Nigeria lost to Colombia in a penalty shootout on Wednesday in Goa, India, and was kicked out of the 7th FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. After both sides had fought to a bleak scoreless draw, defender Comfort Folorunso struck her kick against Luisa Agudelo in sudden death to send the South Americans into the championship Read More…
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Sanwo-Olu opens a new fire service headquarters and 3 stations
In order to address the state’s fire emergency, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday dedicated an improved headquarters and three newly built fire stations. The three freshly built stations are located at Ebute Elefun, Oniru, and Ajegunle, while the rebuilt fire service headquarters is in Alausa, Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu noted that the government’s commitment to Read More…
LP updates 2023 presidential campaign list
The Labour Party (LP) released its final list of Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) members for the general election in 2023 on Wednesday. The list includes 1,453 members who have been added or changed. LP first published a list of the Campaign Council’s 1,234 members but then withdrew it to make room for additional people.Mr. Julius Read More…
Redesign of Naira to boost value – Emefiele
The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, said that the planned redesign of the Naira might make the currency worth more. Emefiele revealed this while announcing that the apex bank intended to start issuing the newly designed N200, N500, and N1,000 denominations on December 15. Even though he said it wasn’t the main reason why the Read More…
LASTMA warns drivers creating fueling station backlog
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) advised drivers on Wednesday that the current gasoline shortage was no justification for stifling and impeding traffic movement throughout the state. This was stated by the Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, on behalf of the general manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba. According to the statement, Read More…
EFCC rearraigns suspended AGF Idris and others for alleged N109 billion fraud
In an FCT High Court, Maitama, on Wednesday, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) re-arraigned suspended Accountant-General of the Federation Ahmed Idris and three other people for an alleged N109.5 billion fraud. Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman, and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited are additional defendants. They were initially charged with misappropriation of N109.5 Read More…
First Bank will fund energy infrastructure projects
First Bank of Nigeria (PLC), according to Mrs. Oluwatoyin Aina, Head of Energy, Downstream, and International Oil Trading, has supported a number of energy-related projects and will continue to do so. On Wednesday, Aina made this statement during the Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL), Africa Downstream Week that was taking place in Lagos. She said Read More…
Nigeria’s Ayo Owodunni is Kitchener, Canada’s first black councillor
Ayo Owodunni of Nigeria has been elected as Kitchener, Ontario, Canada’s first black city councillor. In a hotly contested election for the position, Ayo won the municipal elections for Ward 5. The five candidates were Mandur Ajmer, Massimi Jon, Muhammad Farah, Najmuddin Naveed, and Owodunni Ayo. Kelly Galloway-Sealock, a member of the present city council, Read More…
Kanu files N100bn suit against FG over continued detention
Federal Court orders Kanu’s return to Kenya Nnamdi Kanu, the head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group that is now proscribed, has sued the federal government for violating his fundamental rights by the Department of State Services (DSS) in an action worth N100 billion. Kanu is requesting his immediate release from the Read More…
Inhabitants of Otumara gifted with free medicals, food, clothing, other essential items
In an outreach dubbed “MEDICAL MISION OUTREACH” over the weekend, the Women (WM) Department of the Assemblies of God Church, 111 Clegg in collaboration with Maximum Growth Initiative planted smiles on the faces of inhabitants of Otumara. Hundreds of ladies, teenagers, fathers, and kids attended the event on Saturday at Ilaje, Otumara Ebute Metta (West), Read More…