THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the hosts of the 2025 and 2027 editions of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). As announced by the African football governing body earlier today, September 27, northern African giants, Morocco have been named the 2025 AFCON hosts. Recall that AFCON 2025 was …
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VICTOR Osimhen is not happy at Napoli this season as the tension between him and other members of the club continues to heighten. Recall that the world got to know that all is not well between him and Napoli’s coach Rudi Garcia when he shouted at the coach for substituting him …
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JORGE Vilda who won the 2023 Women’s World Cup for Spain in August is under investigation over the kissing scandal of ex-Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales. Recall that Jorge Vilda was sacked about a month after helping the women’s team to win the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as …
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A multiple crash that occurred at about 7:20 am on Wednesday around Iju bridge, Ota-Idiroko road, Ogun State, reportedly claimed one soul while two persons were injured. Two of the vehicles were also said to have plunged into Iju River. The vehicles involved with registration numbers were an IVECO truck …
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THE National Universities Commission has approved two additional courses for the Centre for Continuous Education, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State. The Director, FUOYE CCE, Omolade Adeleke, an associate professor, said that with the addition of Biochemistry and Microbiology, the centre would now offer 24 programmes in the six faculties. …
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THE United States President, Joe Biden, has appointed two professionals who are of Nigerian descent as special advisers. Both Osagie Imasogie and Chineye Ogwumike were part of the 12 members of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States. The appointment was contained in a statement …
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A bill seeking the establishment of the North West Development Commission, NWDC, sponsored by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has passed its first reading at the Senate. Titled ‘North West Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023’, the bill passed through first reading during Tuesday’s plenary session …
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Sen. Abdullahi Gumel, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) says the appointment of the new management team for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to rejig the bank and make it alive to its responsibilities. Gumel said this in a statement on Wednesday …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, has intercepted live endangered species of African Grey Parrots, Green Parrots and a hawk with a combined value of about N6,859,832. Comptroller Timi Bomodi, Customs Area Controller, made this known on Wednesday. According to him, the seizure was based on credible intelligence. The …
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MINISTER of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has called for global peace and harmony on the occasion of Eid al Maulud. The minister, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, enjoined the Muslim Ummah to embrace the noble and exemplary life of …
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