Super Eagles head coach Austin Eguavoen has resigned following the failure of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Eguavoen has sent an official resignation letter to the NFF. However, the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF is yet to release an official statement. The NFF statement reads further: “The NFF has in the meantime withdrawn […]
THE Senate’s Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Sole Administrator of Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr Effiong Akwa, over the non-payment of N2.2bn to contractors. The committee said it was acting on petitions filed by Akom Survey Services Limited over the […]
Former Man United legend, Gary Neville has predicted Liverpool to win the Premier League title ahead of Man City this season.The Reds already have one trophy in the cabinet after winning the Carabao Cup last month. It was the first domestic cup competition won by Liverpool since 2012. Jurgen Klopp’s side is still in the […]
A High court, sitting in Kano on Wednesday, fixed April 12 and 14 for the continuation of hearing in the ongoing trial of a school proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko, for the alleged murder of a five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar. At the resumed sitting for a continuation of hearing, the prosecution counsel, Deputy Director Public Prosecution Kano […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has dissolved parliament, which he suspended eight-month ago following mass protests. It came as the lawmakers on Wednesday convened online and voted to repeal presidential decrees that gave him near-total power since last year. The president’s move termed the parliament’s move a “coup attempt”. He said parliament had “lost its legitimacy” […]
A Nigerian on the watch list of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, Emmanuel Chidiebere, has been arrested in Orlu, Imo State. Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested him, according to a statement. According to EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, the Nigerian is wanted by the FBI for conspiracy, wire fraud […]
Confusion has surrounded the death of the Confederation of Africa Football’s doping doctor, Dr Joseph Kabungo. Kabungo, a Zambian medical practitioner, was said to have died shortly after Ghana stopped Nigeria from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday. There are reports that Kabungo died as a result of the stampede that occurred at […]
For the first time in months, All Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu, stepped out together with his wife, Remi, to celebrate his 70th birthday anniversary. Both Tinubu and the Senator representing Lagos Central in the red chamber have not been seen together in public for about a year but the duo stepped out together […]
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has cancelled the 13th birthday colloquium in honour of victims of the Kaduna-Abuja train attacked by suspected terrorists on Monday evening. Tinubu, who announced the cancellation a few minutes after the official kick-up of the event, described it as a national tragedy. He said: […]
Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock after he slapped him at the Oscars, saying his behaviour was “unacceptable and inexcusable”. “I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris,” he said in a statement. “I was out of line and I was wrong.” It comes after the Oscars film academy condemned Smith over the […]
