Nigeria’s Super Falcon will slug it out with Brazil in their first Women’s Olympic Football Tournament game on Thursday. The match is scheduled to kick off at 6pm local time …
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NANS condemns protest against Tinubu govt
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the proposed protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, scheduled for August 1, 2024. NANS, in a circular signed by its President, …
Read More »Man charged with attempted murder in UK soldier stabbing
A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder over the stabbing of a British soldier earlier this week, UK police said on Thursday. Detectives investigating the serious assault of …
Read More »Education minister wrong on minimum age requirements
The Minister of Education’s reversal (or suspension) of his ban on “underage” university admissions after protests by stakeholders is another instance of this administration making a policy decision it has …
Read More »Military helicopter crashes In Russia, crew dead
An Mi-28 military helicopter has crashed in an uninhabited area of southwestern Russia, killing the crew, two Russian news agencies said Thursday. It crashed in a forest about 150 kilometres …
Read More »We won’t allow anarchy to befall our nation – Military
The Nigerian military has stated that the organiser of the nationwide protest seems to be emulating the violent demonstrations in Kenya, which remain unresolved. It added that the level of …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Uganda charges dozens of anti-graft protesters
Dozens of people who joined anti-corruption rallies in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Tuesday in defiance of an official ban have been charged and held behind bars, their lawyers said. …
Read More »Lagos doctors threaten showdown over unpaid allowance
The Medical Guild of Lagos State has called on the government to pay the reviewed Consolidated Medical Salary Structure allowance (living wage of Doctors) or prepare for crisis. The Medical …
Read More »Nationwide protest: Military warns of potential violence, cites Kenya unrest
The Defence Headquarters has said that the proposed nationwide protest is intended to replicate what happened in Kenya. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, …
Read More »JUST IN: Three die in Lagos building collapse
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Thursday confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of the state. …
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