archiveOctober 2019

Almost all the impact players for the Golden Eaglets in Saturday night’s 4-2 defeat of Hungary in the opening match of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament in Brazil are products of the annual Zenith Bank/NFF Future Eagles Championships, including the goal scorers. The competition, sponsored by NFF’s partner,...

The wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu yesterday joined other first ladies to officially unveil ‘First Ladies Against Cancer’ (FLAC), an initiative of First Ladies committed to fighting the scourge of cancer at the official premiering of the movie “DIAMONDS IN THE SKY” at Point Harbour, Victoria Island,...

The Nigeria Communication Commission on Monday said that the trial of 5G, the fifth-generation network technology, would be on trial for three months in the country before actual approval and rollout. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this on the sideline of the Mobile and Disruptive...

Abdullah Qardash, a former officer in Saddam Hussein’s army has reportedly taken over as the leader of ISIS after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to Sun UK. Qardash, also known as ‘the Professor’, is believed to have assumed control of the day-to-day running of the jihadi group. Baghdadi...

  Governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) are currently meeting in Abuja to harmonise their positions on some issues of national importance. The meeting currently on-going at the Transcorp Hilton hotel, has most of the governors The meetings’ agenda includes “update on Bill and Melinda Gates...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the petition submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. A group known as concerned Nigerians led by Deji Adeyanju submitted the petition to the EFCC asking it to probe the...

  The Lions Clubs International, District 404A1 Nigeria, has evolved plans to assist in reducing the prevalence rate of diabetes mellitus disease in the country. Felicia Obilo, Chairperson, Public Relations and Lions Information, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, in Lagos. She described diabetes mellitus as a disorder in...

The European Union (EU) has agreed to extend Brexit until 31 January 2020, according to a tweet from the European Council president. Donald Tusk said the bloc would allow for a so-called “flextension” – meaning the UK could leave before the deadline if a deal was approved by Parliament. It...

  The death of ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has confirmed by the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump came to many unexpectedly Al-Baghdadi led his three children to death, detonating his suicide vest, which brought the tunnel they were in down around them. The former leader...

The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Ogun Command, has advised Nigerians to minimise traveling at night, especially as 2019 gets to an end, to curb road crashes. Mr Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun....