2022 World Cup qualifying matches round-up from Wednesday
The road to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar began on Wednesday, in the UEFA and Concacaf zones. France were held 1-1 at home by Ukraine. Antoine Griezmann opened scoring for Les Bleus with a stunning finish, before Serhii…
Don’t ignore flood alerts – FG warns states
States and other stakeholders in the building and environment sectors have been warned by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency not to ignore flood alerts. Director-General of the agency, Clement Nze gave the warning on Wednesday March 24 and also told…
National Film and Video Censors’ Board: Confusion as Executive Director’s tenure ends
With four days to the end tenure of Mr. Adedayo Thomas as the Executive Director, National Film and Video Censors’ Board, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is yet to announce his replacement. The development has now created an air of…
Senate adjourns plenary till April 13
The Nigerian senate has adjourned its plenary till April 13. Senate President Ahmad Lawan who made the announcement at the end of the plenary on Wednesday, March 24, said the Senate will proceed on 19 days Easter break which…
Governor Matawalle asks FG to hold talks with bandits
Governor Bello Matawalle has asked the federal government to hold talks with bandits with a goal of reaching a long-lasting solution that will address armed banditry and other criminalities. Matawalle made the appeal while hosting a delegation from the Federal Government,…
Herdsmen: Our forefathers stopped them in 1804, we are not afraid – Ortom
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, said the Tiv nation in 1804, fought and stopped the Fulani herdsmen from taking over the State. Ortom who spoke with BBC Pidgin at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi, insisted that they…
China plans to overwhelm and takeover Taiwan with it’s military within the next six years – US military warns
The US military has warned that China is quickly amassing weapons and systems to militarily overwhelm Taiwan within the next six years. Adm. John Aquilino, the Navy admiral chosen to be the next commander of US forces in the Pacific…
Boko Haram: Electricity restored in Maiduguri two months after terrorists shut down lines
Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in the northeast Nigeria were on Wednesday evening thrown into wild jubilation as electricity returned to the town two months after Boko Haram destroyed the transmission lines, putting the whole state in total…
Nigerian online sex worker, Bitchcraft arrested by NDLEA
Popular Nigerian online sex worker, Bitchcraft has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Bitchcraft confirmed this in a tweet she shared, but said she has been freed. She also disclosed that she was arrested over “smoke”. …
President Buhari’s son, Yusuf reportedly set to marry Kano princess
Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, is reportedly set to marry Zahra Bayero, the daughter of Emir of Bichi in Kano State, Nasir Bayero. Credible sources told Daily Nigerian that the wedding ceremony will take place “in…