Author: Intern 043
Osimhen Scores as Napoli Proceeds to Champions League Knockouts
Less than a day after being named the 2023 CAF African Player of the Year, Victor Osimhen scored as Napoli defeated Braga 2-0 on Tuesday, 12 December 2023, to proceed to the Champions League round of 16. Victor Osimhen’s first goal since early October and an own goal by Serder Saatci helped the Italian champions…
686 Civil Servants’ Salaries Suspended Over Unverified Records
The Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended the pay of 686 civil servants due to unreliable data on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), in an effort to promote efficiency and transparency in the country’s civil service. This action is a component of continuous initiatives to get rid of ghost workers and simplify…
Arewa Consultative Forum Appoints New Chairman, Removes Ex-minister, Aduku
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a Pan-Northern Socio-Political body, has dismissed Chief Gabriel Aduku, a former Minister of State for Health under former President Goodluck Jonathan, from his position as National Chairman. Aduku was quickly replaced by Nigerian Senior Advocate, Mamman Osman. According to reports, the former Minister was nominated in May 2023 along with…
Delta Poly Student, Two Others Killed By Suspected “Yahoo boy”
Jenepher Ike, a final-year student at Delta State Polytechnic in Ogwashi-Uku, a 14-year-old SS1 student at Odiagbo Secondary School, and an unidentified female were reportedly murdered in an auto accident in the town by a suspected “yahoo boy.” According to the report, these people died in the collision that occurred on Sunday night, 10 December…
FG Collaborate with World Bank in Financing the Mining Sector
The Federal Government is looking into partnering with the World Bank through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in order to provide funding and technical assistance for the mining industry’s growth. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, and signed by the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori. Shubham Chaudhuri,…
2023 CAF Awards: Obi Congratulates Osimhen, Oshoala, Others
Asisat Oshoala and Victor Osimhen, the respective winners of the 2023 African Players of the Year CAF Awards in the women’s and men’s categories respectively, have received congratulations from Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party and the Former Governor of Anambra State. He also honoured Chiamaka Nnadozie, who won the Nigerian women’s…
Kaduna Abduction: Bandits Kill Two, Nine Rescued
Eleven villagers who were abducted by bandits at the villages of Anguwan Maharba and Dandami have been freed by troops of the Nigerian Army’s 1 Division, which is stationed in Birnin Yero in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. However, before the soldiers arrived, the bandits killed two of the kidnapped captives. According…
2023 CAF Award, Full List of Winners
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) held its 2023 awards on Monday, December 11, 2023 in Marrakech, Morocco. Below is the full list of winners at the 2023 CAF Awards: 2023 Men’s Player of the Year – Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) 2023 Women’s Player of the Year – Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) 2023 Men’s Coach of the…
Legislators Promise N350 Million to Restore Kaduna Community
The Legislators’ Northern Caucus has promised the citizens of Kaduna State N350 million on Monday, 11th December 2023, to help restore Tudun Biri, a hamlet in Kaduna State that was unintentionally bombed by the Nigerian Army last week. A bomb that was meant to drive out criminals from Tudun Biri, in Kaduna State‘s Igabi Local…
Amotekun Arrests 62 Suspected Criminals in Ondo
On Monday, 11th December 2023, the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun, paraded no less than sixty-two individuals who are purportedly involved in a range of criminal operations around the state. The suspects were detained in several locations throughout the state’s eighteen local government districts, according to the state security corps.…
