The hosts progressed with a tight 1-0 victory against DR Congo in the second semi-final on Wednesday night. There were no goals in the first half. However, Sebastien Haller’s untidy finish in the second half was enough to send the Elephants through. They will now compete against the Super Eagles for the championship on Sunday….
The Church of Satan has responded to a comment made by Nigerian OAP Daddy Freeze, who claimed that marriage vows are diabolical. Daddy Freeze came to Instagram on Wednesday to say that all vows, even those made on wedding day, are demonic, and that Christ himself stated so. He wrote: “For Christians, the scriptures say…
Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has stated that South African singer Tyla earned her triumph over Nigerian singers at the 66th Grammy Awards. He said: “Tyla’s Grammy win over Nigerian artists was not ojoro [scam]. I don’t see the ojoro. I’m struggling to see the ojoro. “Globally, in my opinion, ‘Water’ was a…
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered President Bola Tinubu’s government to fix pricing for commodities and petroleum products within seven days. The judge directed the Nigerian government to fix the prices of milk, flour, salt, sugar, bicycles and spare parts, matches, motorbikes and spare parts, motor vehicles and spare parts, and petroleum…
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following a two-week private trip to France. On Tuesday night, the president’s plane touched down at the Presidential Wing at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Tinubu was met by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Secretary to the Government of the Federation,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has no intentions to convert domiciliary account balances worth $30 billion into Naira. On Saturday, Hakama Sidi-Ali, the CBN’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, issued a statement in Abuja clarifying the situation. Mrs. Sidi-Ali’s comment came in response to a media allegation that the apex planned to…
The Super Eagles have advanced to the final after defeating South Africa’s Bafana Bafana 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes of play in the 2023 AFCON semi-finals at Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire.
Mr Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), predicts that Nigeria’s inflation rate would fall from 28.92 percent to 21.4% by 2024. Mr Cardoso made the remarks during his speech to the House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday. “Inflationary pressures are expected to decline in 2024 due to the CBN’s inflation-targeting…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has warned Governor Ademola Adeleke not to turn the Esa-Oke community into a battleground over the purported relocation of several courses at the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke (OSCOTECH) to other communities. In the words of the APC chairman Sooko Tajudeen Lawal ; “It is irresponsible of…
Mr Biodun Oyebanji, Ekiti State Governor, said on Tuesday that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu spoke with him on the phone every day until the abducted schoolchildren were freed. The Governor made this statement while visiting a delegation from the Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, who paid him a condolence visit at his office in Ado-Ekiti on…