Nigeria gaining ground and winning hearts with FIFA Forward
Artificial pitch built in Kebbi, a state in northwestern Nigeria
Another being installed further south in Ugborodo, in Delta State
Projects supported by the FIFA Forward Programme
“Before it became a career, I just played football for...
Ghariokwu, Akinyemi-Johnson, Alonge, King-Keazor, others get podium mention at AMIAF 2023
As the clock ticks for the jumpstart of the 2023 Artmiabo International Art Festival (AMIAF) there are potpourri of Afrobeats and art legends penciled down for cameo and podium appearances at the themed feast ‘artofafrobeats’.
The five-day art and music...
AMIAF To Fete Afrobeats, Visual Art Giants
Afrobeats and visual artists of note will be the hallmark of Artmiabo International Art Festival (AMIAF) billed for Lagos from April 27 - May 01, 2023.
The thrust of this year's event is around Afrobeats both as a music genre...
Boat Conveying Passengers Capsizes In Bayelsa
A boat conveying several passengers has reportedly capsized near Okoroma in the Nembe council area of Bayelsa.
The passengers swam out of the sinking boat to safety.
Tari Dikuma, assistant secretary of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Okpoama Unit, Bayelsa,...
Gunmen Murder Abuja Cattle Merchant, Abduct Teenage Daughter
A cattle merchant has been killed and his daughter abducted following gunmen invasion on Chitumu community near Zuba town in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Secretary to the community’s village head, Muhammad Liman, who confirmed...
Works Minister Fashola Reassures Nigerians Of Completion Of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway In April
The Minister of Works and Housing and former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, on Saturday, reassured that the main carriageway of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will be completed ahead of schedule on April 30.
Fashola gave the assurance while inspecting...
Tinubu Will Be Sworn-in As President On 29 May – American Diplomat
A hefty war chest, “best national organization that worked for him and the ground game” are the factors which Bola Tinubu emerged victorious at the 2023 presidential election, American diplomat Johnnie Carson has asserted.
Mr. Carson co-led National Democratic Institute (NDI) and...
SANWO-OLU GREETS MUSLIMS, CALLS FOR PRAYERS, PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has felicitated Muslims faithful across the country, especially in Lagos State on the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan.
He urged Muslims to use the holy month to pray for peace in Nigeria...
UK court finds Ekweremadu, wife guilty of organ trafficking
The Ekweremadus alongside their doctor were found guilty of conspiring to bring a street trader to the UK to exploit his kidney.
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking...
Sanwo-Olu, Makinde, Abiodun, AbdulRazaq, Buni, others win
APC wins Katsina, Gombe, set for victory in Borno, Benue as PDP takes A’Ibom
•Kwankwaso, Ganduje’s men in tight race, Rhodes-Vivour rejects Lagos results
•Oyo, Lagos Speakers re-elected, APC takes 22 Ondo seats, PDP, 25 in Osun
The Independent National Electoral Commission...
