Author: Olukayode Oke

Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum has praised his players for their overall performance in Friday night’s friendly win against Haiti. The nine-time African champions defeated the North Americans 2-1 at the Emir Sports Complex. Esther Okoronkwo opened scoring for the Super Falcons from a superb free-kick five minutes before the break following a long period of dominance. Barcelona Femeni forward, Asisat Oshoala doubled Nigeria’s advantage two minutes before the hour mark. The Super Falcons have now recorded back to back wins for the first time since their participation at the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco. “Well…

The house of representatives has asked the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to put on hold the release of N15 billion counterpart funding requested by the federal government for a humanitarian intervention programme. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution at Thursday’s plenary following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Unyime Idem, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Akwa Ibom. While moving the motion, Unyime told his colleagues that the federal government requested the funds from the ministry without the parliament’s approval. “Part of the fund available for use by the commission is money…

Medical students under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Students Association have kicked against the proposed Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The bill which was sponsored by Ganiyu Johnson (APC/Lagos), mandates graduates in medical and dental fields to render services within Nigeria for five years before being granted a full license. The lawmaker who sponsored the motion said the bill titled A Bill for an Act to Amend the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, Cap. M379, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to Mandate Any Nigeria Trained Medical or Dental Practitioner to Practice in Nigeria for…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the extension of the application deadline for the recruitment exercise on its website by one week. The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, announced the deadline extension in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The NLDEA spokesman stated that the application, which was earlier set to run from March 12 to April 8, will remain open until April 17. Babafemi asserted that the extension will enable applicants who are yet to complete their application process to do so and those interested to apply before the close of the application. He said the Chairman of the agency,…

The Lagos Police Command has uncovered a den of kidnappers in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, Thursday night. The kidnappers opened fire on operatives of the Command who stormed the den.During the cross- fire, one of the kidnappers was gunned down. Three victims were rescued in the process.Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hudenyin said arms and ammunition were recovered at the scene.He added that the victims were receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital .

A former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Prof Onje Gye-wado has been kidnapped by daredevil gunmen. Onje Gye-wado, a one-time deputy Governor of the State who served during Abdullahi Adamu administration, was abducted in the early hours of Friday when the assailants invaded Gwagi village in Wamba Local Government Area of the state. The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel has also confirmed the development. He said the Commissioner of Police in the state CP Maiyaki Baba has mobilised and deployed “reinforcement comprising Police tactical teams, military, vigilante, and local hunters” to rescue the victim alive. According…

Air travellers across the country will have to seek alternative means of transportation, following the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, denying petroleum marketers access to various airports over incremental tariffs. The access restriction started today (Thursday) at the Abuja airport and plans are underway to extend it to other airports managed by FAAN. Nigeria has 32 airports, 26 of which are operated by the FAAN, and five of which are functional international airports. It also has a state-owned airport located in Akwa Ibom State. Currently the ramp or parking pad in Abuja airport is now congested, as most airlines…

Sen. Olamilekan Adeola has appealed to the youth not to participate in any action being planned to destabilise the country over the outcome of the Feb.25 presidential election. Adeola ,Chairman ,Senate Committee on Finance, made the appeal in Lagos, at the presentation of 480 laptops to students and teachers in his constituency. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the beneficiaries were presented with the devices after undergoing a five-week ICT training programme ,facilitated by the senator. Adeola said it was unpatriotic of anyone to undermine the peace of the country over the outcome of the election ,urging the youth…

The Federal Government has approved two contracts worth N15.3 billion for the supply and installation of information and communication technology (ICT) devices for the 2023 population and housing census slated for May 3 to 5. The amount was for the supply and installation of ICT devices for the census exercise. The development was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu to State House Correspondents shortly after this week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shehu said the ICT component of the contract for the NPC was awarded…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped five places to become 40th in the world and 6th in Africa in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday. Nigeria dropped over 13 points from 1494.32 which they had when the last ranking was released to 1480.8 and are now behind a team like Russia that have not participated in competitive football for a while. The biggest climber of all were Central African Republic, which enjoyed a double-digit rise (10 ranks) on the back of successive wins that have left it well placed to qualify for a first-ever AFCON appearance. The Super Eagles have…

The death of a police officer who was enforcing a ban on commercial motorcycles popularly known as okada at Cele Bus Stop in Lagos has been confirmed. Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident on Wednesday. It was learnt that the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ben Hundeyin, took to the micro-blogging platform, Twitter to confirm the incident, saying an attack on some policemen of the Isolo division lead to the death of one Police Inspector. He also disclosed that a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) also sustained serious injury from the incident. According to Hundeyin, two suspects…

Nantes secured their place in the Coupe de France final for a second successive season after Ludovic Blas’ sensational second-half strike secured a deserved 1-0 win against Lyon. The holders sit 14th in Ligue 1 but have enjoyed another inspired cup run, with Wednesday’s upset of Lyon now gifting them the opportunity to win back-to-back crowns. Jean-Charles Castelletto almost gave Nantes the perfect start but his first-minute effort was saved expertly by Anthony Lopes. The home side thought they had gone ahead when Samuel Moutoussamy capitalised on a Lyon defensive mistake, but his effort was ruled out for offside after a VAR check. Antoine Kombouare’s…