Oshoala wins 2nd Women’s Champions League title with Barcelona
Barcelona Femeni pulled off a brilliant comeback to defeat Wolfsburg 3-2 in the 2022/2023 UEFA Women’s Champions League final. The thrilling encounter took place on Saturday at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Wolfsburg led 2-0 at the break, thanks to goals from Ewa Pajor and Alexandra Popp. Patri Guijarro’s two-minute […]
FG prohibits children below 11 years from taking entrance exams into unity schools
The federal government has banned underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into federal unity colleges across the country. The government directed the National Examinations Council (NECO) to put strict measures in place to prevent underage children from registering for the examination, including making birth certificate […]
Security aides injured as ‘gunmen’ attack Yahaya Bello’s convoy
Security aides were reportedly injured on Saturday when gunmen attacked the convoy of Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. Kingsley Fanwo, the commissioner of information, said the attack took place near a naval base which is few kilometers from Lokoja, the state capital. The commissioner said the incident, which […]
Man City beat United to win FA Cup, maintain treble bid
Manchester City have been crowned English FA Cup winners following a 2-1 win over Manchester United in the final at Wembley Stadium. Man City triumphed in the first all-Manchester FA Cup final on Saturday, thanks to a goal in each half from Ilkay Gundogan. Bruno Fernandes, however, scored a solitary goal for […]
No plan to join APC — nothing like that in the offing, says Wike
Nyesom Wike, former governor of Rivers state, says he has no plan to join the (APC). He disclosed this at the end of his meeting with President Tinubu on Friday. Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was at the presidential villa alongside Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state; and […]
‘My heart goes out to bereaved families’ —Tinubu commiserates with India over train crash
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the government and people of the Republic of India over a multiple train crash in the country which killed over 280 passengers. The fatal crash involving two passenger trains and a goods train in the Indian city of Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, occurred on […]
‘I went on my own to address allegations’ — Pauline Tallen speaks on EFCC quizzing
Pauline Tallen, former minister of women affairs, has opened up on her interrogation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged corrupt enrichment. On Friday, TheCable reported that the ex-minister was at the zonal command of the anti-graft agency in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Tallen was being questioned for allegedly […]
Newspaper Headlines: FG mulls minimum wage review as labour threatens to begin strike Wednesday
The discussion on the removal of petrol subsidy has remained an intense one which the national dailies succinctly report alongside other biting matters in the national and sub-national politics of the country. Source: Top Stories
THE AFTERMATH: What happens to Gbaja’s rep seat now that he’s COS?
On June 2, President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, as his chief of staff. Gbajabiamila is expected to commence his role as COS on June 14 after he would have resigned as a member of the house of representatives. On February 26, he […]
‘APC must have order even if you expel me’ — Lukman tells Adamu, Omisore
Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says he is not scared of being expelled from the party. Over time, Lukman has called out Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman, and Iyiola Omisore, national secretary, for not following the APC constitution in their handling of its affairs. The […]