The maiden Lagos State Food Festival kicked off on Sunday 13th December, 2021 with an unfamiliar chef – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Newsextra24 reports. The Governor who was dreesed in a black apron set up the symbolic outdoor kitchen and prepared stir fried rice, the official meal of …

• Press statement on travel ban stands despite FG’s planned retaliation – High Commission • UK, others lack moral rights to allow their airlines to come to Nigeria, says aviation minister • We have recommended travel ban for Canada, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, others The British High Commission on Sunday …

Many have been feared injured after a gas station located around Akwa road in Onitsha, Anambra state, exploded, IgbereTV reports. While another filling station was badly affected by the explosion which occurred on Sunday evening, 12th December 2021, two other filling stations were saved by men of Anambra Fire Service …

HIS CAREER: During his varied career Eguavoen began his career with ACB Lagos in his native Nigeria, some impressive performances gained him a move to Gent in 1986. He went on to play for K.V. Kortrijk, CD Ourense, Sacramento Scorpions, Torpedo Moscow and finished his career in Malta with Sliema Wanderers. Sliema Wanderers: Eguavoen began his coaching career in Malta with Sliema Wanderers, he was given …

Nigeria’s Falconets have progressed into the fourth round of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers, Newsextra24.com reports. The Falconets’ qualification was confirmed in a statement on Saturday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), after Congo DR withdrew ahead of the second-leg in Lagos. In the first-leg played …

The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Augustine Eguavoen, currently its Technical Director, as the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles on an interim basis. This is with immediate effect, and follows the termination of the relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has been in charge of the three –time African …

The Presidency has responded to Sunday’s Editorial of Daily Trust on the widespread insecurity in the country. In the piece, which went viral, and attracted so many comments, this newspaper made references to carnage being witnessed across the country, especially in the North. From the burning alive of passengers by …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease Sunday, his office said. Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a test confirmed COVID-19, a statement from the presidency announced. He is self-isolating in Cape Town and is being monitored …

COVID-19 cases are on the increase raising fears that the country is on the verge of the fourth wave of coronavirus, findings by The PUNCH have shown Epidemiological data obtained on Sunday from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control showed that from November 28 to December 4, a total of …

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Sunday, lashed out at the spokesman of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Emma Powerful, over the group’s threat to lock down the South-East region, should the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), visit the state. According to Umahi, Buhari’s visit to the state was already …