Germany striker Timo Werner has been ruled out of the upcoming World Cup in Qatar with an ankle injury, his club RB Leipzig announced on Thursday. Werner hobbled off early in Leipzig’s 4-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. “Scans today in Leipzig showed that he …
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The leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Reuben Fasoranti, has said that he was misinterpreted in the media on the issue between himself and the acting leader of the group, Ayo Adebanjo. Fasoranti said he never stopped Adebanjo from being the acting leader of the group. A …
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The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has vowed to tackle the perennial flooding in Kogi State once and for all if elected as the president of the country come 2023 Tinubu stated this on Thursday in a message delivered by the state Governor Yahaya Bello to supporters …
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Terrorists have killed two people, abducted several others and set ablaze Gidan-goga market in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the area, Mohammed Musa, told our correspondent that the terrorists, who were on motorcycles set ablaze the market on Wednesday, destroying goods worth millions of …
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The Coalition of United Political Parties on Thursday commended former President, Olusegun Obasanjo for successfully negotiating a cessation of hostilities between the Ethiopian government and the Tigrayans, describing him as “a reformer, visionary and defender of democracy in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.” The coalition said Obasanjo, had …
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A North-East chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Mole Istifanus-Bennet, on Thursday resigned from the party in Gombe State. According to a statement made available to our correspondent, Istifanus-Bennet, who was the immediate past women leader in the state, failed to disclose the reason for her resignation. NEWSEXTRA24 reports …
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Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has confirmed that talks for a potential bout with Deontay Wilder are back on after Wilder’s promoter, Shelly Finkel, responded to his fight proposal email and a 2023 bout between Wilder and Joshua could finally be on the cards after an initial deal publicly broke …
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The Peoples Democratic Party has unveiled the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council in Awka, as part of efforts to woo the South-East people to vote for the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 presidential elections. Speaking during the unveiling in Awka, on Wednesday, the Director General, Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign …
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Two months after injury layoff, Super Eagles and West Bromwich Albion defender, Semi Ajayi, is back to training and could be fit for the mouth watering friendly game between Nigeria and Portugal. West Brom manager Carlos Corberan in a quote by Birmingham Mail revealed that the Nigeria international has …
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No fewer than 1085, 2021 Batch C Stream II National Youth Service Corps members on Thursday, passed out from the various local government areas in Gombe State. While six are expected to repeat, four others absconded in the course of their service in Gombe. Addressing corps members in Gombe Local …
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