Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday hosted Super Falcons duo Rasheedat Ajibade and Rofiat Imuran in Ede, his hometown, after their outing at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Nigeria exited the tournament last week, after a 4-2 penalty shootout defeat against England in the round of 16. Both Ajibade…
Lagos State Government has assured the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of her preparedness to provide good sporting facilities and the enabling environment to boost the interest of Nigeria in co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with the Republic of Benin. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat gave the assurance while receiving, on…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released the Consolidated Financial Statements for the last seven years making it the first time since 2015 that the apex bank would be making its book available for public scrutiny. The Consolidated Financial Statements which were released by the CBN are for the 2016, 2017,2018,2019,2020, 2021 and 2022 financial…
As Nigerians curiously await the ruling of the Athletics Integrity Unit on women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria says it is expecting the verdict in the next six days ahead of the 2023 World Championships, which will hold from August 19 to 27 in Budapest, Hungary. With eight days…
A Chief Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja has ruled that the Presiding Pastor of the House On The Rock Church, Uche Aigbe has a criminal case to answer in the unlawful possession of prohibited firearms found in his possession. The no-case submission made by the Pastor was dismissed by Chief Magistrate…
The Economic Community of West African States has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made the declaration while reading the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup at the ECOWAS Extraordinary meeting in Abuja on Thursday. It also called on the African…
Being strong in times of adversity and trials is a trait that is achieved by true warriors, who know how to conquer their fears and still stay true to themselves. This is because all humans are made of flesh and blood; only a few are cast in relentless cloth of unflinching faith. A remarkable few,…
Veteran Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has claimed that the only ‘prayers’ going into the ‘mailboxes’ of poor Nigerians are more taxes and burdens. Henshaw was reacting to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio’s assurance to colleagues during Wednesday’s plenary session that “prayers” had been sent to them as they embark on a recess. “In order to…
She was in her penultimate year when she received the most devastating news of her life – her parents were involved in a car accident and they both lost their lives on the spot. Everything went blank as she could not figure out what to make of her life. Why both parents the same day?…
Some members of the Super Falcons to the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have arrived in the country following their elimination from the tournament against England on Monday. The Lionesses knocked Nigeria out 4-2 in a last-16 penalty shootout in Brisbane, with Chloe Kelly scoring the decisive spot-kick after Desire Oparanozie and…
