Cristiano Ronaldo sobbed as his Portugal team was defeated 1-0 by Morocco in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday, ending his chances of winning the tournament for the first time in his career. Ronaldo was escorted by a member of staff from the pitch at Al Thumama Stadium to …

THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Lagos State Office announced that it has begun disbursing loans to eligible farmers under the Rural Employment Promotion Department (REP). According to the NDE, the move was made to ensure food sustainability in the state in accordance with the directorate’s vision statement. While flagging …

CLEAN Up Nigeria, an international non-governmental organization, has announced that Akwa Ibom State has won the “Cleanest State Award 2022,” claiming that it has held the top spot for the past four years. The group also provided the following index of the cleanest geopolitical zones: South South was first, followed …

DEBORAH, the daughter of Dr Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, has introduced her fiancé, Sam, to her social media followers. On Sunday, she posted photos of herself and her lover on Facebook, along with a brief bio of her future husband. “He is born again. He’s …

Yesterday, Engender Health Nigeria, in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA), advocated for a reduction in maternal and newborn mortality through the USAID-funded MOMENTUM Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics project. The group also organized a three-day capacity-building workshop for National Orientation Agency Community Orientation Mobilization Officers (COMOS) …

MONTHS after capturing the hearts of fans with the release of her debut single, singer and songwriter, Bloody Civilian releases equally intriguing visuals for the track, “How to kill a man”. The visuals — the first of its kind, portray women as vivacious and powerful by nature in an engaging …

Argentina beat the Netherlands in a penalty shootout in the early hours of Saturday after a dramatic 2-2 draw to reach the World Cup semi-finals. Dutch substitute Wout Weghorst scored two late goals, including a stoppage-time leveller, after Argentina had led 2-0 through Nahuel Molina and Lionel Messi’s penalty. Goalkeeper …

LAGOS State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his colleagues, Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo) have been conferred with honorary doctorate degrees by the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, a foremost Anglican University in Nigeria. The three governors were conferred with honorary doctorate degrees in different disciplines on Friday …

The Kogi State Ministry of Women Affairs has restated the commitment of  the state government to eradicating Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the state. The state’s commissioner for women affairs, Hajia Fatima Kabir Buba, gave the assurance at a one-day ‘’Awareness Creation on Prevention of Gender-Based Violence’’, in Lokoja. The …

A group of ethnic youth leaders, the Nigerian Ethnic Youths Leaders Council (NEYLC) has described the House of Representatives’ resolution on the new cash withdrawal limits recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as illegal and baseless. The NEYLC is made up of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths Movement, …