The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is expected to announce a foreign coach as the new coach of the national team. The announcement could be made before the Africa Cup of Nations begins in January. The new coach, whose identity is still being kept under wraps, was recommended to Nigeria by […]
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NDLEA intercepts 64,000 pump action gun cartridges, 34 kids from traffickers
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted 64,000 pump action gun cartridges and a new pump action gun at a store located at Success Line, Marine modern market, Onitsha, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra state. The discovery, which led to the arrest of an […]
Ihiala Community Writes Gov. Obiano on Disappearance Of their Son, Engr. Onyeme Along With 4 Other Engineers Of NELAN Consulting Firm in Ebonyi State
Governor Willie Obiano has responded to the petition by the Ihiala Progress Union over the disappearance, in Ebonyi State since third November, of five engineers of NELAN Consulting Firm, based in Enugu. The Governor promised to look into the complaint with his Ebonyi State counterpart, Chief David Umahi. A release […]
Igbo Ekunie wades into “Mkpụrụ Mmiri” debacle in Igboland
A coalition of Igbo individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora known as Igbo Ekunie Initiative (IEI) has waded into debacle in Igboland involving the hard and destructive drug, Methamphetamine, commonly known as “Mkpụrụ Mmiri”. Igbo Ekunie disclosed this in a press release condemning the manufacturing, sales, distribution and consumption of Mkpụrụ […]
Remo Stars Stun MFM on Opening Game of the Nigeria Premier League Season
The 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) got off to a flying start on Friday as newly-promoted side, Remo Stars beat MFM FC 2-goals-to-nil in the opening game of the season. Remo Stars dominated much of the proceedings in the first half of the encounter and were quick to take […]
Plateau State Lifts Curfew in Jos North and South, and Bassa Local Government
Over two months after the imposition of a 10 pm to 6 am curfew as part of efforts to curb the insecurity, the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has directed the total lifting of the curfew in Jos North, Jos South, and Bassa local government areas. Governor Lalong gave the […]
Nigeria Records 1,584 New Cases of Covid-19
Nigeria yesterday recorded 1,584 new cases of COVID19.According to the Nigeria center for Disease Control, the new cases were reported from 10 states and the federal capital territory. A breakdown of the cases show Lagos recorded 906,FCT-258Rivers-217Edo-85Oyo-50Ogun-16Ondo-14Bayelsa-12Osun-10Bauchi-9Kano-7 Till date,222,655 cases have been confirmed,211,373 discharged and2,984 deaths recorded across the 36 […]
Canada Lifts Travel Ban on Nigeria
Canada, on Friday became the latest country to lift its travel ban on Nigeria. Making the announcement at a news conference, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos stated that the ban was no longer needed as the spread of the Omicron Variant of Covid-19, for which the ban was imposed, is already […]
Nigeria Labour Congress Calls Reversal of Privatization of the Power Sector
The Nigeria Labour Congress has called for an immediate reversal of the privatization of the power sector stating that the move has failed, and five years down the line, nothing has improved. Speaking at the union’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Friday, NLC President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba emphasized […]
Auto Crash Along Igboukwu-Uga Road, Anambra Leaves Motorcyclist Dead
A motorcyclist was on Friday killed in a road crash at the Customary Court Junction along Igboukwu-Uga Road, Anambra State, after an accident involving a red trailer with registration number JJ496QF. According to reports, the driver of the trailer, who said to be over speeding when he lost control and […]