Africa’s most successful team at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, the Falconets of Nigeria will on Saturday commence another race to qualify for the global tournament when they square up to their counterparts from the Central African Republic in the city of Douala, Cameroon. Africa’s football-governing body, CAF has not approved any stadia […]

…decry 12 hours abandonment by Azman airline By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja Members of the House of Representatives’ committee on Petroleum Upstream on oversight function to Kano State are currently stranded at the airport. They had arrived at Kano airport by 12:30 pm enroute Abuja at 2 pm on Wednesday only to be deserted by their airline. […]

..as LASEMA averts explosion too By Bose Adelaja There was pandemonium, in Apapa area of Lagos, on Wednesday, as a tanker laden with 50,000 litres of diesel accidentally summersaulted while on motion spilling its content. The incident reportedly occured at about 5.20pm at 235/7 Apapa Road, opposite Iveco Motor Park, inward Iganmu, Ijora, Lagos. Many […]

… seeks N10 Billion compensation, apology letter Estranged lover of Tonto Dikeh, a controversial Nollywood actress, Prince Joseph Kpokpogri, has dragged the actress and the Department of State Services, DSS before a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the enforcement of his fundamental rights. In the case dated 20th September, 2021 and filed today with […]

By Emma Ujah The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N696.965 billion August 2021 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments.    This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the virtual meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for September 2021, held Wednesday.  […]

…as AFRIMA releases 2021 nominees list By Benjamin Njoku Organizers of the prestigious All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, have released the 2021 nominees list with South Africa’s sensation duo, Blaq Diamond leading the pack with eight nominations for their song, ‘SummerYoMuthi.’ They include, ‘Best Male Artiste in Southern Africa’; ‘Artiste of the Year in Africa’; […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a drug trafficker, Okey Eze with 350 wraps of cocaine worth over N2.3billion in street value at Nnamdi Azikiwe International (NAIA) Airport, Abuja . NDLEA’s Spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the 38-year-old Eze, who […]

By Shina Abubakar Justice Peter Lifu of a federal high court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state, on Wednesday, sentenced a 64-year-old man, Folorunsho Olayanju, to one year jail for claiming to be lawyer. The convict was docked on six counts bothering on fraud, impersonation and stealing. He was said to have defrauded one Hammed Bamidele, […]

 The Rivers State National Assembly Caucus has declared that loans being requested by President Muhammadu Buhari are unconstitutional and discriminatory in approach and scope.   Recall that the Federal Government had written to the National Assembly on resumption from its annual recess last week demanding for fresh loans of $4billion and €710million.  The Rivers caucus apparently disappointed with […]

By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives on Wednesdaydemanded an unreserved apology from the Government of Indonesia, for an alleged maltreatment of a Nigerian Diplomat, Hon. Rotimi Agunsoye. The lawmakers alleged a Breach of International Laws by the Indonesian Immigration Officials. While raising his motion, noted that “the sad incident of 7 August 2021 when […]