James Maddison will not be included in England’s 26-man squad for Euro 2024, British media reports said. The Tottenham attacking midfielder was part of Gareth Southgate’s 33-man training group but has not made the cut for the final squad for the tournament in Germany, the BBC and Sky Sports said late Wednesday. The Euros start in […]
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi says the team hasn’t been able to make the best use of their training camp in Uyo ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic, no thanks to the late arrival of some members of the 23-man squad. The Super Eagles camp opened in Uyo […]
The Edo State All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are at loggerheads over the alleged hijack of the Continuous Voter Registration being undertaken by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The exercise began on May 27 in Edo and Ondo states and was scheduled to end on June 5 but INEC, on Tuesday, announced […]
Acute food insecurity is projected to worsen in magnitude and severity across 18 hunger “hotspots,” including Nigeria. This was revealed in a recent report from the United Nations. The report emphasised the immediate need for assistance to prevent femine in Gaza and Sudan, as well as the worsening hunger crises in Haiti, Mali, and South […]
The Yobe State Government said, on Wednesday, that repentant Boko Haram insurgents are assisting in counterinsurgency operations in the state. Governor Mai Mala Buni’s Special Adviser on Security, Brig. Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (retd.), said this while briefing newsmen in Damaturu on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Abdulsalam was reacting to concerns raised by some […]
As part of its activities to commemorate this year’s 2024 World Environmental Day, the Anambra State Government is celebrating the day with the launching of House-House Tree Planting to curb erosion threat in the state. Engr. (Dr) Felix Odimegwu, the State Commissioner for Environment, disclosed this in a statement in Awka, on Thursday. According to […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to the swift approval of a 300% increment for judicial officers by Federal Government, urging the latter to use the same energy to address the plight of other Nigerian workers. The NLC made the clarion call in a post via its official X handle on Thursday. “See the speed […]
The House of Representatives member representing Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West, a federal constituency of Oyo state, Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide, has called for an urgent, upward review of the minimum wage in Nigeria, stating that the monthly minimum wage is grossly inadequate for the average Nigerian worker. Speaking on the floor of the House during Plenary […]
Celebrity barman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has disclosed that the insecurity in the Southeast forced him to relocate his business to Lagos State. In a recent interview with BBC Igbo, he lamented that the fear of kidnapping and killing had driven away customers who used to visit the East […]
Nigerian footballer Victor Boniface has generously donated a substantial sum to an elderly carpenter who recently went viral for his struggles while carrying out his carpentry work. The heartwarming video, which captured the elderly man labouring through his tasks, was shared on social media by a good Samaritan who urged netizens to help improve the […]
