FOLLOWING the recall of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Kenya, Dr. Chijioke Wilcox Wigwe by the Federal Government, Wigwe has dismissed the reason behind his recall, describing it as desperate ploy by his estranged wife to tarnish his image. It would be recalled that the ugly incident, which sparked off public outrage in Kenya, the authorities […]
FINAL SCORE – Nigeria 4 – Argentina 1 – 90 min – At last Argentina finds the net through a needless PK awarded by the ref in the 98 min of play…Nigerians are very upset at the ref for gifting a goal to the visitors….this calls into question the ability of African referees in big matches….why the extra 8 […]
The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) on Tuesday named 22 players for the African Cup Nations qualifier Group B match against the Super Eagles. Mr Ashenafi Ejigu, the Secretary General of the EFF said that the players were selected from seven major clubs in the country. These include Saint George Football Club, Defence Force FC , […]
The newly sworn-in Governor of Zamfara state, Honourable Abdulazeez Abubakar Yari has reversed the sales of state government property made by his predecessor, Mahmud Shinkafi in the past one month. Governor Yari who is the third executive governor of Zamfara state stated in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital. The new governor who lamented what he […]
Nigeria and Argentina go up against each other for the first time on Nigerian soil, beginning from 7pm tonight inside the mainbowl of the National Stadium, Abuja. Sponsors Guinness have called it the ‘biggest match of the decade’. It is the fifth meeting between both countries at senior level, with Argentina having narrowly edged three […]
The French President, Mr. Nicholas Sarkozy has written President Goodluck Jonathan asking him to bring perpetrators of the post-election violence in the northern states of the country. Sarkozy, who congratulated Jonathan for his electoral victory, equally praised him for setting up a committee to investigate the mayhem. He expressed confidence that the new tenure […]
A former Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Mr. Erastus Akingbola, alongside an associate, Mr. Bayo Dada, was on Tuesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja. They were finally arraigned after three adjournments on 22-count charge of stealing as against […]
A women advocacy group, Women Arise, has condemned the conduct of the Nigerian Ambassador to Kenya, Dr. Chijioke Wigwe, who was reported to have inflicted serious bodily injuries on his wife, Mrs. Tess Iyi Wigwe, in a domestic violence. In a statement by the President, WA, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, on Tuesday, the group described […]
There were indications on Tuesday that President Goodluck Jonathan was under pressure from many members of the cabinet, which he dissolved on Monday. THE PUNCH learnt of this just as Jonathan held a closed door meeting with the former ministers and senior aides at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Investigations showed that many of the ex-ministers […]
A younger brother of former Edo State governor, Lucky Igbinedion, Mike, was on Tuesday remanded in prison custody on a 66-count charge of corruption levelled against him and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Also ordered to remain in prison custody was the ex-governor’s former personal assistant, Patrick Oboigbodin. The ex-governor, who […]
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