Written by By Jacob Ajom Nigeria’s World Cup campaign took another serious blow when Zimbabwe, one of the countries whose national team fell in the same group with the Super Eagles, announced that their remaining two matches would be played in Durban, a South African city. With 11 points from 8 matches, the Super Eagles, like every … Continue reading “2026 World Cup Qualifiers: The odds against Super Eagles “
By Emeka Alex Duru You may not be wrong in situating Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace with the story of blind men tasked with describing an elephant in which each gave different account of his impressions on the mammoth creature, depending on which part of the body he touched. In the country’s aviation industry, Air … Continue reading “Air Peace: Beyond the Dollar, Naira threshold”
•Say, it emboldens the bandits, demoralises the troops •We’re tired of crying, burying our children—Katsina women •If dialogue can stop bloodshed, why not?—Community leaders By Evelyn Usman The presence of high-profile bandits at the negotiation table in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, one of the councils worst hit by years of deadly raids, … Continue reading “Negotiating with bandits undermines Nigeria’s authority —Retired senior military chiefs warn”
By Vincent Ujumadu, Dennis Agbo, Steve Oko, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chinedu Adonu, Alumona Ukwueze, Emmanuel Iheaka & Jeff Agbodo ENUGU – A cross-section of residents in the Southeast region have given varied reasons why they are not interested in participating in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. “People’s votes no longer count” – Ex-administrator Chief … Continue reading “Why Southeast residents show apathy towards INEC’s continuous voters registration”
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Against social media reports that he has proceeded on terminal leave, Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday, chaired the commission’s regular weekly committee and approved the promotion of some junior staff. The meeting, according to INEC national commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education … Continue reading “Terminal leave: INEC’s Mahmood chairs weekly meeting”
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Government on Thursday declared that President Bola Tinubu has promoted more than 52,000 personnel across four paramilitary services in the Ministry of Interior within just two years in office, breaking decades of career stagnation that had deprived officers of deserved advancement. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this … Continue reading “Tinubu promotes 52,000 Paramilitary Officers in 2 years – Interior Minister”
Three children play with sand and pebbles among the tombstones in a southern Gaza cemetery, while a teenage boy, barefoot, carries two buckets of water through the graveyard before vanishing into a tent. Read Also: Israel launches ground assault on Gaza City These macabre scenes are a daily reality for some displaced Palestinians, who, unable … Continue reading “‘We live with the dead’: Gazans shelter in cemetery”
Ibadan, capital of Oyo State is filled with excitement and expectation as the people prepare for the installation of Oba Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the weeklong programme for the installation of the Olubadan of Ibadan will come to a climax on … Continue reading “Ibadan buzzing with excitement as Ladoja set to be crowned 44th Olubadan”
Prof. Kailani Muhammad, the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Harmony Corps of Nigeria, says the corps has gotten the Federal Government’s mandate to flush out touts from the nation’s highways. Muhammad said that the move was check the collection of illegal taxes and levies on the highways, thus promoting cheap food items in the country. … Continue reading “FG launches crackdown on highway extortion to reduce food costs”
Headers from Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo helped Barcelona make a 3-1 comeback victory at minnows Real Oviedo on Thursday in La Liga. The Catalans, who fell behind after a mistake from goalkeeper Joan Garcia allowed Alberto Reina to score the opener from 40 yards out, levelled through Eric Garcia early in the second half. … Continue reading “Barcelona rally from behind to beat Real Oviedo 3-1 in La Liga”