Super Eagles get Ghana in Qatar 2022 World Cup draw

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will have to get the better of the Black Stars of Ghana if they hope to qualify for a fourth straight FIFA World Cup after both sides were paired up in the play-off draw for the 2022 Qatar World Cup on Saturday in Douala, Cameroon.

Posted 22 Jan 2022 at 03:27 pm
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NAF succeeding against odds, Amao declares

The Chief of Air Staff (CAF), Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, has said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been succeeding despite the challenges it has faced in recent times.⁣

Posted 22 Jan 2022 at 10:58 am
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Kogi: Labour mobilises members for strike over non-implementation of minimum wage

Organized Labour in Kogi State said it has adequately mobilised its members for an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of minimum wage in the state.⁣

Posted 22 Jan 2022 at 10:00 am
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Buhari lauds arrest of Kano Schoolgirl’s killers

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, expressed condolences to the family of the five-year-old school girl, Hanifa Abubakar, whose body was discovered in a shallow grave in Kano after near two months of fruitless search. ⁣

Posted 22 Jan 2022 at 09:32 am
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2023: INEC to monitor politicians’ bank accounts, transactions

Ahead of the 2023 general election timetable, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to beam its searchlight on politicians and political parties in a bid to track the sources of funds for their campaigns.⁣ ⁣

Posted 22 Jan 2022 at 09:09 am
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How onslaught against oil thieves spiked Kpofire business in Niger Delta

Amid the current efforts by the Rivers State government to rid the state of artisanal refineries, otherwise known as Kpofire and save the people from its damaging effects, information has emerged that the current upsurge of soot pandemic in the state was caused by the renewed drive of the Nigerian Navy and other security operatives to ensure that stolen crude oil does not leave the shores of the country.⁣

Posted 22 Jan 2022 at 08:01 am
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Why I am now running for president – Orji Kalu

Senator Orji Kalu, the Senate's Chief Whip, said he decided to run for the office of president after leaders from the six geopolitical zones approached him.

Posted 21 Jan 2022 at 04:35 pm
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Kano shuts school where 5-year-old Hanifa was murdered, buried

The Kano State Government has ordered the immediate closure of a private school, Noble Kids Academy, in Nassarawa Local Government Area of the state, where abductors of a pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, were said to have killed and buried her remains.

Posted 21 Jan 2022 at 04:15 pm
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Troops destroy 39 illegal refineries, recover stolen crude in Niger Delta

Troops of Operation Delta Safe have, in the last two weeks, uncovered and destroyed 39 illegal refining sites, 91 cooking ovens, 24 reservoirs, 17 large dugout pits and 96 storage tanks.

Posted 21 Jan 2022 at 01:30 pm
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IPOB commends Abia High Court over “courageous” Kanu judgment

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has commended the presiding judge of the Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia for his courage in declaring the September 2017 military invasion of Nnamdi Kanu’s country home illegal.

Posted 21 Jan 2022 at 02:03 pm
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Poverty makes people mill around Tinubu, says Osun senator

Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East in the National Assembly, has described Nigerians falling over themselves to support Bola Tinubu since the APC national leader expressed his intention to run for president as Nigerians with poverty mentality.

Posted 21 Jan 2022 at 01:00 pm
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