Nigeria Moves Up One Place in Latest FIFA World Rankings
Nigeria moved up to 43rd globally but dropped to sixth in Africa in the latest FIFA rankings. Morocco now leads African teams, followed by Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, and Côte d’Ivoire. Argentina remains the top-ranked team worldwide, with Spain moving to second and France dropping to third. The next FIFA rankings will be released on July […]
Zambians Protest Over Child Rape Reports, Call For Castration Of Offenders
A protest march was held in Lusaka, Zambia, in response to recent cases of child rape, including horrific incidents where fathers were involved in abusing their own children. The protest, organized by civil society groups, musicians, and individuals, called for tougher laws, including the removal of bail for child rape suspects and harsher penalties, such […]
INEC Declares As Inadequate, Petition To Recall Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan
INEC has ruled that the petition to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan failed to meet the required number of signatures. The petition got 208,132 signatures, short of the 237,278 needed to proceed. INEC emphasized that it followed due process, verifying signatures in line with constitutional provisions. As a result, no further action will be taken on […]
NNPCL Increases Pump Price Of Petrol In Abuja And Lagos
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has increased the pump price of petrol to N925 per litre at its retail stations in Lagos and N950 per litre in Abuja. The new price regime, effective from April 2, 2025, represents an increase of N65 from the previous price of N860 per litre in Lagos and a […]
The Nigerian Football Federation Release Fixture For Federation Cup
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has released the fixtures for the Round of 32 in the ongoing President Federation Cup, several thrilling matches lined up. The highly anticipated match Enyimba FC vs El-Kanemi Warriors will take place in Bwari, Abuja, on April 2 at 4 pm. Others are Abakaliki FC vs Katsina United at Area […]
Nigeria Table Tennis Federation to host 2025 U-12 National Hopes Week in Lagos
The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation will host the 2025 U-12 National Hopes Week from April 2 to 8, 2025, at the Training Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere. The National Hopes Week which aims to discover and nurture young table tennis talents from across the country, will feature a series of matches and training sessions […]
TikTok Sensation Peller Threatened to End #30DayRants Challenge
TikTok content creator Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has cried out that he has been getting death threats over his call to end the ongoing #30DayRants challenge on TikTok. Peller had been facing backlash after he warned Nigerians to stop ranting on TikTok, suggesting that such behaviour could push the government to ban the […]
ECOWAS Allows Visa-Free Travel for Exit Countries
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has told its member states to recognise the international passports of citizens of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, despite the countries’ exit from the bloc. The three West African countries are junta-led, and their military regimes show no hope for a return to democracy. The three countries […]
Upload Awaiting Results or Face Disqualification – JAMB
Candidates who applied for admission through the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) mode using awaiting results from IJMB or JUPEB have been urged to upload their results as soon as they are released. Public Communication Advisor of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dr Fabian Benjamin in a statement yesterday, emphasised that failure to upload […]
President Tinubu Urges Nigerians to embrace Spirit of Eid al-Fitr
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged all Nigerians to embrace the spirit of Eid-el-Fitr by demonstrating greater love and compassion, particularly toward the vulnerable, and extending acts of charity to all. President Tinubu who in an interview with journalists after the Eid-el-Fitr prayers marking the end of Ramadan at the Abuja National Eid Prayer Ground […]
