With Real Madrid facing Sevilla at the Bernabéu on Sunday for their final 2024 match, Carlo Ancelotti declared that Kylian Mbappe’s “period of adaptation has finished.”Madrid defeated Pachuca 3-0 in Qatar on Wednesday, with Mbappé scoring the first goal. He now has 13 goals in all competitions this season and has already won two trophies,...
Jhon Duran and former City attacker Morgan Rogers scored to help Aston Villa overcome Manchester City 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.Villa leapfrogged City into fifth place in the Premier League rankings, while Pep Guardiola’s shell-shocked holders plummeted provisionally to sixth — and might slide as low as ninth by the end of the...
Another fatal stampede for food items has killed ten persons at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja.The fatal incident happened on Saturday morning.This came a few days after a stampede at Ibadan funfair claimed the lives of at least 35 children and several others injured.Meanwhile, the FCT Police Command has swiftly moved to the...
Many persons have reportedly died in Okija, Anambra State following a stampede during the distribution of rice ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations.The rice sharing is said to be an annual activity sponsored by Chief Obiejesi Azudialu, popularly known as Obi Jackson Foundation.Obiejesi, an indigene of Okija is the Chairman and chief executive officer...
As 2024 comes to a close, the Nigerian 10th Senate, under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has emerged as a dynamic and purposeful institution. Tasked with navigating complex national challenges, the Senate has achieved a balance of cordiality with the executive and the rigorous performance of its oversight functions, demonstrating that harmony between...
Alerzo, a prominent technology service provider in Nigeria, has proudly announced the successful completion of a transformative nine-month digital initiative, undertaken in collaboration with Mastercard and the USAID-funded e-Trade Alliance. This groundbreaking program has significantly empowered over 10,000 micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the vibrant South-West region of Nigeria. The details of this...
The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, has pledged to partner with the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) to address the challenges facing Nigerian businesses. This commitment was made during an interactive session with members of the organized private sector on Friday, where she outlined plans...
Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello was, on Friday evening, released from the Kuje Custodial Centre after meeting the bail conditions set by the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja.Spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, Adamu Duza, confirmed the development.He said, “Yahaya Bello has been released after meeting the bail conditions....
The foreign minister of junta-ruled Niger has summoned the charge d’affaires at the Nigerian embassy, accusing the neighbouring nation of “serving as a rear base” to “destabilise” the country, Niger state television said.Relations between Nigeria and its northern Sahel neighbour Niger have been tense since the military took over in Niamey in 2023 and broke...
Weeks after he was remanded in a correctional centre, human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, was, on Friday, granted a N30 million bail by a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun, who adjourned until February 13, 2025, asked Farotimi to provide three sureties with a landed property within the jurisdiction.Aside that, he...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Adamawa chapter, on Wednesday observed a peaceful protest, urging the Federal Government to double efforts to end insecurity, kidnapping and abduction of students in the country. Speaking at the protest in Yola, Mr Muhammad Haruna, National President, Senior Staff Association of Nigeria University (SSANU), said the NLC leadership urges the...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday 17th December stage a nationwide protest rally against worsening insecurity in the country. Also, the congress has raised the alarm over plot to attack peaceful protesters and cause mayhem, warning that any attack on the demonstrators would be a declation of war on Nigeria. A statement signed by...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says a truck collision with four other vehicles has left two dead while three others were critically injured. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki said the devastating road traffic calamity occurred at Iyana Meiran inward Meiran...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged the winner of the Chairmanship seats and Councillorship positions in all 27 Local Government Areas during the December 13 council elections in Borno. The list of the Chairmen-elect, who had been declared winners by the returning officers earlier, was officially announced by Alhaji Tahiru Shettima, the Chairman...
The Nigerian military has debunked reports alleging that a Nigerian military aircraft was involved in a clandestine intelligence operation in Burkina Faso, describing the claims as false, misleading and unsupported by facts. A competent source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the aircraft was on a duly authorised ferry flight to Portugal for...
