Moses Simon has said he is fit to feature for Nantes in their upcoming pre-season friendlies against Lorient and Crystal Palace despite fresh injury fears. Nantes revealed after the club’s friendly against Laval on Saturday that the winger is nursing an ankle injury. Simon scored the Canaries winning goal in the 2-1 victory. The Nigeria […]
Paris Saint-Germain are still pushing for a lower transfer fee for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, as they continue their pursuit of the Nigeria international this summer. According to transfer market expert Gianluca Di Marzio, PSG are set to return to the forefront in their charge for the Napoli striker. Contrarily, Italian sports news outlet La […]
Chinese leader President Xi Jinping has invited President Bola Tinubu to pay a state visit to China in September. China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen Xiaodong delivered the invitation to Tinubu at the Aso Villa on Thursday. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a […]
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, appealed to Nigerians to be circumspect on the issue of the nationwide protests being contemplated by some people in the country. Afenifere, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, deposed that while the people have an inalienable right to protest, consideration should be […]
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held emergency meetings with the All Progressives Congress state governors, prominent traditional rulers and Ulamas (Islamic religious scholars) at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja as part of efforts by the government to ensure the planned hunger protests, slated for August 1 to 10, is averted nationwide. The meetings come after […]
Super Falcons lost their 2024 Olympics opener against Brazil by 1-0 after a tight affair at the Bordeaux Stadium, in France on Thursday. A 37th-minute goal from Gabi Nunes was all that was needed for Brazil to deny the Super Falcons three points in their first game at this year’s Olympics. Randy Waldrum, Nigeria’s head […]
The number of vehicles imported into the country fell sharply by 60.4 per cent, year-on-year, YoY, to 10,991 in the first half of this year, H1’24, reflecting the impact of the naira depreciation and general economic downturn. This was contained in the report of the just concluded quarterly meeting of the Nigerian Port Consultative Council, […]
Brazil has recorded the world’s first Oropouche virus deaths, the country’s health ministry said Thursday, after two women died of the illness spread by infected flies and mosquitos. The women from the state of Bahia in northeast Brazil were “under 30 years old, with no comorbidities, but who had signs and symptoms similar to a […]
Lagos State University, LASU, has emerged winner of the Justice Innocent Umezulike National Debate Competition 2024. The competition had four stages keenly contested by undergraduate students from over 20 Law Faculties across four regions of Nigeria. Speaking at the event, the Foundation co-chairs, Dr. Cynthia Umezulike and Dr. Victor Umezulike, noted that the foundation remained […]
President Bola Tinubu said yesterday no government will condone protests that would lead to destruction of lives and property. He also had separate meetings with governors elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, and traditional rulers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, all in effort to stave off the protest. He also had separate […]
