The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped by two spots in the latest FIFA ranking to place 42nd in the world. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body, on Thursday, the Eagles dropped 16.04 points to rank 1474.44 points as against 1490.48 in October. However, the drop did not…
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has warned that there will be no room for internal sabotage in the renewed war against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country. Marwa gave the warning in his remarks at the passing out ceremony of…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has distanced itself from a purported protest that took place at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Lokoja, Kogi State. Director General, New Media MuriSam Campaign Council/SDP Isaiah Davies Ijele in a statement on Thursday noted that those causing trouble are not supporters of SDP but loyalists of…
Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, known as Oladips, has clarified that he did not fake his own death in order to promote his latest album, ‘Superhero Adugbo’. Contrary to the declaration made by his management on November 15, 2023, via his Instagram page that the rapper died on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, Oladips said he it…
For indulging in sundry crimes, range from academic frauds to other anti-social behaviours, impinging negatively on the image of the institution, the authorities of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) in Akwa Ibom State have slammed sanctions, which included outright expulsion, rustication and indefinite suspension, on no fewer than 26 erring students. Our correspondent gathered from…
Mrs Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju has been appointed and attested as the substantive Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Adepoju made this know while addressing men and officers of the NIS at a routine parade on Wednesday. She said the date for her decoration would soon be made public in due time. “You may also…
Inter Miami forward, Lionel Messi met with Manchester City Pep Guardiola to discuss a move to the Premier League club in the summer of 2020. This was after Messi showed his interest in his former club and sent in a transfer request at Barcelona, demanding to have back his contract. With references to Marti Perarnau’s…
The President of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed will on Wednesday deliver the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the Joint Session of the Senate and the House of Representatives. This was contained in a memo dated November 27, 2023, signed by the federal legislature’s Secretary of Human Resources and Staff Development, Shuaibu Maina Birma, on behalf of…
Renowned Nigerian rapper and lawyer Folarin Falana, aka Falz the Bhad Guy, has celebrated his mother’s promotion as she becomes a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). On Monday, 58 attorneys were recognised as Senior Advocates of Nigeria, including his mother, Funmi Falana. Falz’s dad, Femi Falana, is also a renowned SAN. He posted a photo…
The South-South region took the highest share as the 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory and the 774 local governments in the country received a total of N8.79 trillion in 2020 and 2021 from Federation Account allocations. This was disclosed in a recent report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI. The report showed…
The massive success that Afrobeats has enjoyed, particularly in the last five to seven years that has brought in global collaborations and recognition, often masks the fact that it is a relatively young genre. The movement goes only as far back as 1999 in the urban pop format; even then, there wasn’t an agreement on…
The Ekiti State Government has pledged to roll out palliatives for the victims of rainstorm that destroyed some houses at Ilokun, a farmstead under Ado Ekiti metropolis, on Saturday. A torrential downpour, accompanied with heavy storm, that lasted for over two hours, had destroyed over seven buildings in the community located along Ado-Iworoko road, thereby…
There was tension in Imo State on Monday as gunmen shot dead two policemen and a civilian at Ahiara Junction in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area. The attackers opened fire on the cops who were in uniform, and two policemen were killed on the spot while a stray bullet killed a passer-by. An eyewitness, who…
The United Nigeria Airlines on Monday cancelled its entire flight schedule, leaving passengers stranded, the Nation reports. According to the paper, an unidentified man in a viral video, believed to be one of the stranded passengers, expressed his grievance concerning the development. The man reportedly said, “They will make decisions without even putting customers into…
The federal government has approved the sum of N27.5trillion for the 2024 Appropriation Bill. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, further details of…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has launched the National Contingency Plan (2023 to 2025), which is aimed at tackling flooding and other natural disasters in the country. Speaking at the launch in Abuja, the director-general of NEMA, Mustpha Ahmed, said: “the importance of a National Contingency Plan cannot be overstated as Nigeria has experienced…
The Federal Government has announced that palliative road projects in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, would commence before December. The Federal Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, made this known on Monday in a statement he personally signed. The former Ebonyi State governor was responding to the growing public concerns about the…
Gender activists gathered in Abuja on Monday to demand expeditious presidential assent to the Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Education Institutions Bill 2019, which has since been passed by the National Assembly. Describing the bill awaiting presidential approval as a “pressing national concern that demands immediate attention”, they said recent events underscore the urgent need for…
Amid controversies surrounding the demolition of buildings in Lagos, the state government has vowed that more structures will go down. There has been a series of video clips that captured some gigantic structures being pulled down by the state government over various offences. There were allegations that the demolition was targeted at some residents of…
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. The above quote from the holy book,…
A Kaduna born artist, El Nayaan has announced his first official single album title:”Mandela” According to a statement issued by the Ali Donli El Nayaan is a new artist that comes from kaduna state but based in Abuja. His hot single Mandela, will give you the sweet naija afrobeats vibe,with his smooth vocals Mandela is…
The Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy has unveiled its roadmap to boosting the sector’s revenue to the nation’s economy to 10 per cent. According to the principal adviser to the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative, Mr Faiz Imam, who spoke to Arise TV, the ministry is deploying the South Korea’s model/strategy in…
A Nigeria-inspired Rock n’ Roll Opera Killin Republicans will debut from November 30 to December 17 in the United States. Killin Republic is led by Dick D. Zigun, under the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, with concept and libretto by Zigun, and Arturo ‘Artie’ Rodriguez as composer and musical director. It is directed by vagabond, with…
Popular gospel singers and Mercy Chinwo’s fellow performers, Joe Praize and Chioma Jesus, yesterday shared sweet videos of their congratulatory visit to the new parent on her Instagram page. After joyfully welcoming their first child in October, the couple recently announced their triumphant return to Nigeria. Chioma Jesus tenderly cradled the newborn, while Joe Praize…
Jurgen Klopp says he would watch Liverpool take on Manchester City “wherever I am on the planet” as he prepares his team for Saturday’s(Today )eagerly anticipated Premier League summit meeting. Dominant City have won the title in five of the past six seasons, with Liverpool the only team to break that run in 2020. Since…
The Ekiti Government says it has increased its monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from N650,000,000 to over one Billion Naira without increasing tax. The State Chairman, Internal Revenue Services (EKIRS), Mr Olaniran Olatona, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday in Ado-Ekiti. Olatona said that before his assumption of office, the state ranked 35…
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday commissioned the 3.6 megawatts Ekiti Independent Power Project (IPP) in Ado Ekiti, in a move seen as a major step towards the industrialisation of the state. Performing the commissioning at the project site located on Bank Road, Ado Ekiti, Oyebanji said the project would help alleviate power challenges…
The chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged Nigerians travelling abroad to go legitimately, and with proper documentation to avoid unpleasant consequences. Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she visited some Nigerians in one of the shelters in Brampton, Canada. A statement signed by director, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, Abdur-Rahman…
The Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency, BSEMA, James Iorpuu has urged the World Health Organization ,WHO, and other critical partners in the humanitarian circle to declare a state of emergency on sexual abuse in the country. Iorpuu made the call on Friday in Makurdi during the end of a two-day workshop…
Double-amputee Olympic runner, Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa. The country’s Department of Corrections spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo said on Friday that Pistorius would be released from prison on January 5. “Mr Pistorius will complete the remainder of the sentence…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says the organization remains committed to addressing issues of harassment, violence, impunity and crimes against journalists. Between January 2019 and June 2022, the Organization had documented 759 individual attacks against journalists, including 5 killings, during 89 elections in 70 countries. Addressing African Journalists in Addis Ababa,…
