The new Second Niger Bridge, according to Mr. Jimoh Olawale, Federal Controller of Works in Delta, will open to traffic on December 15. However, Olawale stated that the bridge would only be available for 30 days in an interview with Newsmen on Wednesday in Asaba. He stated that Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works, ordered Read More…
A police inspector who was allegedly involved in the shooting incident that killed a man in Ajah, Lagos, has been detained by the Police Command in Lagos State. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the command, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter account on Wednesday. “At about 11:30 p.m on Tuesday, December 06, 2022, Read More…
Goncalo Ramos, who replaced Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal’s starting lineup, scored a spectacular hat-trick to capture the headlines as Portugal easily qualified for the quarter-finals with a 6-1 victory against Switzerland. Ramos started the score before Pepe put Portugal ahead before the interval. Ramos added his second and Portugal’s third goal after the break, with Read More…
The Senate passed the second reading of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) (Establishment) Bill, 2022, on Tuesday. Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi (PDP-Kebbi North), the bill’s sponsor, gave the lead debate on the bill’s fundamental ideas at plenary. Abdullahi, who presented the debate, stated that the bill aimed to alter the FIRS (establishment) Act, No. 13, Read More…
The Lagos State Government has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the APC Women’s Rally slated for Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Mobolaji Johnson Arena (Old Onikan Stadium), Onikan, Lagos Island, to assist the motoring public in managing their routes around the axis during the event. According to a statement signed by Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, Read More…
Croatia advanced to the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals for the third time in their history after defeating Japan on penalties.Dominik Livakovic, the goalie for Croatia, stopped three penalty kicks. Below are pictorial highlights of the match, courtesy FIFA.
If elected in February, the Labour Party (LP) contender for Nigeria’s presidency, Peter Obi, would reform the country’s expensive subsidy system and unify the numerous exchange rates of the local naira currency, according to his manifesto unveiled on Sunday. Nigeria has various exchange rates, allowing certain corporations to obtain dollars at a low cost while Read More…
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) restored the once-embattled train service between the capital Abuja and Kaduna on Monday, which had been stopped since March when gunmen killed passengers and abducted dozens. Northern Nigeria has been besieged by armed gangs that have targetted villages and highways and kidnapped people for ransom, as well as a long-running Read More…
Argentina defeated a furious Australia comeback to win 2-1 on Saturday and go to the quarterfinals. Lionel Messi scored his first goal in a World Cup elimination game in his 1,000th match to surpass Diego Maradona’s championship total. In a game where he played a key role in nearly every Argentine attack, Messi gave his Read More…
The FIFA World Cup has represented an increasing level of competition in football on the field by advancing teams from every continent to the round of 16. Additionally, three AFC countries (Australia, Japan, and Korea Republic) have advanced to the knockout rounds, setting a tournament record for the Asian confederation (which had only had two Read More…
