by Favour Owonibi | Aug 23, 2024 | NEWS, Sports
Chelsea has secured their first victory under new coach Enzo Maresca with a 2-0 victory over Servette, in the first leg of their Conference League play-off round The hosts struggled to break down their opponents in the first half at Stamford Bridge on Thursday before...
by Favour Owonibi | Aug 23, 2024 | International, Military, NEWS, Politics
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Kyiv of trying to attack the Kursk nuclear power station, located about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from where Ukrainian forces are mounting a major cross-border offensive. The Kremlin leader did not provide any evidence for...
by Favour Owonibi | Aug 23, 2024 | Business/Finance, Local, NEWS
First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme for women petty traders nationwide. The scheme was launched on Thursday with the disbursement of the grant in Asaba, Delta State capital, where 1000 petty...
by Favour Owonibi | Aug 23, 2024 | NEWS, Security
Bandits have killed 13 persons on their farms at the Ijuwa fringes of the Alawa community of the Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The LGA Chairman, Akilu Isyaku, confirmed the killing of the farmers on Thursday, in an interview with local newsmen....
by Favour Owonibi | Aug 23, 2024 | NEWS
The Federal Government has increased the fees for the acquirement of a National Passport with effect from the 1st of September, 2024. This was revealed in a statement by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) spokesman, DCI Kenneth Udo He said the increment was a part...
by Favour Owonibi | Aug 23, 2024 | Education, Health, NEWS
President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, to the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital, Nasarawa, following a request by the State Government. This was revealed in a statement made by the Special Adviser to...
by Favour Owonibi | Aug 23, 2024 | Judiciary, NEWS
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), with a call for measures to be put in place to reduce the burden on the Supreme Court. Justice Ariwoola stated this on Thursday at a valedictory session in his honour at the Supreme Court in...
by Favour Owonibi | Aug 23, 2024 | Judiciary, NEWS
President Bola Tinubu is set to swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the swearing-in ceremony would take...
by agbo2328 | Aug 22, 2024 | International, NEWS, Sports
Brazilian police have ended investigations into allegations of domestic abuse by Manchester United winger Antony – without any charges. The 24-year-old, who has denied wrongdoing, remains the subject of a Greater Manchester Police investigation. Allegations of...
by agbo2328 | Aug 22, 2024 | International, Military
Hezbollah has launched dozens of rockets at the occupied Golan Heights after Israeli aircraft struck deep inside Lebanon, as fears of an all-out war grow. The Israeli military said it hit Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in the Bekaa Valley overnight with the...
