 Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba expresses ‘shock’ after four-year suspension for doping
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba says he is “sad, shocked and heartbroken” after being banned from football for four years for a doping offence. The France international, 30, was provisionally suspended in September after a drugs test found elevated levels of testosterone in his system. The former Manchester United player added he would appeal. Pogba was […]
Tanzania’s second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi Thursday died at the age of 98.
News of Mwinyi’s death was announced by President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Mwinyi served as President of Tanzania between 1985 and 1995. He succeeded the founding president, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere. He had been in and out of hospital with a chest illness since last November. Mwinyi is credited for introducing multiparty elections and easing state control […]
Senate Directs Police To Employ 10 Persons Each From 774 LGAs
The Senate, has directed the Police Service Commission and the Nigeria Police Force to recruit a minimum of 10 candidates from each of the 774 local government councils in Nigeria. The directive, according to the Upper Chamber, should form part of its annual recruitment processes. The resolution was reached as a result of a motion […]
House Reps has mandated JAMB to extend the 2024 UTME registration exercise by two weeks
The resolution followed adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Hassan Shinkafi (PDP-Zamfara) at plenary who argued that the UTME registration exercise which commenced on Jan. 15, ended on Feb. 26, 2024, but as a result of the painful economic situation in the country, “Many families have been constrained from registering their […]
President Tinubu has arrived in Doha, Qatar on an official visit to the country
Tinubu, who left Lagos after inaugurating the Lagos Red Line on Thursday afternoon, landed in Doha at 9:35 pm yesterday. His media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement had said the visit, which was on invitation of His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, was to further strengthen […]
Super Falcons Vs South Africa Showdown Gets 2024 Olympic Qualifier Dates, Venues
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will entertain old foes South Africa in the first leg of the 2024 Olympic Games final round qualifying fixture in April at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, with the second leg billed for the Mbombela Stadium on April 8. The Super Falcons defeated Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 1-0 on aggregate to seal […]
 NCC Orders Telcos to bar Subscribers not linked to NIN
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive to telecom service providers to bar subscribers who have failed to link their phone numbers to their National Identification Numbers (NIN) on or before February 28, 2024. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Aminu Maida, who gave the directive through the Director of Public Affairs, […]
EEDC offers free Prepaid meter upgrade to customers within the company’s franchise network in South-East
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says prepaid meter upgrade is free of charge to customers within the company’s franchise network in South-East. Its Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, who made this known to newsmen yesterday, said that it was regrettable that some yet-to-be identified individuals were going about extorting unsuspecting customers […]
President Bola Tinubu pays condolence visit to the family of late Governor of Ondo State
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid a CONDOLENCE VISIT to the family of the late Governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu, declaring that the void left by the departed governor will be difficult to fill, while his legacies will endure forever. President Tinubu visited the late Akeredolu’s family in Owo, Ondo State, days after the […]
President Bola Tinubu will today depart Lagos for a two-day official visit to the State of Qatar
The visit, which is at the instance of His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, aims to further strengthen cooperation between the two nations in several areas, including security, cultural exchange, and economic development. Announcing this in a statement on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on […]
