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Super Eagles coach, Gernot, Rohr, has attributed the team’s inability to grab a win against Cameroon in their doubleheader international friendly at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Austria to the absence of his key players. The Indomitable Lions held the Eagles to a goalless draw on Tuesday in Austria in their second game in four days, after the Nigerians lost ...
June, 2021
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9 June
SIM-NIN linkage: Telcos lose 19.20 million subscribers in 5 mths
Telecommunication companies have lost 19.20 million subscribers since the Federal Government began the linking of National Identity Number with SIM cards, according to new industry statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission on Tuesday. The subscriber base fell from 207,907,709 in November 2020, to 188,705,734 in April 2021. MTN is the biggest loser with over 7,202,757 subscribers lost, while Airtel, ...
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9 June
FG shortlists 550,000 for N-Power programme final selection
The Federal Government through its National Social Investment Management System has shortlisted 550,000 applicants for the final selection for Batch C of the N-Power programme. It also said that the Central Bank of Nigeria would support Batches A and B beneficiaries who had completed the N-Power programme with soft loans. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development ...
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9 June
8 Travelers, 28 Sheep Perish In Truck Crash
Eight persons died after a truck conveying unspecified number of passengers and 130 sheep was involved in an accident at Batati village in Lavun Local Government Area of Katsina State. The vehicle marked BG 429 KMC was said to be traveling to Lagos from Katsina when it lost control, killing no fewer than 28 sheep. Confirming the incident, the state’s ...
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9 June
Makinde Accepts Responsibility For Igangan Attack, Pleads For Second Chance
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has accepted responsibility for the recent attacks on Igangan community which left scores dead, saying he would do everything to forestore a recurrence. The governor said his government would do everything possible to prevent a recurrence of violent attacks on Igangan and other communities in the state. He told the people that he should be ...
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9 June
Seyi Shay, Tiwa Savage fight dirty at Lagos salon
It was war with caustic languages. strong, emotional outburst of words. Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay, two Nigerian popular singers, revisited their lingering feud . They engaged each other in a heated war of words at a Lagos hair salon. There has been no love lost between the two music stars with their face-off spanning several years. In 2016, Seyi ...
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9 June
Witnesses show real love with Relief Efforts in Colombia
Since late April 2021, civil unrest has afflicted Colombia. None of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been killed or injured. However, in some areas the supply chains for food and fuel have been affected. Our brothers are coping with the subsequent shortages as well as the ongoing challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the crisis, the Colombia Branch Committee ...
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9 June
IG issues strong order ahead alleged crisis on June 12
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police and Commissioners of Police in the 36 states and FCT, to deal firmly with anybody or group of persons, who may want to take advantage of June 12 celebrations to threaten internal security order. Baba stated this on Tuesday, during a meeting with strategic ...
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8 June
I’m Not Behind Attacks In Igangan – Evicted Sarkin Fulani
Sarkin Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir who was evicted from his Igangan palace four months ago, has denied media reports that he is behind the fresh attack on Igangan community. The Sarkin Fulani, who also condemned the attacks, tasked security agencies to do their job in arresting the perpetrators. Abdulkadir, who spoke in reaction to the allegation of ...
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8 June
Obasanjo, others Convene meeting to find way out of Nigeria problems
A group jointly led by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto; Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state, and John Onaiyekan, former Catholic archbishop of Abuja. The Initiatives which is Interfaith in nature is set to discuss “pressing issues” in the country. The meeting is scheduled to hold on June 10 at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja. Issues ...
