Ekong ahead of Supereagles’ clash with Rwanda
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has rated the Rwanda national team high as both teams trade…
Ekong ahead of Supereagles’ clash with Rwanda
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has rated the Rwanda national team high as both teams trade tackles in the 2025 AFCON qualifying Group D tie at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Tuesdays (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria face Rwanda in their second match of the series today after beating Benin Republic 3-0 in Uyo last Saturday, thanks…
Bandits Kill 7, Abduct Nurses In Kaduna, Sokoto
Bandits have killed seven people and abducted many others, including nurses in Kaduna and Sokoto states. Five people were reportedly killed and several others were kidnapped… Bandits have killed seven people and abducted many others, including nurses in Kaduna and Sokoto states. Five people were reportedly killed and several others kidnapped after bandits attacked Kallah…
James Earl Jones, the actor behind the voice of #StarWars’ Darth Vader and #TheLionKing’s Mufasa Dies at 93
Hollywood has lost an acting legend. James Earl Jones—the actor whose deep and resonant voice can be heard in Star Wars and The Lion King—died on Sept. 9 at home in Dutchess County, N.Y., his rep confirmed to multiple outlets. He was 93. Born on Jan. 17, 1931, in Arkabutla, Miss., Jones spent much of…
Petrol Price Hike: NANS Ready To Meet Tinubu, Dialogues With Dangote, Oil Marketers, Lokpobiri
This has happened as a result of the student body’s insistence on carrying out the organized statewide demonstration against the rise in petrol prices. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) leadership has declared that should the necessity arise, it is prepared to meet with President Bola Tinubu to discuss its demands for the reversal of…
Tafawa-Balewa: Tinubu Struggling, Passed Down Nearly Bankrupt Country
He noted that the President is working very hard to turn around the country, which he inherited in almost bankrupt condition. In a Lagos interview conducted yesterday, Tafawa-Balewa stated as much to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The PDP leader emphasized that it is always exceedingly difficult to save a country that is close…
Nigerians Struggle To Access N40,000 Rice Sales Points
Finding the sales locations for the N40,000 subsidized rice that the Federal Government formally inaugurated last week is proving difficult for Nigerians residing in the Federal Capital Territory. The sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice at a discounted rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag was inaugurated by Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture…
“We’ve Not Been Paid 30 Months Allowances.” – Border Security Personnel
Some Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) personnel deployed to man Nigeria’s land borders have decried the non-payment of their allowances for two and a half years, leaving them in a deplorable working condition. The personnel claimed that they had been stationed at the borders for over five years, dating back…
48 People, 50 Cows Killed In Niger Road Accident
Forty-eight people have lost their lives as a result of a petrol tanker explosion that occurred along Bida-Agaie-Lapai- Road in Niger State.Alhaji Abdullah- Baba-Arah, Director-General, Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), disclosed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday. He said the agency received a report of a deadly tanker explosion that occurred on Sunday…
Nigeria’s Oluwafemiayo Breaks Para-Powerlifting Record, Wins Gold Medal
Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has just broken her World Record in women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first Para-athlete in history to lift 166kg It is an improvement from her existing WR of 165kg. She also added a gold medal to the record. It was an incredible performance from Oluwafemiayo, who increased Nigeria’s overall tally at…
Nigeria’s Ugwunwa Wins Silver In Javelin At 2024 Paralympic
She finished 2nd in the event with a throw of 19.26m behind Uzbekistan athlete Nurkhon Kurbanova who set a world record with a throw of 21.12m. Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has won a silver medal in women’s Javelin F54 at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. She finished 2nd in the event with a throw of…
