Nigeria’s Under 17 team, Golden Eaglets have crashed out of the ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria. The team lost 1-2 to their Burkina Faso counterparts in the quarter finals of the event at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Thursday. The result means that Nigeria could not secure a ticket to Read More…
Month: May 2023
Djokovic calls Alcaraz clay’s best
Carlos Alcaraz, one of the main candidates for the French Open crown, is the man to defeat on clay, according to the world’s top player, Novak Djokovic. After starting an injury-plagued season with the Buenos Aires crown, Alcaraz won back-to-back claycourt championships in Barcelona and Madrid. After the current Italian Open, Alcaraz is positioned to Read More…
Nigeria U-19 cricket squad to tour India
Nigeria’s Under 19 male cricket squad will tour India before competing in the ICC World Cup Africa Division One qualifiers. The squad’s coach, Daniel Gim, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday said that the team hoped to leave the nation on May 18. “We resumed camp in Abuja on Sunday Read More…
New FG car industry growth plan sets the stage for local electric car manufacture
The first-ever National Investment Policy for Nigeria (NInP) has been approved for execution, and a new National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NADIP) covering the years 2023 to 2033 has also been adopted by the Federal Government. This was revealed by Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, in a statement issued by Mrs. Read More…
Murray leaves Rome following ‘patchy’ match against Fognini
The former world number one’s loss to Fabio Fognini in the Italian Open’s opening round on Wednesday hurt his chances of earning a French Open seed. Murray lost to Fognini 6-4 4-6 6-4 just days after taking home the second-tier Aix-en-Provence Challenger Tour title, his first since 2019 and first on clay since 2016. Murray’s Read More…
Babyface’s no-show at Anita Baker disappoints fans
“I am truly sorry to my fans who have been waiting for us to hit the stage this evening at the Prudential Center. I was asked not to perform in order to give Ms. Baker her space and time to perform her show in its entirety. My band and I are extremely saddened we didn’t Read More…
Why Can’t Science Speak ‘Vernacular’?
Cast your mind back to your secondary school days. English was the only legitimate language of communication. There were students from the hinterland who couldn’t measure up to the requirement and so had to run afoul of the law and face the inevitable sanctions. There was the case of one such student who had a Read More…