Many unspecified number of passengers have been dead when a train in motion crushed a Dangote cement truck and a commercial tricycle in Kano State. The incident occurred on Obasanjo Road in…
Year: 2022
AFCON 2021: Eguavoen bars Pinnick, others from Super Eagles’ dressing room, gives reason
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, and other guests have been barred from the Super Eagles’ dressing room during half-time breaks. Austin Eguavoen, who announced this at a press conference,…
I was sacked because of my faith, UK minister
A British lawmaker Nusrat Ghani has said she was fired from a ministerial job in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government partly because her Muslim faith was making colleagues uncomfortable. Ghani, 49,…
Subsidy removal: Union Congress mobilises for nationwide strike
Against the backdrop of the proposed subsidy removal, the Trade Union Congress, TUC, has directed its state chapters to mobilize their members for a nationwide strike if the Federal Government goes ahead…
Obasanjo to PDP: Why I can never return to your party
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he would never return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying he has retired from partisan politics. The ex-president, who renounced his membership of the…
Why I don’t want Sunday Igboho to be released – Seriki Fulani
Seriki Fulani, who was evicted from his Igangan residence, said he opposes Igboho’s release due to his daring nature. The Seriki Fulani had relocated to Ilorin, Kwara State after Igboho issued an…
BREAKING: Super Eagles face Ghana for Qatar 2022 slot
The draws for the last phase of the CAF qualifiers for 2022 FIFA World Cup was conducted in Yaounde on Saturday, January 22. The event compered by Mimi Fawaz had Emmanuel Adebayor…
PDP chair, ex-govs, NWC in closed-door meeting with Obasanjo
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu; four former governors and members of the party’s National Working Committee are in a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at…
Oyetola, Fayemi, Ajimobi, others visit deceased ex-Oyo governor’s family
Prominent Nigerians have continued to visit the Ogbomoso residence of the former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala , to commiserate with his family. Some of the dignitaries who visited…
12 Tunisian players to miss AFCON clash with Nigeria over COVID
Ahead of the round of 16 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash with the Super Eagles, several Tunisian players and Mondher Kebaier, the head coach, have tested positive for COVID-19. Kebaier was…