According to Libya Al-Ahrar Channel, the apex continental football body will announce the final decision regarding the players’ ordeal during the first leg in Nigeria in October, which ended 1-0 in favor of the Super Eagles and the reverse fixture that would have held at the 10,550-capacity, Libya’s first all-seater stadium. The outlet also revealed…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says the construction of 40 Judges’ Quarters in the Katampe District in the nation’s capital, Abuja, will boost the performance of judicial officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The CJN, who spoke on Monday at the project’s flag-off ceremony, described it as a significant milestone…
The Nigerian Army has dismissed media reports suggesting that there is a leadership vacuum following the absence of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja. It also issued a warning to those calling for a military coup, describing it as a treasonable offense under the law. The clarification comes in a statement signed…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the arrest of controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye also known as Bobrisky at the Seme Border. The Service in a statement on Monday night said the social media sensation was arrested while trying to flee Nigeria. A spokesman for the Service, DCI KT Udo, described Bobrisky as a person…
An investigative panel set up by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has stated that a popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, completed his jail term. PUNCH Online reports that Bobriksy was sentenced to six months imprisonment on April 12 for abusing the naira and released from prison in August. Controversial social critic,…
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on Monday, paid a visit to the Nibo community in the Awka South local government area, where he condoled the families and community over the unfortunate loss of lives in a recent cult rivalry killing. It will be recalled that on Sunday, 20 October 2024, about 15 persons were…
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) has skyrocketed from N700/kg in June 2023 around when President Bola Tinubu assumed office to N1,500/kg in October 2024, The PUNCH reports. This represents about a 114 percent increase within 16 months. Our correspondent gathered that the increase in LPG is connected to the rising exchange rate…
The managing director and CEO of the Nigerian transmission company, Sule Abdulaziz, disclosed that Nigeria supplies 24-hour electricity to neighboring countries, Togo and Benin, amid ongoing discussions in the country following a recent power grid collapse. “We supply Togo, Benin, and Niger. They get power from Nigeria on a 24-hour basis, and they are paying…
Nigerians are once again reeling in darkness following the collapse of the national power grid for the third in one week. Numerous states reported complete outages following the system meltdown early on Saturday morning. According to information gathered from the Nigerian System Operator’s website (niggrid.org), as of 8:16 a.m. today, the grid registered a historic…
