Month: March 2025

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Sports

Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 Group Opponent, Tunisia, Defeat Liberia 1-0 in World Cup Qualifier

Super Eagles AFCON 2025 group opponent, Tunisia defeated Liberia 1-0 away in their Group H, match for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Hazem Mastouri was the standout player for Tunisia, scoring in the fourth minute to secure all three points for his team. With the win, Tunisia remains in first place with 13 points, Liberia sits third with 7 points, while Namibia are in second place on eight points […]

todayMarch 20, 2025

Sports

Chelsea Reach Agreement with Sporting Lisbon to Sign Two Players.

Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Sporting Lisbon's Geovany Quenda and Dário Essugo in a joint deal worth up to 74.4 million euros. Sporting said the Premier League club have agreed to pay up to 52 million euros, including variable components, for the 17-year-old Quenda, who had attracted interest from Manchester United after being coached by Ruben Amorim at Sporting. Quenda, who has played as both a winger and […]

todayMarch 20, 2025

Foreign

70,000 South Africans Show Interest in Relocating to US After Offer to Afrikaner Community

About 70,000 South Africans have shown interest in relocating to the United States after the US extended an offer to resettle individuals from the Afrikaner community. The South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA said its website received tens of thousands of registrations from those seeking more information, adding that it has handed the list of interested individuals to the US embassy in Pretoria. U.S President, Donald Trump, had […]

todayMarch 20, 2025

Economy

Motorists Feared Dead In Abuja Tanker Explosion

A petrol-laden tanker has exploded at Karu Bridge, near Nyanya, along the Abuja-Keffi Road, Abuja. The explosion occurred when the tanker, carrying Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as fuel lost control and crashed on the bridge, igniting a fire that rapidly spread to nearby vehicles. The incident has destroyed no fewer than 30 vehicles, raising fears of multiple casualties as rescue operations are ongoing. A heavy presence of military […]

todayMarch 20, 2025

Politics

New Rivers Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas, Vows to Restore Law and Order

The newly sworn-in Sole Administrator for Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas has promised to maintain law and order in the crisis-hit oil rich state. Addressing newsmen yesterday after being sworn in by President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, Ibas said they were aware of the circumstances that led to their current situation, and the President had made it clear in his broadcast. The retired naval chief […]

todayMarch 20, 2025

Politics

Senate Step Down Motion To Ratify On Declaration Of State Of Emergency In Rivers State.

The Nigerian Senate yesterday stepped down a motion to debate and ratify the declaration of state of emergency that led to the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu. President Bola Tinubu in his nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, March, 18th 2025, cited several alleged breaches by the Fubara administration as reasons within the ambit of law to declare a state of emergency in Rivers. The […]

todayMarch 20, 2025

Business

Dangote Refinery Suspends Petrol Sales in Naira.

The Dangote refinery has officially announced a temporary suspension of petroleum products sales in Naira. This was disclosed in a statement released yesterday by the company, citing an imbalance between its sales proceeds and crude purchase obligations, which are currently denominated in U.S. dollars. It said the decision aims to address the mismatch and ensure sustainable operations, and further emphasized that petroleum product sales in Naira will promptly resume once […]

todayMarch 20, 2025

Politics

President Tinubu Appoints Board Members For NISO

President Bola Tinubu has appointed executive and non-executive board members for the newly established Nigerian Independent System Operator, NISO. This was made known yesterday in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealing that Adesegun Akin-Olugbade is the board chairman of NISO, while Abdu Bello has been appointed as Managing Director.He added that the President has also appointed four Executive Directors: […]

todayMarch 20, 2025

National

ABIA GOVERNOR, OTTI ORDERS POLICE COMMISSIONER TO FISH OUT INVADERS OF BUSINESS CENTRE:

The Abia State governor, ALEX OTTI, has expressed shock over the invasion and attack on a popular hospitality establishment in Umuahia, De Latinos Concept, on Sunday, which led to the destruction of property and injuries to innocent persons. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the governor  on Media and Publicity, FERDINAND EKEOMA, OTTI vowed that every individual involved in the attack would be prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to others […]

todayMarch 11, 2025

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