•Real Madrid’s Brazilian defender Marcelo (C) Former Real Madrid left-back Marcelo announced his retirement from professional football today after a trophy-laden career. The 36-year-old spent 16 years at Spanish giants Madrid, winning six La Liga titles and five Champions League trophies, reports AFP. “At 18, Real Madrid came knocking on my do...
The announcement of the 2025 Hajj fare by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) was yesterday greeted with mixed reactions from stakeholders and intending pilgrims. This is just as there is a low turnout of people registering for the 2025 Hajj less than a month before the deadline given by NAHCON, reports Daily Trust. […]
•Bill Gates United States billionaire philanthropist and Chairman Gates Foundation, Bill Gates has announced a $2.8 billion investment aimed at enhancing the country’s healthcare, nutrition, and agricultural sectors. Speaking at the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Vill...
•Donald Trump Donald Trump has scheduled a short-notice media event today at his Florida resort as rumblings of discontent hit his presidential campaign and poll numbers surged for his election rival Kamala Harris. Trump announced the “general news conference” in a one-sentence post on his Truth Social platform after Harris and new running mat...
•Late singer, Onyeka Onwenu The family of Onyeka Onwenu has revealed that the remains of the iconic singer would be committed to mother earth before the end of this month. The family made this revelation today, while receiving a delegation from the Musical Society of Nigeria, MCSN, who paid them a condolence visit at Ikoyi, […]
•Governor Dapo Biodun of Ogunde State The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission has fixed Saturday, November 16, 2024, for the local government election in the 20 local government areas of the state. The chairman of the commission in the state, Babatunde Osibodu, disclosed this in a statement today. He said Thursday, August 8, 2024, is [...
The Lagos State Government has announced a 90-day traffic diversion for motorists on the Odo Iya Alaro Bridge, which will commence on Monday, July 22, 2024. According to a statement issued yesterday, Thursday, July 18, 2024, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi stated that the diversion is due to the deplorable state of t...
•Governor Otti Governor Alex Otti-led Abia State Government has denied that its recently approved N15,000 wage award for civil servants in the state for a period of three months was done as a result of the threat by the Organised Labour to embark on indefinite strike action from this week. It will be recalled that […]
•Officers of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) The federal government has announced the date for the next stage of the recruitment exercise for the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Fire Service. The Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, said the recruitment would begin in ...
•Siminalayi Fubara Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says his administration has begun preparing the 2025 budget, which will be presented soon. He said the process is ongoing despite calls by the Martin Amaewhule-led Assembly that he should resubmit the 2024 budget proposal, reports Channels TV. Governor Fubara stated this while addres...