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  • Guber candidates sign another peace accord in Abia

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Guber candidates sign another peace accord in Abia

    Governorship candidates in Abia State have signed a peace accord in preparation for next week’s guber and House of Assembly polls. The peace accord signing event, put together by the Abia State Police Command was […]

  • Guber polls: Some politicians plotting wide scale violence in Southeast – Traditional rulers

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Guber polls: Some politicians plotting wide scale violence in Southeast – Traditional rulers

    The South East Council of Traditional Rulers, on Thursday, said it was concerned over a rumoured plot by some desperate politicians to unleash mayhem during the forthcoming governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. The […]

  • IWD: Group advocates digital skill for women, claim most African women are caregivers

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on IWD: Group advocates digital skill for women, claim most African women are caregivers

    As reactions continue to trail this year’s International Women’s Day, IWD, marked every 8 March, a group known as the Centre for Public Policy and Research says most African women are mainly caregivers, calling for […]

  • Guber election: Court orders INEC to allow use of Temporary Voters Cards, TVC

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Guber election: Court orders INEC to allow use of Temporary Voters Cards, TVC

    Ahead of the March 18 gubernatorial election, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards, TVC. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the […]

  • FG orders investigation bureau to probe Lagos train crash

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on FG orders investigation bureau to probe Lagos train crash

    The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau to launch an immediate investigation into the root cause of the collision between a train and a staff bus of the Lagos State Government that […]

  • France fires Diacre as women’s football team coach

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on France fires Diacre as women’s football team coach

    Corinne Diacre has been sacked as coach of the France women’s team, the French Football Federation announced on Thursday, after her position was weakened following a revolt by leading players. The 48-year-old who was under […]

  • BREAKING: Court remands ex-Imo deputy gov in prison

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on BREAKING: Court remands ex-Imo deputy gov in prison

    Ex-Imo deputy governor, Gerald Irona A Magistrates’ court in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, remanded the immediate past deputy governor of the state, Gerald Irona, in prison custody. The presiding magistrate, C. N Ezerioha, after […]

  • NSCDC arrests 9 suspects with fake currencies, 2 others in Plateau

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on NSCDC arrests 9 suspects with fake currencies, 2 others in Plateau

    The Plateau Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested nine suspects with fake naira and United States Dollar, USD. DSC Chris Longbit, the Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the command […]

  • 2024 Olympic: Eagles to host Guinea’s under-23 team in Abuja

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on 2024 Olympic: Eagles to host Guinea’s under-23 team in Abuja

    Nigeria’s under-23 male football team, the Olympic Eagles, will now host their Guinean counterparts at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, said on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria […]

  • Indonesian football officials jailed over stampede which killed 135

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Indonesian football officials jailed over stampede which killed 135

    An Indonesian court on Thursday handed prison sentences to two football officials for negligence over a stampede which killed 135 people at a stadium last year. The stampede, one of the worst sports-related disasters ever, […]

  • Nigeria’s revenue from VAT, Company Income Tax up 33 per cent to 4.92trn

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Nigeria’s revenue from VAT, Company Income Tax up 33 per cent to 4.92trn

    The federal government’s revenue from Value Added Tax, VAT, and Company Income Tax, CIT, increased by 33 per cent annually from N3.68 trillion in 2021 to N4.92 trillion in 2022. National Bureau of Statistic’s fourth […]

  • Kwara PDP alleges inducement of voters by APC govt

    By Ifunanya | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Kwara PDP alleges inducement of voters by APC govt

    The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state of allegedly moving huge sums of money from government accounts into private bank accounts for subsequent disbursement to […]

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