Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has insisted that Enzo Fernández had “no bad intentions” when he made the offensive chants about French players. The Argentina midfielder celebrated his country’s Copa América success by posting a clip of his team-mates singing a racist and homophobic song about the heritage of some French players. Fernandez is currently on […]
First Bank has unveiled its continuous Visa Cross Border and Summer campaign in partnership with Visa. The campaign, which commenced on April 1, 2024, is set to run until August 31, 2024, as a rewarding initiative for existing Visa Gold and Visa Infinite cardholders and prospective customers. Throughout the campaign, 502 lucky Visa Infinite and […]
The Bauchi State Government has announced plans to close all Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) on the day of the proposed nationwide anti-government protest. It said the decision was to protect the lives of healthcare staff and patients amidst potential security threats. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board, stated […]
Leading opposition parties, some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other prominent Nigerians have rejected the Senate’s bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission Act, 2017, to make provision for registration of not just Nigerians but all other persons resident in Nigeria. The Senate passed the bill for a second reading on July 2, 2024, […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has foiled attempts by drug syndicates to smuggle cocaine and loud consignments, a synthetic strain of cannabis concealed in incense candles, game packs, dry hibiscus leaves and ladies’ native wears in and out of Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, by some courier firms in Lagos. […]
The corpse of a youth said to be an indigene of Gombe State, was discovered in Zaria, weekend, with deep cuts, near the ever busy PZ area in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State It was alleged that the deceased and his killers were in Zaria, hoping they could be recruited into the […]
THE Lagos State Government, yesterday, insisted on enforcing the On-Street Parking Scheme at designated streets within the metropolis from October 2024. Recall that Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu had approved the introduction of regulated on-street parking. Speaking on the planned enforcement, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said: “There is no going back on enforcement from October […]
Immediate Past President of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), Mr Steve Babaeko, has expressed the delight that his EXCO was able to make the association far stronger than it has ever been. Babaeko, who served out his tenure at the 51st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association, held in Abeokuta, over […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold state governors, their deputies and others to account over cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the 2023 elections. The court ordered INEC to ensure the appointment of independent counsel to investigate cases of electoral violence […]
Arsenal and Manchester United are among five clubs interested in signing Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig this summer. The three other remaining clubs are Manchester City, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, according to Fabrizio Romano. Olmo’s move could happen within the next few weeks. Olmo will be allowed to leave RB Leipzig for around £50.6million. The […]
