Edited by Damilola Adeleke Barcelona on Wednesday morning declared openly the signing of Inigo Martinez. Martinez, 32, joined Barcelona on a two-year-deal from Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona revealed this in a statement via its website. “An agreement has been reached between FC Barcelona and Íñigo Martínez for the player to join the Club after his contract…
Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi has upheld the appointments of 21 Heads of Agencies of the Jigawa State Government. This was included in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State, Malam Bala Ibrahim. Those appointed include; Ahmed Umar Labbo, Executive Secretary, of the Pilgrims Welfare Board, Kamilu Aliyu Musa, Executive…
The national leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reflected sadness on the news of the tragic incidents that recently affected the Salvation… The national leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed sadness at the news of the tragic incidents that recently affected the Salvation Army and the Redeemed Christian…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has called on the federal government to invest more in the creative sector, saying the sector currently employs about 4.2 million Nigerians. The NESG noted this yesterday in Abuja at a general assembly organized by its Creative Economy Thematic Group to communicate Nigeria’s Creative economy….
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Ejikeme Mmesoma, the student who professed to have forged her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, has eventually admitted to scoring 249. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had in an announcement issued by its spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, accused the student of forging her result, but Mmesoma stood her…
The Federal House of Representatives has set up an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the alleged abuse of N2.3 trillion generated from the Tertiary Education Tax by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund from 2011 to 2013 to discover what the funds was used for. The actions was as a result of a motion by a member,…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Some House of Representatives members in Abuja on Tuesday protested the alleged intolerance in the allocation of seats and offices for the members. The lawmakers, numbering about 100, who openly protested against the perceived inclinations, said the ugly trend was capable of causing setbacks in legislative activities. The News Agency of…
The France Anti-Fraud Office, says the search engine of the United States tech giant lacked information on the ranking criteria of results. French authorities consequentially imposed a €2 million fine on Google on Tuesday over incomplete results in its search engine and app store. According to the checkmate Organization, results for vacation accommodation searches lacked…
The Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Meta is launching its new app to rival Twitter and will go live on Thursday. The emerging app, which is called Threads is available for pre-order on the Apple App Store, and will be linked to Instagram. BBC reports says screengrabs platform shows a dashboard that looks similar to…
In breaking news from Abuja, the Presidential Election Petition Court has officially accepted crucial evidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s defense against the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku. President Tinubu’s educational records from Chicago State University, including his admission letter, have been admitted as exhibits, confirming…
Anita Brown, the alleged pregnant American mistress of Davido, has said the Unavailable crooner is no more the father of her unborn child. Anita said the Afrobeats crooner is “dead” to her and her unborn child. The pregnant music star warned those disturbing on through phone calls to desist from doing so, retorting that she…
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCCG), emphasized the importance of theological education in combating heresies and incorrect doctrines in society. During the inauguration of the RCCG Bible College’s main campus in Redemption Camp, Mowe, Ogun, Pastor Adeboye, represented by Pastor Joseph Obayemi, National Overseer Emeritus, RCCG, highlights…
The Borno state government has released 80 buses and pick-up vans for free to transport farmers from their rural areas to farmlands across the Borno state. The measures according to the government, is targeted at reducing the high cost of living caused by withdrawal of fuel subsidy. While discussing on the gesture before numerous farmers…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke The 2nd Zone Command of the Nigeria Police has charged two men, who allegedly specialise in hacking into bank customers’ funds. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Idris-Adamu said that the arrest followed a request received from a bank…
House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas revealed the new key officials in the 10th House of Representatives on Tuesday. The lineup includes Julius Ihonvbere as House Majority Leader, Halims Abdullahi as Deputy Majority Leader, Bello Kumo as Chief Whip, and Adewunmi Onanuga as Deputy Chief Whip. Abbas also presented a letter from the Minority Caucus listing the…
The President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has made public names of the principal officers of the 10th Senate thereby retorting that their selection was via consensus. The new principal officers are Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Bamidele Opeyemi, has emerged as Majority Leader of the 10th Senate. Also, Senator representing Borno South Senatorial…
Inter Miami CF president Jorge Mas has signing Lionel Messi to the Major League Soccer club took three years of discussions and good talks. Messi, Argentina’s 2022 World Cup winner and a former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain forward, confirmed this month that he will join Inter Miami as a free agent following his two seasons…
Super Eagles vibrant winger Ademola Lookman grabbed the award of the Atalanta Player of the Season award. Lookman was hailed and voted by the fans for his exemplary displays in what was his first season at the club. The former Leicester City player beat teammates like Teun Koopmeiners and Marten de Roon to the award….
