THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that Coach Augustine Eguavoen will lead the Super Eagles for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda. This comes after the NFF’s deal with German coach Bruno Labbadia fell through due to stringent German tax regulations. …
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BREAKING: Police Reintroduce e-CMR, urge Motorists to Register
THE Nigerian Police force has reintroduced the enforcement of the earlier suspended digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR). The Police said e-CMR is an advanced digital system designed to improve vehicle security, fight crime and simplify vehicle registration. This was made known in a post on the Police X handle on …
Read More »German Tactician, Bruno Labbadia Turns Down Super Eagles Job
Bruno Labbadia has made a U-turn on his decision to coach the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, announced on Tuesday that the German will take charge of the Super Eagles. According to reports emanating from Germany, the 58-year-old has now rejected the chance to manage the …
Read More »NSCDC Arrest 3 Suspects Over Alleged Gangrape of Minor
THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, has nabbed three suspects for allegedly gangraping a 16-year-old girl. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan on Friday, the state Commandant, Augustine Padonu, said the victim was eventually impregnated and forced to carry out an …
Read More »Music Icon, Onyeka Onwenu Laid to Rest in Lagos (PHOTOS)
Legendary music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, has been laid to rest in Lagos. TRUTHNG reports that Onwenu, popularly known as the “Elegant Stallion”, died on July 30, after collapsing at an event. The funeral service held on Friday at the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, and was followed by a private burial …
Read More »US and Ghana Sign Major Nuclear Energy Agreement
THE United States and Ghana have entered into a significant commercial agreement that marks a major step forward in their civil nuclear cooperation. According to a statement from the US State Department, the agreement was signed between Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) and Regnum Technology Group, a US developer specialising in …
Read More »Ghana’s Forests Face New Threats as Mining Expands
IN 2022, Ghana saw 18,000 hectares of forest disappear—an area roughly the size of 30,000 football fields. Despite these troubling deforestation rates, the Ghanaian government has introduced measures that could put its protected woodlands at even greater risk. In November 2022, the government enacted legislation that allowed mineral extraction in …
Read More »US to Extend Lobito Corridor via Tanzania
THE US government has announced plans to expand the Lobito Corridor, a critical railway project that currently connects Angola to Zambia via the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), extending it all the way to the Indian Ocean through Tanzania. This ambitious expansion aims to enhance regional trade, connect African …
Read More »Kenyan Rights Group Calls Ruto’s Abduction Denial a ‘blatant lie’
THE Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has strongly criticised President William Ruto for denying knowledge of police abductions during recent anti-government protests, labelling his statements as a ‘blatant lie.’ The commission’s condemnation came in response to President Ruto’s remarks during a town hall session on Thursday, where he insisted …
Read More »Man Convicted of Murder, Rape Executed in Florida
A Florida man convicted of the brutal murder of a college freshman and the rape of the victim’s older sister during a 1994 camping trip was executed on Thursday. Loran Cole, 57, was put to death by lethal injection at Florida State Prison, where he was pronounced dead at 18:15 …
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