Blessing Onu, the Chairperson of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on the financial dispute between the Falcons and the Nigeria Football Federation, has ordered the football body to produce payment slips for players and officials of the women’s national team at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France. She gave the order while quizzing the NFF president Ibrahim Gusau, who appeared before the committee on Thursday, August 24 in Abuja. Onu said documents of how the …
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Solicitors to Dr. Franscisca Egube, a doctor at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, have written to the owner of a website, Secret Reporters, over what they described as an “biased and unverified publication” about the doctor. They also demanded a retraction of the said article and an apology to the doctor. Continue to read the letter…
The abductors of five residents of Yangoji village in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, have held another man in their den for delaying the delivery of ransom. Daily Trust had reported that the gunmen invaded the village two weeks ago, killed two persons and abducted five residents including a father and his two sons. Last week Wednesday, they demanded a N15m ransom for the victims. A family member of one of the abductees, who preferred …
The Northern Governors Forum have called for the 2023 presidency to shift to the South. In a statement released on Saturday, June 4, at least 11 All Progressives Congress (APC) governors said the search for Buhari’s successor should be limited to the South. “APC governors and political leaders from the northern states of Nigeria today met to review the political situation and to further support our Party in providing progressive leadership amidst our national challenges. During our discussions, …
Friends are demanding justice for a South African woman who was killed while trying to leave her allegedly abusive boyfriend. Singwa Namhla Mtwa, 34, suffered abuse for years in the hands of her long term boyfriend Major Mfesane Bhekezu, friends say. In one incident, she was allegedly beaten by her boyfriend with a leather belt for 8 hours. She decided to leave the toxic relationship but was shot 9 times in the driveway at her home, …
The village head of Rijana, in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr. Ayuba Dodo Dakolo has reportedly been abducted by bandits. Daily Trust reported that the village head was abducted alongside other farmers at Kurmi, near Chikwale in the same LGA. It was also learnt that the bandits have reached out to community leaders in Rijana with two lists. Some of the items on the lists include gallons of petrol and engine oil as well as cigarettes. A …