Bayer Leverkusen and Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface was involved in a car crash on Sunday, a day after the club’s 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. Boniface, who scored a 72nd-minute winner in Saturday’s match, on Sunday shared pictures and video of a smashed car in since-deleted posts on Instagram, as well as what appeared…
Nigerians in living abroad have declared their support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima for a second term in office come 2027. Mr Ade Omole, Director of the defunct 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) Diaspora Campaign Directorate, made this known at a Dinner party on Saturday in Abuja. The proposal…
Gov Bassey Otu of Cross River on Sunday, pledged his support in advancing truth, and accountability, through ethical journalism. The governor made the pledge while congratulating the newly elected executives of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) led by Mr Eze Anaba at its biennial national convention, held in Enugu on Friday. In a statement…
Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has paid glowing tribute to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Folashade Ayoade, on her 60th birthday. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja by his Media Director, Ohiare Michael, Bello described Ayoade as a rare public servant with discipline, integrity, and consistency. He praised…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has confirmed the death of four persons in a “Hit and run” vehicle accident along Oke Iganmu in Ilaro, Ogun. Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Akinwumi Fasakin, made this known in a statement issued by the command’s Public Education Officer, Mrs Florence Okpe, on Monday in…
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum imports into the United States, he said on Sunday. “Any steel coming to the United States is going to have them, 25 per cent tariff,” Trump said, according to journalists travelling with the president. When questioned about tariffs on…
Hon. Blessed Onah, Member representing Oju I State Constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, has once again raised his voice with rare courage, declaring that the Igede Nation will never be reduced to second-class status in Benue State. The outspoken lawmaker condemned in clear terms the exclusion of the Igede people from the…
UN agencies, on Tuesday, reacted to President Trump’s executive orders ending U.S. membership of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement. The UN agencies, however, highlighted the massive potential negative impact of the decision on public health and efforts to curb global warming. “The WHO regrets the announcement that…
How plausible is the target by African heads of states to grant access to electricity to 300 million people by 2030? That is the task before the over 1,000 participants expected at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, which kicks off in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Jan. 27. “It’s a tight journey because 2030…
The Senate yesterday launched a sweeping investigation into railway projects executed under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Red Chamber said its action was informed by the persistent derailments, vandalism and mechanical failures along the Itakpe–Warri standard gauge corridor. The resolution followed a motion by Senator Ede Dafinone (APC, Delta Central), who…
