U17 Women’s W/Cup: Nigeria beats US to reach first-ever semi-final
Nigeria’s Flamingos have booked a place in the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India. The Bankole Olowookere-led girls achieved the feat after defeating the United States 4-3 on penalties at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Friday. Nigeria faced the Americans, who were one of the highest goal-scoring […]
Government Tompolo is new Minister of Petroleum, NNPC GMD, Head Navy, and Custom
– By Mideno Bayagbon By Mideno Bayagbon(mideno@thenewsguru.com) 100 days after General Muhammadu Buhari became president, Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser on media gleefully announced that a new Sheriff was in town. He told the world that corruption had nose-dived and taken a flight on the assumed body language of the President. Almost seven years and […]
EndSARS massacre: Two years remembrance holds at Lekki Tomorrow
Celebrities and organizers of the 2020 EndSARS protest have concluded plans to hold a memorial in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Thursday. This is to commemorate the death of citizens, particularly youths who were allegedly massacred by the Nigerian army, at the Lekki Tollgate on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. The planned memorial was […]
Zamfara Government withdraws order shutting down NTA, FRCN
The Zamfara government has apologised for shutting down five broadcast stations in the state. According to report the government ordered the closure of some media houses in Gusau, the state capital, for providing coverage for a political rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The affected media stations are the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), […]
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morning
Good morning! Below are today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. There was pandemonium on Monday when hoodlums invaded the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential campaign mega rally in Kaduna and launched an attack on the crowd. The hoodlums came into the Ranchers Bees Stadium venue with sticks and machetes and started attacking the crowd, leaving […]
Obi in Kaduna 10 years after arresting me – El-Rufai
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, caused a reaction when he revisited the ‘sin’ of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who he said got him arrested and detained for 48 hours as the then governor of Anambra State. El-Rufai made the statement at an interactive session of Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna. The […]
Zamfara Government Shuts Radio & TV Stations for covering PDP Rally.
…NBC, IPI, BON, NUJ want closure reversed The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and other broadcast industry stakeholders, including journalists’ professional associations, have condemned the closure of some broadcast stations by the Zamfara State government. The state government had on Saturday shut some stations for covering a political event organised by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party […]
NRM Senatorial Candidate Doles Out Cash, Items Worth Millions To Kogi Flood Victims
The National Rescue Mission ( NRM) Senatorial Candidate for Kogi West, Mallam Bala Abdulghafar Dirisu has donated (food) items include noddles, drinking water, blankets, milk and other daily essentials worth millions of to flood victims in all the affected Local Governments Areas comprising the constituency namely Lokoja and Kontokarfe Local Government areas (LGAs) of the […]
Nine Ghanaians jailed for attempting to smuggle cannabis into Nigeria
The federal high court in Lagos has reportedly sentenced nine Ghanaians to eight years imprisonment each for “attempting” to smuggle cannabis into Nigeria. In a statement issued on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the convicts — identified as Victor Wuddah, Freeman Gazul, Adotete Joseph, Sottie Moses, Sottie Stephen, Christian Tette, Kanu Okonipa, Daniel Koyepti. […]
Edo State Government targets N6b IGR
…Our Land is our Oil …Edo State Government targets N6b IGR On land grabbers; “…We will chase them, Catch them and then Prosecute them…” Edo state government is targeting N6 billion monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to keep the state afloat with most of the revenues coming from land transactions. Chris Osa Nehikhare, the state […]