CAF Awards 2024 is slated for December 16, and the football body has unveiled nominees in the women’s categoriesNigerian star Chiamaka Nnadozie has been nominated for the Player of the Year Award and the Goalkeeper of the Year AwardThis year’s nominees reflect the excellence in women’s football across the African continent from January to October … Read more
The former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has frowned at the remand of Human Rights Attorney and activist, Dele Farotimi, in prison. Henzodaily reported that a Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti ordered Farotimi to be remanded following allegations of defaming a prominent legal figure and founder of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN. The activist … Read more
Owners of Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Dakata, Nasarawa local government area of Kano State, have held a special prayer session following a 70-day power outage in the area. The outage has reportedly affected over 10,000 businesses in the area, with operators estimating losses running into millions of naira. During the prayer session, the … Read more
Despite stiff opposition, Honourable Abejide Leke has stated that the north will benefit from President Tinubu’s new Tax Reform BillIn an interview on Wednesday, Leke stated that the opposition against the bill from the northern region is politically motivated and it is an attempt to influence public opinion ahead of the 2027 electionsThe Kogi lawmaker … Read more
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the emergence of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the new and first female president of Namibia as a demonstration of the voice of the people. According to Obasanjo, the good people of Namibia have spoken through their votes, leading to the emergence of Nandi-Ndaitwah. The former Nigerian leader said he … Read more
The Hybrid Group, an Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) company has graduated 15 Nigerian youths under the Dapo Omolade Empowerment (DOME) Initiative. The 15 young Nigerians were selected from nine states across Nigeria through a very rigorous process with hundreds of applications from all over the country. The founder, Engr. Dapo Omolade, said the DOME … Read more
Super Falcons and Paris FC goalkeeper made the final shortlist for the 2024 CAF Women’s Player of the Year award. Nnadozie is one of five players who made the final shortlist which was announced on CAF’s X handle on Wednesday. Atletico Madrid forward Rasheedat Ajibade, did not make the final cut. Nandozie will be up … Read more
On Wednesday, Powell also shrugged off a suggestion by Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent of choosing a shadow Fed chair that could dilute his influence. Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFPSource: AFP Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he was “not concerned” the US central bank would lose its independence, despite President-elect Donald … Read more
The federal government has approved a special end-of-the-year train service for Nigerians in commemoration of the Christmas and New Year festivities. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday by its Deputy Director, Public Relations, Yakub Mahmood. The statement disclosed that the directive was given by the federal government through … Read more
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Investments and Securities (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2024 for third reading. The passage of the bill followed the consideration and adoption of recommendations made by the Senate Committee on Capital Market, chaired by Senator Osita Izunaso (APC, Imo West). According to the committee’s report, the bill seeks … Read more