Newly appointed Super Eagles manager, Bruno Labbadia, has turned down the job less than two weeks before crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin and Rwanda, according to reports from German publication Kicker. The Nigeria Football Federation had announced Labbadia’s appointment on Tuesday, positioning him as the successor to Finidi George, who resigned…
Seven persons have been declared missing in a flooding incident that happened in the early hours of Friday in two local governments in Niger State. The flooding caused by torrential rainfall in Sabon Pegi in Mashegu LG and Nassarawa in Magama LG lasted from 2 am to 12 noon, affecting over 89 houses and three…
The Federal Government says it will evoke the “No Work, No Pay” policy on members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for the number of days that they observed the nationwide industrial action. Mr Ado Bako, the Assistant Director, Information Public Relations, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this in a statement…
A Texas judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause on a policy that would streamline the process for spouses of US citizens to obtain legal status in the country, a blow to one of US President Joe Biden’s biggest immigration reform policies. Judge J. Campbell Barker granted a 14-day administrative stay in a case brought…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examination Council, even as the Academic Staff Union of Universities backed the policy. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme…
Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. A distress message sent to PUNCH by one of his friends stated that Soyinka was picked up shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom. The friend in the message said no reason was given…
The Anambra State Police Command said it rescued a 27-year-old man, identified as Alozie John, from attempted suicide in Umunnachi community, Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state. The young man, a livestock dealer, who hails from Isielu LGA of Ebonyi State, was said to have attempted suicide over the indebtedness of N1.2million to his…
The Police said no ransom was paid to secure the release of the 20 medical students kidnapped in Benue. A statement by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said: “Contrary to some tweets and unconfirmed stories that some money was paid, no kobo was paid to release them. They were actually rescued tactically and…
The President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Association of Nigeria, Mr Festus Osifo, has identified reasons for persistent queues in filling stations across the country. Speaking at the ongoing 2024 PENGASSAN Energy and Labour Summit in Abuja on Thursday, Osifo identified weak and outdated distribution chains as a reason for the queues. “The distribution chain…
The Chief Magistrate of the Iyaganku Family Court in Ibadan Oyo State, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a tenant, Kareem Mojeed, for allegedly defiling his landlord’s seven-year-old daughter. The court ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Centre, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mojeed…
