Premier League Round-Up: Week 3
The English Premier league entered Week 3 in the new season with interestingresults across all 10 games. Manchester City who are defending champions, continued their title defense with afine 3-1 win over West Ham, helped by another Erling Haaland hattrick, Liverpool beat Manchester United 3-nil, Newcastlebeat Tottenham 2-1, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace, and […]
2024 Paralympics Kicks off in Paris
A spectacular opening ceremony marked the start of the Paris 2024 ParalympicGames, as athletes paraded along the iconic Champs-Elysees to Place de laConcorde, in glorious conditions. The first of 11 days of sporting action takes place on Thursday as France hosts asummer Paralympic Games for the first time. About 4,400 athletes from a record 168 […]
US Donates Mpox Vaccines to Nigeria
The government of the United States of America has donated 10,000 doses of theJynneos vaccine to Nigeria for the prevention of Smallpox and Mpox in adults aged 18years and older who are at risk of Mpox infection. Speaking during the official handover of the Mpox vaccine to Nigeria in Abuja, theCoordinating Minister of Health and […]
Premier League Week 2 Round-up
The English Premier league entered Week 2 in the new season with interesting results across all 10 games. Manchester City who are defending champions, continued their title defense with a fine 4-1 win over promoted Ipswich, Chelsea whooped Wolves 6-2, Tottenham saw off Everton 4-nil, and Liverpool beat Brentford 2-nil. Other results Arsenal beat Aston […]
Okonjo-Iweala Advices Nigeria to Move On
Meanwhile, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has stressed the urgent need for Nigeria to move beyond political infighting and inconsistent policies that have hindered the country’s development since independence. Speaking also at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference, Iweala asserted that concrete collective efforts, rather than a blame game, were […]
Thierry Henry Resigns as Head Coach of France Under 21 National Team
French and Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has officially resigned from his position as head coach of the France Under-21 national team. The announcement, made by the French Football Federation on today, confirmed that Henry’s departure was due to “personal reasons.” His unexpected departure marks the end of his brief tenure with the team after leading […]
FG – MTN Donates N1bn, 4600 Digital Devices
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the donation of N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme and 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools by telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria. He said the gesture by the telecommunications outfit towards the government’s efforts in addressing hardship in the country is worthy of emulation […]
FG Vows to Clampdown on Protesters Hoisting Foreign Flags
The Nigerian Police have nabbed 30 #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters hoisting Russian flags in Kano and other states. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who announced this today in Abuja at a press briefing, said one of the flag producers, identified as Ahmed Bello, was arrested with a large quantity of flags in Kano. He added that […]
President Tinubu calls for Regional Counter-Terrorism Centre
President Bola Tinubu has called for the establishment of a regional counter-terrorism centre that will serve as a hub for intelligence sharing, operational coordination, and capacity building throughout Africa. Speaking at the African High-level Meeting on Counter-Terrorism yesterday in Abuja, the President said there is need to strengthen existing counter-terrorism structures, such as the Regional […]
After 8 days protest by PDP supporters comes to an End
Supporters of the PDP have wrapped up their protest which ran for 8 days. The protest according to PDP supporters was to demand a joint inspection of INEC materials used for the March 18 governorship election. Over 1,000 protesters blocked both sections of the Aba road while staging several activities in front of the INEC office.
