As the countdown draws close to Friday’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Rwanda, Nigeria’s Super Eagles have said picking the three points at stake was non-negotiable. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles take on hosts Amavubis of Rwanda at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, on Friday at…
The troops of the Sector 2 of the Nigerian Army have neutralised 10 terrorists, rescued 101 kidnapped victims across Kankara in Katsina state and Shinkafi in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Wednesday by the Coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi. Abdullahi said the…
The Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the appointment of four members of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The confirmation followed the approval of the report of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs as presented by its Chairman, Sen. Abdulhamid Malam-Madori. Presenting the report, Malam-Madori listed the members of the PSC to include: Justice Paul Galumje (Rtd),…
The Board of Unity Bank has appointed Mr Ebenezer Kolawole as the Acting Managing Director of the Bank, following recent leadership changes. This appointment comes after the retirement of Mrs Oluwatomi Somefun, who completed her tenure as Managing Director, with necessary approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a statement on Wednesday, Unity…
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit filed by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) against Nigeria over the non-creation of a sixth state in the South-East geopolitical zone, unlike other zones. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case was brought by the Incorporated Trustees of the Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation under…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has given the officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) one week, to allocate land for resettlement of victims of demolition in Gishiri village. It would recalled that 455 houses and structures were demolished in the village at Katampe District, Abuja, to make…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) Mr Afam Osigwe (SAN) has said that the political imbroglio in Rivers is because of the ego of the political actors involved. The president made the assertion on Wednesday in Abuja while fielding questions at a news conference organised by the association ahead of the NBA Section…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the use of the Conditional Cash Transfer Fund in the country. The resolution was a sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Abass Adigun (PDP-Oyo) at plenary on Wednesday in Abuja. Moving the motion, Adigun said that the Federal Government in partnership with the World…
The United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday said at least six migrants have died and 40 were missing after a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa. The Italian coastguard said separately it intervened after being alerted to a rubber dinghy in distress on Tuesday, finding 10 survivors and six bodies. The coastguard said…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, set aside its order of March 4, declaring the suspension of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Senate as null and void. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling, vacated the suit after listening to the arguments of counsel for the plaintiff and lawyers to the defendants in the…
