Mark Goldbridge has aimed at Manchester United chiefs amid the Red Devils’ disastrous 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon by describing their performance as ‘stinking like a sewer’ – but the fan pundit still doesn’t want Erik ten Hag to be sacked as the Dutchman’s departure would ‘not solve anything’ at Old Trafford. An early goal inside four minutes…
The Ebonyi State Government has confirmed three more deaths following the outbreak of cholera disease that killed 10 persons in Ndibokote village of Ezza Inyimagu in the Izzi local government area of the state a few days ago.
The World Bank has approved three operations for a total of $1.57bn to support the Federal Government in strengthening human capital through better health for women, children and adolescents and building resilience to the effects of climate change, such as floods and droughts through improving dam safety and irrigation. The new financing includes $500m for…
Vice President Kashim Shettima returned to Abuja after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the just-concluded 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States. A spokesman for the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. During the session in New York, Shettima called on world leaders…
However, Wilfred Ndidi’s own goal and another Leicester City howler – all in added time – ensured the Gunners returned joint-top on the table with a 4-2 win. Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal ahead in the 20th minute with his first goal this season, the Brazilian winger drilled a low finish inside the far post from…
The Blues had trailed early on as Georginio Rutter took advantage of a calamity of errors in the Chelsea defence to head in his first goal for the Seagulls. However, Palmer soon took over to become the first Premier League player to score four times in the first half. The England international swept home Nicolas…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the names of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) to the Senate for confirmation. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, the step follows President Tinubu’s signing of the NWDC Bill…
This program was formally launched in Abuja on Friday at a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding. Michael Oluwagbemi, the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative’s program director, spoke at the occasion and highlighted the government’s commitment to providing cheap transportation despite rising fuel prices. “We are doing a lot of effort to lower the…
The Federal Government has approved the increment of corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective from July 2024. The National Youth Service Corps revealed the increase in a statement published on its official Facebook page on Wednesday night. The statement said, “The monthly allowance for Corps Members would be increased to Seventy-Seven Thousand…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the sale of $20,000 to each eligible Bureau De Change (BDC) operator in the country at the rate of N1,590/$. The central bank stated that the foreign exchange will offer “extra liquidity to this segment of the foreign exchange market” in a circular dated September 25, 2024,…
