The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says overwhelming flooding has affected no fewer than 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide. According to the UN agency, the number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and northeast Bangladesh is the highest in over 30 years. UNICEF, in statement...
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The delegation of Super Eagles of Nigeria arrived San Jose, capital of Costa Rica on Sunday evening ahead of Thursday’s international friendly match between both countries. The contingent led by NFF Executive Committee Member, Otunba Sunday Dele-Ajayi touched down at Juan Santamaria International Airport aboard Copa Airlines via Panama...
The 13-year-old Nigerian-born Emmanuella Mayaki, has set a new record as one of the youngest persons to be accepted into a University in the U.S. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mayaki was accepted into the Programme for the Exceptionally Gifted (PEG) at the Mary Baldwin University,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that about 64 per cent of Nigerian children between 0 to 5 years of age do not attend Early Childhood Education (ECE), which the UN agency said is a critical foundation for all forms of child learning....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is a symbol of national unity, cohesion and tolerance who is comfortable and is loved in all parts of the country. This is contained in a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, in...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s senior men national football team, Super Eagles will confront the Senior National Team of Costa Rica in a prestigious international friendly in the country’s capital, San Jose on 9th November. NFF’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport told thenff.com on Thursday, that the three-time...
A 26-year-old Nigerian serial robber, Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie popularly known as the “Blue Cloth Bandit” has been arrested by the The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). LAPD arrested Onwuemelie on Wednesday over alleged 68 armed robberies that have gone down in the LA area since October 2021. According to...
Dr Babatunde Omotosho, an alumnus of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has won the 2021 Adam Smith Business School Prize for PhD Excellence in Economics. This is contained in the Unilorin Bulletin Tuesday edition. Omotosho, who is currently an Assistant Director in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), recently...
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa has joined Turkish Super Lig outfit, Sivasspor on a two-year deal. This comes after Musa’s contract was terminated by another Turkish Super Lig club, Fathi Karagumuruk.on Friday, September 2, to aid the move to Sivasspor. It was gathered that Coach Riza Calimbay requested the services...
Popular Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel has been released from the Tanzanian Police custody. Recalled that the Buga crooner was arrested was arrested yesterday, after he failed to perform on a show he was paid for. The Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) gave the update on Monday night via it’s Twitter handle....
Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has set a new record by winning the 100 meters hurdles gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. The 25-year-old clocked 12.30 seconds to set a new games record. This is coming two weeks after she became the first Nigerian athlete to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says 85 per cent of Nigerian children between the ages of 1 and 14 experience violent discipline in schools, with nearly 1 in 3 children experiencing severe physical punishment. UNICEF Chief of Education, Saadhna Panday-Soobrayan, disclosed this in...
The Federal Government has disbursed a one-off grant of N20,000 to 2,900 poor and vulnerable persons in the Federal Capital Territory. Addressing journalists after the flag-off ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, said the Vulnerable Group Programme is an...
The remains of a former Nigerian diplomat, Amb. Eloho Otobo, has been laid to rest at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Westchester, New York, U.S. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that dignitaries from Nigeria and the U.S. were on ground to pay their last respect to the late...
Nigerians on Friday started a challenge called the #BishopChallenge to mock the APC over claims they hired fake clerics to dress in religious regalia at the unveiling of the party’s Vice Presidential candidate. On Wednesday, July 20, Nigerians expressed outrage when photos of the “clerics” at the APC event were...
Nigerian super stars, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, Tiwa Savage and Austin ‘Jayjay’ Okocha were among the leading Africans in sport and music to feature at the 2022 CAF Awards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trio joined eminent sports personalities and dignitaries in Rabat, Morocco on Thursday...
Nigerian singer, Simisola Ogunleye, also known as Simi has became the first female artiste to reach 100 million streams on Boomplay. Boomplay, which is one of Nigeria’s leading music streaming platforms made the announcement across their social media platforms on Saturday to celebrate the monumental achievement. Tosin Sorinola, Boomplay’s...
This piece stemmed from the content of conversations held, and recommendations made during the recently celebrated International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, marked on 26 June every year to among other aims strengthen action and cooperation in achieving a world free of drug...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, on Saturday commissioned the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Guest House in Sokoto State. Bishop Kukah, while commissioning the CAN Guest House, admonished Christians in the state to note that despite owning the place,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has made a passionate appeal to Nigerians to be tolerant of one another and embrace peace for the general good of the society. The president’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari made the appeal after visiting...