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The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development says it will commence the Under-18 basketball championships from July 27 to July 30 with a view to ensuring more youth participation in the sport. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in […]
Tunisia’s main labour union holds a vast public sector strike Thursday to demand salary hikes and concessions on looming reforms, upping pressure on a president already facing a string of crises. Up to three million workers could observe the strike, shuttering 159 state agencies and public companies, causing cancellations at airports and bringing […]
Barring last minute changes, multiple sources yesterday said the immediate past governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, would be picked as running mate to All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The sources said that the APC presidential candidate would do a Muslim-Muslim ticket. When asked if Shettima’s choice […]
Fiery Enugu Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has declared that the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi can never be Nigeria’s President. He made the declaration at his Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria. Mbaka, who did not mince words, said unless God ceases to exist, Obi would never smell the seat of […]
The house of representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the deadline for continuous voter registration (CVR) by 60 days. This resolution was passed during the plenary session on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion passed by Benjamin Kalu, a lawmaker from Abia state. The INEC had fixed June […]
Anthony Joshua works to knock out Usyk in August rematch Heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, has agreed to change tactics against Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch in August, saying his decision to try and outbox Usyk last September was appalling. The tactics he employed last September saw him easily outmatched and outclassed by Ukraine’s […]
A residential building at llabere Road, Ikoyi area of Lagos state, was gutted with fire in the early hours of Wednesday. This situation was made known by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. In his statement, the Permanent Secretary said officials of the LASEMA response team were […]
Heavy rain in China has claimed six lives this week and forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people. Five people died in southeastern China, according to state media reports: A house collapse took three lives in Fujian province on Tuesday, and two died Monday in a landslide caused by torrential rain in neighboring Jiangxi […]
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has congratulated the Super Eagles for their 10-0 thumping of Sao Tome and Principe senior national team in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The former Abia governor, who is the Pillar of Sports in Africa, commended the Super Eagles for the […]
The French military announced on Wednesday its capture of a senior leader of the Islamic State group in Mali. French troops deployed in Mali have captured a senior figure in the branch of the Islamic State group in the Sahel region of Africa, the military said Wednesday. “In the night of 11-12 […]
Crown FM Onitsha