The Deputy Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Effa Okim, has endorsed that the Nigeria Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, NIESV, should partner with the government and other relevant stakeholders, including the EFCC to finance a bill in the National Assembly that will ensure that all public servants and politicians,…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke It was drama in Warri as a Sienna car driver (name withheld) bit off the ear of a Vehicle Inspection Officer, (VIO) identified as Papu Prosper during a heated argument, while they were on patrol in Warri, Delta State. The incident transpired during an argument over expired particulars in the early…
President Bola Tinubu has addressed with the Shell Global Upstream Director Ms Zoë Yujnovich at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari was also in attendance at the meeting. The meeting was Tinubu’s first official attention after the Sallah festivities and his…
Russian council and oil governing body plans to cut oil exports by 500,000BPD in August. The energy official said on Monday that Moscow will voluntarily cut oil exports by 500,000 barrels per day, building on previously announced production cuts. “As part of efforts to ensure that the oil market remains balanced, Russia will voluntarily reduce…
World champion and Nigeria’s world record holder Tobi Amusan displayed her class on Sunday at the 2023 Diamond League athletics series in Stockholm, Sweden, to win the 100m hurdles in a time of 12.52 seconds despite the rainy atmospheric conditions on the track. Amusan outran Pia Skrzyszowska rival from Poland who gave her a tough…
Sopurum Hotel, situated in the Nkwelle community, Onitsha, Anambra State, has been gutted by fire. It was reported that the incident which occurred early hours of Monday, led to the burning of a substantial part of the hotel structure. Fire fighters of the fire service from Delta and Anambra states are currently at the scene…
Legendary Italian and former Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has received an huge contract offer from a Saudi Arabian club. The offer was made public by Corriere dello Sport, an Italian media outfit Buffon who still does well in the beautiful game and does his trade in Serie B, having returned to Parma in the summer…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Abuja began its defence of the February 25 presidential election with none of its three witnesses present at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPEC). In adverse to the planned activities of the Court, INEC, which conducted the disputed election and billed to open defence, came to…
Some gunmen assaulted the Redeemed Christian Church of God at Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Saturday, killing the pastor and abducting seven worshippers. Our journalist gathered that the incident occurred around midnight during the vigil. Confirming the incident, the State So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, said his officers rescued…
Residents of Ojokoro Low Cost Housing Estate in Meran, Lagos, have sent an SOS to the Federal Government over deaths resulted in by one-way driving due to failed portions of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The inhabitants made the appeal on Sunday alongside many other road users who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
Intense fighting between the forces of rival generals shook the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Sunday as disease and malnutrition frightened the rising number of displaced. A Khartoum resident said he was shaken from sleep by “violent fighting in which various weapons were used”. Another said he was aroused by warplanes. Battles since mid-April between forces…
Workers unions at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, Osun state have blamed Medical and Council Association of Nigeria in the hospital, as well as the Federal Ministry of Health for the leadership crisis quaking the hospital. The federations under the aegis of Joint Action Committee (JAC) OAUTHC, while speaking with newsmen in…
The Wife of the President of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has admonished the Super Falcons to bring back home the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy and makes Nigerians home and abroad proud. The first lady said this on Saturday when she hosted the team to a dinner ahead of its departure today for the…
