Former Winger Finidi George Appointed Super Eagles Coach

NewsNigeriaSoccerFormer Winger Finidi George Appointed Super Eagles Coach

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 30, 2024

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced the appointment of former Nigerian winger Finidi George as the new head coach of the national team, the Super Eagles. This comes after months of speculation following the departure of Portuguese coach José Peseiro in February. George, a highly decorated player in his own right, served as Peseiro’s assistant for the past 20 months. He previously enjoyed a successful playing career, featuring for Nigeria in two World Cups...

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Air Force Strikes Notorious Bandit Camp in Sokoto, Eliminate 3 Commanders

National SecurityNewsNigeriaAir Force Strikes Notorious Bandit Camp in Sokoto, Eliminate 3 Commanders

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 29, 2024

In a major development against banditry in Nigeria’s northwest, the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, conducted a successful airstrike on a camp believed to belong to notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji on 27th April. The operation carried out in the Kagara Forest on the border of Shinkafi in Zamfara and Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto, reportedly inflicted heavy casualties on the bandit group. The airstrike, conducted by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji, eliminated...

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Nigerians Left in Limbo as Fuel Shortage Paralyses Transportation

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTransportationNigerians Left in Limbo as Fuel Shortage Paralyses Transportation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 29, 2024

Nigeria is grappling with a renewed petrol scarcity, causing long queues, frustration, and economic disruption across the country. Motorists in major cities like Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Kaduna are facing long wait times at petrol stations, with many stations running dry. The reasons behind the scarcity remain unclear. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, initially blamed logistical challenges but claimed to have addressed the issue. However, reports indicate fuel shortages persist, leading to finger-pointing...

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LG Elections: PDP Sweeps In Oyo, APC Won In Gombe

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLG Elections: PDP Sweeps In Oyo, APC Won In Gombe

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 29, 2024

The Chairman of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Isiaka Olagunju has declared candidates of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winning all 33 chairmanship seats and councillorship positions. Mr Olagunju said a total of 19 political parties fielded candidates for various positions across the 33 local government areas. Saturday’s election was said to have been characterized by low turnout, late arrival of electoral officials, and absence of electoral officials at some polling units....

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Enugu Government Awards Contract to Revamp Hotel Presidential

NewsNigeriaEnugu Government Awards Contract to Revamp Hotel Presidential

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 29, 2024

The Enugu State Government has awarded the contract for the revamping of Hotel Presidential located at Presidential Road in Enugu City. Speaking to newsmen after the Executive Council meeting presided by the State Governor, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dame Ugochi Madueke disclosed that Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah’s administration is serious about zero dormant assets in the state. “It is with great joy that I make this announcement because the hotel has been abandoned...

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Nigeria’s Defence Chief Calls for National Unity Against Terrorism

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNigeria’s Defence Chief Calls for National Unity Against Terrorism

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 28, 2024

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has made a powerful plea for national unity in the face of ongoing terrorism threats. Speaking at the Unity Schools Old Students Association, USOSA, sports carnival in Abuja on Saturday, General Musa urged Nigerians to set aside tribal and religious differences to confront a common enemy. “Nigeria is challenged; so we need a united Nigeria to confront all the challenges we are facing,” General Musa declared. He...

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ISWAP’s Explosive Device Kills 8 Civilian JTF Members in Borno

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaISWAP’s Explosive Device Kills 8 Civilian JTF Members in Borno

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 28, 2024

Eight members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, were killed in Gamboru Ngala, Borno State, after stepping on an improvised explosive device, IED, believed to have been planted by the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists. The incident happened on Saturday as the CJTF members, a group of civilian volunteers who assist the Nigerian military in fighting Boko Haram and ISWAP, travelling to Maiduguri from Gamboru Ngala, a distance of 148 kilometers....

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Illegal Mining: NSCDC Arrest Four Chinese Nationals

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaIllegal Mining: NSCDC Arrest Four Chinese Nationals

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 27, 2024

The Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Nasarawa State Command has arrested four Chinese nationals at an illegal mining site where lithium is sold at Karu Local Government Area of the State. The Federal Government had vowed to stamp out illegal mining activities across the country and end the menace of mineral theft plaguing the solid minerals sector of the nation’s economy. Babawale Afolabi, Spokesman of the NSCDC, disclosed this...

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EFCC Boss, Olukoyede To Face Criminal Trial Over Contempt Of Court

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC Boss, Olukoyede To Face Criminal Trial Over Contempt Of Court

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2024

A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show reason an order of committal shouldn’t be made against him for allegedly disobeying court order. Olukoyede is facing a contempt charge for carrying out “some acts upon which the Commission has been restrained” by the Court on February 9, 2024, pending the determination...

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Netherlands To Activate $250 Million New Investments In Nigeria

EconomyNewsNigeriaNetherlands To Activate $250 Million New Investments In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2024

The Netherlands will activate $250 million worth of new investments in Nigeria over the next few months, including a $100 million investment in a waste-to-wealth industrial facility in Lagos State. Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte disclosed this when he received President Bola Tinubu in The Hague, also acknowledged President Tinubu’s economic reforms. “You are promoting democratic governance and dealing with problems of development. “I saw you take the courageous decision to deal with fuel subsidies...

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