Nigeria became the first team to reach the Round of 16 of the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Brazil on Tuesday night on the back of a superlative hat-trick by forward Ibrahim Sa’id. Two goals in five second half minutes turned the table against a well-organized and... Read more
The new Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Gbene Dr Joi Nunieh, has assured that the Commission will impact on all rural communities spread across the Niger Delta region. Dr Nunieh, who gave the assurance when she assumed office yesterday at the commission’s headquarters in... Read more
In recognition of the contribution of its Firstmonie Agents towards the Bank’s resolve at promoting access to financial services to all Nigerians, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its Agent Banking National award ceremony would hold on Friday, 25 October 2019 at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos. The... Read more
Supreme Court’s Confirmation: We Expected Victory Because There Was No contestant Says Governor Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that he expected the confirmation of his re-election by the Supreme Court because the defeated Governorship candidate of the African Action Congress ( AAC) , Mr Biokpomabo Awara couldn’t have won an election he didn’t contest. In an interview at the... Read more
Five-time champions Nigeria swept past Hungary 4-2 in the opening match of the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Brazil on Saturday evening, with three goals in six second half minutes that were just reward for the persistence and determination of the Golden Eaglets. As happened when both... Read more
The Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) says it is not under any form of pressure from the federal government to relocate its company to either Lagos or Kaduna State. Mr Cornel Osigwe, IVM’s Head, Corporate Communication, made the assertion in a statement in Awka on Wednesday. He said that the Nigeria’s... Read more
Five-time World Champions, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, have landed in Gioania, Brazil, where they will tackle Hungary at the Estadio Olimpico in the opening game of Group B of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup finals on Saturday. Players and the officials were received by FIFA and local... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong African champions – Nigeria and Egypt – will represent continent at the 2019 ITTF Team World Cup holding at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. The five-day meet, which serves off on November 6 to 10, is a table tennis test event for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to... Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has described the governors of the nine Niger Delta States as critical stakeholders and partners in the development of the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Director Corporate Affairs, Mr. Charles Obi Odili, who made the disclosure in at the Commission’s Headquarters in Port... Read more
The Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development(AIED), has described the alleged move by the Nigerian government to summarily arrest an investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, for exposing the rot and corruption in the Nigeria Prison Service and Police Force as “nauseating” and “appalling”. In a press release on Tuesday, signed... Read more
