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Egypt Has Won the Right to Host the 2019 AFCON Tournament

CAF Awards: Osimhen, Oshoala Nominated For Player Of The Year

December 8, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala, two Nigerian football players with international recognition, are among the final three nominees for the CAF Player of the Year award in the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively. The CAF

Nigerian police drop ₦1.3b fraud charges against son of top Lagos GAC member & four others

Oyo Police Arrest Cop an A Viral Video Demanding Money From Foreign Biker

December 8, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Oyo State Police Command announced that it had captured the police officers seen in a now-viral video extorting money from a Dutch woman riding a motorcycle when she was on tour in Nigeria. The

INSECURITY: NSCDC Launch Team to Protect Schools In North Central

December 8, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Ahmed Audi, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Thursday launched a special squad, the Safe School Response Team to protect schools from all forms of attacks in the North

Arab foreign ministers to meet Wednesday on Gaza-Israel War Following a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel, the Arab League announced that its foreign ministers will meet on Wednesday to discuss "Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip." As Israel continues to pound targets in Gaza in the wake of Saturday's attack, the "extraordinary meeting" in Egypt's capital city of Cairo will look for "avenues of political action at the Arab and international level," according to a statement from Arab League deputy secretary general Hossam Zaki. In response to the most recent Israeli escalation, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday asked the Arab League to convene an urgent ministerial-level meeting. The ministry stated in a statement that it had instructed "its permanent delegation to the Arab League to request an emergency meeting of the League Council at the ministerial level. ". The agreement was made in response to "the escalation of Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people," it said. On Sunday, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry demanded an emergency meeting of the Arab League at the level of the Arab foreign ministers for "consultation and coordination on the deterioration of the situation in the Gaza Strip and the emergence of military actions targeting civilians. ". The Arab League's Cairo headquarters will host the meeting this week, and the ministry said extensive consultations are already under way. After the Al-Aqsa Mosque was stormed and settler violence increased, Hamas announced Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Saturday. It claimed to have shot rockets and taken many Israelis hostage. In the attack, at least 350 Israelis were killed and more than 1,860 were hurt, and several soldiers and civilians were taken prisoner by Hamas and returned to Gaza. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, Israel responded with a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that resulted in at least 313 Palestinian fatalities and close to 2,000 injuries.

Rockets Hit US embassy in Baghdad amid Gaza war

December 8, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The US embassy in Baghdad’s tightly guarded Green Zone was the target of a barrage of rocket fire on Friday, according to the mission. This was only the most recent in a string of attacks

Aviation Stakeholder Blame High Taxes For Lack Of Investments

December 8, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Stakeholders in the aviation industry in Lagos on Thursday ascribed low investment in the industry, expensive airfares, and cargo fees to what they called exorbitant taxes and fees imposed on airlines, business owners, and other

Kogi Poll: We Didn’t Challenge APC’s Victory At Tribunal — SDP Stakeholders

December 8, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

In the interest of democracy, Kogi State Social Democratic Party (SDP) stakeholders have stated that the party did not submit any petitions in opposition to Ahmed Usman Ododo’s recent election as governor-elect. The National Stakeholders

JUST IN: Late Alaafin’s son, Abdulfatai is dead

December 8, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Prince Abdulfatai Adeyemi , the late Alaafin of Oyo son, fondly called D-Gov, is dead. He died in the early hours of Friday, a day before his 47th birthday. According to reports, he passed away

Study In Canada: Jill Sanders Memorial Scholarship For African Students 2019

Canada Hike Cost-of-Living from $10kTo $20K for International Students

December 8, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Canadian government has announced that the cost-of-living financial criterion for study visa applicants will increase from the original $10,000 to $20,635 as of January 1, 2024. The review was announced on Thursday by the

21,000 Trafficking Victims Rescued In the Last 20 Years – NAPTIP Report

December 8, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has said it rescued over 21,181 victims of human trafficking in the last 20 years. Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, the Director General of NAPTIP, stated as

President Tinubu Rejects Retirement Age Bill For National Assembly Staff

State House Budgets N9.5bn for Suvs, Car Tyres, Others

December 6, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The State House has set aside N9.5 billion for the building of an office complex for Senior Special Assistants and Special Advisers, as well as the acquisition of tires for bulletproof cars, sport utility vehicles,

Oshiomole Urges Employers to Pay Workers Before Christmas

December 6, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The public and private sectors are being asked by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, who represents the Edo North Senatorial District, to pay their staff members the new minimum salary of N35,000 before Christmas. At the 8th

Lagos Doctor, Olaleye Appeals Judgment over False Rape Allegation

December 6, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, the Medical Director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, has requested that the Court of Appeal overturn the lower court’s verdict convicting him of rape. On October 24, the Lagos Sexual Offenses

ECOWAS Turns Down Junta's Three-Year Transition Plan in Niger

Military coups fuelling insecurity in West Africa – ECOWAS

December 6, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The military takeovers in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, according to the Economic Community of West African States, have fueled regional instability, the group warned on Wednesday. In his warm remarks during the 51st Ordinary

Bandits kill 3, injure 7, and abduct 8 in Zamfara

Abductors Of Imo Catholic Priest, Driver Demand N10m Ransom For Their Release

December 6, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Abductors of Rev. Fr. Kingsley Eze, popularly known as Father Ichie, the parish priest of St. Michael’s Catholic Church Umuekebi in the Osuowerre autonomous community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State

Reps Issue Arrest Warrant Against CBN Gov, AGF, Others

December 6, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions because he declined to appear before the