Manchester City’s Phil Foden was Friday named Footballer of the Year by the English Football Writers’ Association, with the club’s Khadija Shaw scooping the women’s award. England attacking midfielder Foden joins a roll call of famous names including Stanley Matthews,…
Former Seattle Sounders, Podgorica of Montenegro, and Balikesirspor of Turkey striker, Josiah Emmanuel, has called on players plying their trade in the domestic leagues in Nigeria to be grounded and spend some time in the country before thinking of going…
At least 20 people were killed on Friday when a bus plunged into a deep valley in Pakistan’s mountainous northern region, police said. The driver lost control of the vehicle on a bend near the city of Chilas, in the…
Marketing of unhealthy foods seems to be working against us, luring our kids towards products that can harm their health in the long run. Our children are bombarded with colourful packaging, catchy jingles, and enticing characters promoting sugary cereals, salty…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and sunshine from Friday to Sunday across the nation. NiMet weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja forecast sunny skies in hazy atmosphere on Friday over the northern region, with the exception…
The national average cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) was N982 per adult per day in March 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The statistics office in its report titled “Cost of a Healthy Diet March 2024”…
3 mins ago The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, has applauded the support of Kano State government under the stewardship of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf towards strengthening its operational mandate in the state. 1…
Some West African journalists have accused the political leadership of the region of refusing to tackle environmental issues plaguing the region. The journalists spoke on Thursday evening at a webinar organised by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in…
Like many aspects of Nigeria’s national life, corrupt practices are burrowing deep in the sports sector, where some referees are willing tools in the hands of compromised club officials and supporters. The craze to win at all costs has also…
A federal jury in New Haven, Connecticut, convicted a Nigerian national today (Wednesday, 1 May) for operating a business email compromise scheme out of multiple countries, including the United States. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Okechuckwu…