Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala, continues her impressive form this season and was among the goalscorers as Barcelona Femení thrashed Deportivo Alaves 8-0 in their Spanish Iberdrola clash on Sunday. Claudia Pina broke the deadlock in the seventh minute after taking a great touch from a Paredes pass, before shooting ...
Qatar became the first home team to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to a 2-0 victory over the hosts, with Enner Valencia scoring twice in the tournament curtain-raiser on Sunday. Asian champions, Qatar, enjoyed the backing of the majority of the crowd at the 60,000-capacity Al ...
The Sector Counsellor in Food and Agriculture, Embassy of Denmark in Nigeria, Mr Poul Jacob Erikstrup, has said that with 21 million cattle Nigeria can be self-sufficient in milk production if ranching is adopted instead of open grazing. While speaking in Kaduna at a workshop on setting up of Damau ...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine and pledged £50 million in defence aid to the war-torn country. Their meeting was the first since Sunak became the United Kingdom’s PM as he said he was “deeply humbling” to be in the capital of the country. ...
Nancy Pelosi, who has led Democrats in the US House of Representatives for almost two decades, has announced she is standing down from the role. The 82-year-old is the most powerful Democrat in Congress and the first woman to serve as speaker of the House. She will continue to represent ...
Less than six months after assuming office as the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate removal of Brigadier-General Muhammad Kukah Fadah, from office as the Scheme’s DG. Although reasons have not been provided (at press time) by the presidency for ...
Super Eagles failed to break their 13 friendlies without a win as Jose Peseiro’s side fell 4-0 to 2016 Euro champions Portugal at the 50,000-capacity Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon on Thursday night. The European giants scored the first goal in the 9th minute through Bruno Fernandes and the midfielder added ...
Nigeria international Victor Osimhen has emerged as the best young player of the year 2022, winning the glamorous 2022 Globe Soccer Awards for his excellent performance this season. “Congratulations to Victor Osimhen on winning the 2022 #GlobeSoccer Award for POWER HORSE EMERGING PLAYER OF THE YEAR” according to a statement from ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the proof of child voters and multiple registered voters in its Voter Display Scheme is a sign of its ” commitment to transparency”. This was disclosed in a statement by INEC on Thursday afternoon after the commission discovered multiple registered voters and ...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday in Abuja updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the commission. Bawa, who briefed State House correspondents after his meeting with the president, said the number of governors being monitored by the Commission for suspected ...
