Author: News Room
The Super Eagles got the much-needed win over Guinea Bissau to give reprieve to the under-fire manager, Jose Peseiro, with a hard-fought 1-0 win that took Nigeria back to the top of Group A with nine points, with two matches left in the 2024 AFCON qualifying series. A first-half penalty, expertly dispatched by Moses Simon, sealed the win, and even though the Eagles created chances to make the score line more emphatic, the lone goal was enough to give Peseiro more time to fashion a… Read the full article here
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the political pedigree of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, in his previous positions will serve as asset for effective governance when he takes over leadership of the country in May. Buhari stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser, Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina. According to the statement, the president rejoiced with Tinubu as he clocked 71 on March 29, 2023. Adesina said Buhari joined members of the President-elect’s… Read the full article here
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has said the party is currently uncovering the electoral frauds allegedly perpetrated by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the governorship and House of Assembly elections in the State. The PDP said it has got the permission of the election petition tribunal in the State to inspect all electoral materials used during the March 18 polls. In a statement by the PDP Publicity Secretary in Ogun, Akinloye Bankole, the party accused… Read the full article here
The new Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Abia State, Paul Igwebuike has described dealers in illegal petroleum business as saboteurs to the nation’s economy. Igwebuike, who stated this while parading six suspected oil thieves arrested by men of his Command, also revealed that 42 drums of oil suspected to be crude oil were recovered from the suspects. Igwebuike told journalists that the suspected criminals were apprehended at Gas Line by Iheoma Uratta in… Read the full article here
Big Brother Naija Season 6 winner, Hazel Oyeze Onou, popularly known as Whitemoney, has revealed that former female housemates of the reality show approached him to connect them with his rich friends as escorts and call girls. The TV reality star made the revelation recently while featuring on The Honest Bunch podcast hosted by actor, Nedu. He said he doesn’t oblige to such requests, adding that most ladies go to the Big Brother House to “show off.” He frowned at the attitudes of some… Read the full article here
Rangers assistant coach, Mbwas Mangut has declared that the Flying Antelopes will go all out for a win in the oriental derby clash against Abia Warriors. The Coal City outfit will make the short trip to Umuahia to take on Abia Warriors at the Umuahia Stadium on Wednesday. The seven-time Nigeria Premier Football League champions defeated Bayelsa United 2-1 in Awka last weekend. Mangut opined that the team is capable of beating their neighbors in front of their fans. “We can keep the… Read the full article here
Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters and opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy on Monday as he pressed ahead with an anti-government rally despite a ban. The protesters defied a warning by the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome that the demonstrations in Nairobi and the western city of Kisumu, an Odinga stronghold, were “illegal”. The opposition stalwart has called for protests every Monday and Thursday… Read the full article here
Since his release on 10 January, after almost two months in prison, Pape Alé Niang has been keeping a low profile. Placed under judicial supervision, the Dakar Matin editor is recovering from his long hunger strike. Still accused of having divulged information that could potentially compromise national security, The editor-in-chief tells us he has called on Senegal’s president to clarify his intentions ahead of the February 2024 presidential election. … Read the full article here
The National Population Commission has said it had put up measures to guard against all forms of malpractices ahead of the forthcoming population and housing census. The commission also stressed that citizens living away from their states of origin do not need to travel to home for the purpose of the exercise. It said people would be enumerated at their places of residence. The spokesperson for the commission, Isiaka Yahaya, said this in an interview with our… Read the full article here
A Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday heard how a pastor, Chris Mcdouglas, allegedly defiled a 17-year-old daughter of a member of his church. A medical doctor, Mrs Maria Fadaka, told the court while testifying in the ongoing trial of Mcdouglas, a pastor at Peculiar Generation Assembly Church, Lagos. The defendant is facing a nine-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration, preferred against him by the Lagos… Read the full article here
