CAF unveils presenter for 2024 awards
The 2024 CAF Awards, celebrating African football, will take place at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco. Set for Monday, the event will honour Africa’s footballing greats of the past year, with two distinguished presenters, Kate Scott and Jalal…
Aisha Yesufu to Kemi Badenoch: Move On from Nigeria and Focus on Context
A political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has urged prominent British-Nigerian politician, Kemi Badenoch to move on from her fixation on Nigeria. Badenoch has sharply divided Nigerians with some of her recent comments about the country, with Vice President Kashim Shettima accusing…
Nigeria gets first female Navy aircraft pilot
Lt. Changfe Maigari has made history as the first female pilot in the Nigerian Navy (NN) since its inception in 1964. Maigari, who is married with a daughter, hails from Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau but was born…
Falcons end 2024 as Africa’s no.1 team
The Super Falcons have maintained their position as Africa’s highest-ranked team in the final FIFA rankings for 2024 despite remaining 36th globally, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The latest rankings, released on Friday by the World Football governing body, saw the…
JUST IN: NNPC Reduces Fuel Price
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across its retail outlets in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja It was gathered that NNPCL retail outlets observed that the petrol pump price was…
Nigerian makes history as first African to win Mister International pageant
Nwajagu Chinemerem Samuel has made history as the first African to win the prestigious Mr. International pageant in its 16-year history. The Nigerian model and fitness enthusiast clinched the title during the grand finale of the 2024 edition, earning widespread…
Ronwen Williams reacts: Triple nomination for CAF Awards
Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams believes he is already a winner following his nomination on the final shortlist for the CAF Awards. Confederation of African Football (CAF) failed to whittle down the nominees to three ahead of next Monday’s awards…
Lagos vows to build airport despite two-year delay
The Lagos State Government has said no litigation is delaying the construction of an international airport in the Lekki area of the state to complement the Murtala Muhammed Airport. According to the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso,…
Why Abia civil servants failed promotion examinations – Otti
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said that civil servants who failed the promotion and confirmation examinations in the State did not prepare well before sitting for the exercise. Otti said this on Friday at Government House, Umuahia, while responding…
German president meets Lagos start-up entrepreneurs
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday got a glimpse of Nigeria’s booming start-up scene, at the end of a two-day visit to the West African country. In Nigeria’s business hub, Lagos, five young companies presented their projects to Steinmeier. They…