The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the 2024 African player of the year awards will be held in December. In a post via X on Thursday, the continental football governing body revealed that the award event will be held in Marrakech, Morocco on December 16. “It’s this time of the year again….
Following the recent arraignment of minors allegedly involved in the EndBadGovernance protests at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which sparked public outcry, police have arraigned 19 more suspects, including three minors, at State High Court 10 in Maiduguri, Borno State. The suspects were charged before Justice Aisha Mohammed Ali for participating in similar protests…
The Nigeria Labour Congress said on Thursday that President Bola Tinubu betrayed organised labour, using the price of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly called petrol, as bait. The organised labour stated that at the negotiation which informed the acceptance of N70,000 by the organised labour, President Tinubu offered the option not to increase the petrol price….
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have scheduled a follow-up meeting for September 6, 2024. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known at the end of a meeting with the union leadership on Wednesday at the Federal Ministry of Education. Following resolutions reached at the union’s national…
The Managing Director and CEO of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Sule Abdulaziz, has disclosed that Nigeria supplies 24-hour electricity to neighbouring 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…
An argument between two relatives turned tragic in Lagos on Monday, as one of them fatally stabbed his cousin during a physical confrontation. The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement released by the Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, noting that the suspect was at large. The police said a woman reported…
Taaooma, the Nigerian skit maker, and Abdulazeez ‘Abula’ Greene, her husband, have welcomed their first child together. The couple took to Instagram on Thursday to share a heartwarming video introducing their baby girl. According to the post, the baby girl Amani Korede Makeda Greene was born on November 7, 2024. “Amani Korede Makeda Greene. 7/112024,”…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Beijing, in the People’s Republic of China, on Sunday morning for a five-day official visit. Announcing President Tinubu’s arrival on his verified X handle, @DOlusegun, on Sunday morning, Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, gave a brief mention of his itinerary. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of all minors detained for their alleged involvement in the #EndBadGovernance protests in August. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the president’s reaction follows criticisms of the treatment of the minors after three of them and an adult fainted while being prosecuted in court last week in Abuja. The…
Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, has reacted to the ‘N570bn Hardship Grants’ the federal government claimed to have released to the 36 states across the nation to expand livelihood support to their citizens, following the protest against hunger and hardship in the country. According to Newsbreak reports, Makinde, who reacted through the latest edition of…