The Nigeria Football Federation has named Chris Danjuma as the Head Coach of the U20 Women’s National Team, Falconets, following a comprehensive screening and interview process conducted by the NFF Technical Committee. The NFF initiated the screening process with a one-week public notice requesting applications from qualified individuals. Afterward, shortlisted candidates underwent interviews conducted by…
U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed two Nigerian-Americans as advisors. Osagie Imasogie and Chiney Ogwumike are among the 12 members appointed to the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States, as officially announced on the White House website. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), expressed her enthusiasm…
The Yobe State Police Command has dismantled a kidnapping syndicate and successfully liberated a 40-year-old woman from their captivity. Dungus Abdulkarim, the spokesperson for the command, made this announcement in a press release on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, revealing that Barum Alh Makau, the ringleader of the gang, and one of his associates were apprehended…
The Jigawa State Police Command has apprehended an individual and successfully retrieved three stolen rams. According to DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the spokesperson for the command, the incident occurred on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. A patrol team intercepted a vehicle transporting the pilfered rams in Yanbaro village. However, when the vehicle’s three occupants noticed the…
The Kano State Police Command has apprehended five suspected thieves and recovered a substantial cache of stolen items, including 996 mobile phones, nine laptop computers, ATM cards, and various accessories. According to SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command’s spokesperson, the arrests and recoveries resulted from a series of incidents. One of the suspects, Ibrahim Adamu,…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has accused the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, of attempting to disrupt the 2023 election through his policy to redesign the Naira. During the screening of the nominee for the position of CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, and four deputy governor nominees for the apex bank,…
Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, has declared that no federal road in the country can endure for a period of seven years. This assertion follows his extensive road inspection tour across the nation, during which he discovered that numerous roads were plagued with potholes, deteriorating to the extent of resembling “boreholes.” The minister also…
Gunmen have carried out a kidnapping in the Ajelete community, Agunjin district, within Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) for the council area, Jide Asonibare, confirmed this incident on Tuesday, September 26. According to Asonibare, the victims, a mother and her three children, were abducted around…
A woman opened fire on her husband after he insisted on divorce, following her two-hour drive in an attempt to salvage their marriage. Christina Pasqualetto, 62, stands accused of shooting her 80-year-old husband, Jon, on September 20. In her booking photo after her arrest for Jon’s attempted murder, she wore a wide, eerie grin despite…
The Jigawa State Police Command has apprehended a suspected thief who assaulted a woman and stole her phone, worth N20,000, in the Jahun Local Government Area of the state. ASP Abubakar Isah, the Deputy Public Relations Officer of the command, revealed this information in a statement issued on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, following a distress…
