survived a scare from Luton in their 2-1 victory on Sunday. With star striker Erling Haaland absent due to injury, Pep Guardiola’s side trailed to Elijah Adebayo’s goal late in the first half at Kenilworth Road. But, after squandering a

A former Chairman of the National Examination Council Board, Prof Abubakar Mohammed, has accused the Federal Government and officials of the Ministry of Education of frustrating the efforts of the council. Mohammed alleged that the officials withdrew N6 billion of examination fees and have failed to account for it. Mohammed disclosed this on Saturday at

The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerian political leaders to shun corrupt practices. He noted that leaders engaging in corruption are setting bad precedents for the children. Speaking about the reported high percentage of youths engaging in cybercrime, Obi also stated that the question to be asked was

Members of the Kogi House of Assembly will, on Monday, resume plenary at the renovated Assembly Complex in Lokoja, following the completion of renovation work there, the Speaker, Umar Yusuf, said on Sunday. Yusuf made the disclosure through his Chief Press Secretary, Yabagi Mohammed, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. He

Bruno Fernandes has apologised for Manchester United’s embarrassing defeat against Bournemouth as the Portugal star admitted his side did not have enough effort or quality. United suffered their first-ever home loss to lowly Bournemouth on Saturday as the Cherries swept to a 3-0 shock victory. Erik ten Hag’s men were so poor that the margin

 ….Seeks Army, NSCDC support to secure lines The Transmission Company of Nigeria, Port Harcourt Region, has raised the alarm over the rising interference on its lines right of way across communities within its six mandate states. The company said this situation, coupled with the vandalisation and stealing of its equipment in Rivers, Imo, Abia, Akwa

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has appealed to individuals and corporate bodies to support the Adekunle Ajasin Univerisity, Akungba Akoko, in its efforts to be the best state university in the country. Akeredolu, who is also a visitor to the university, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing essential support and encouragement to the

The Chief Medical Director, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Kayode Olabanji, said that the removal of bureaucracy in the recruitment of core clinical staff in the hospital saved the institution from the harsh effect of the japa syndrome. Olabanji said that the hospital has been effectively rendering qualitative healthcare and training with

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has denied rumours that his governorship ambition is being sponsored by Governor Godwin Obaseki. He also said there was no truth that Obaseki would back him if his preferred candidate in the People Democratic Party failed to win the ticket. Akpata also said that

Survivor of the tragic Sosoliso plane crash 18 years ago and America’s Got Talent star, Kechi Okwuchi, has paid a tribute to the 60 schoolmates lost in the devastating incident.   In an X post on Sunday, Kechi asked the 60 angels to keep watching over her and one other who survived, as she made