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Lamine Yamal, 16, became the tournament’s youngest ever goalscorer as Spain came back to beat France 2-1 in Munich on Tuesday and reach the Euro 2024 final. Trailing after Randal Kolo Muani headed in a Kylian Mbappe cross in the ninth minute, Spain turned the match around in a four-minute period, scoring twice against a side who had only conceded once in five previous games in this tournament. Yamal, who turns 17 a day before Sunday’s final against either the Netherlands or England in Berlin, equalised with a superb strike from outside the box, curling a long-range effort into the…

In an effort to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the federal government has inaugurated a state-of-the-art 100-bed multipurpose hospital in Abia State. The hospital located at Etitiala Autonomous Community in Ugwunagbo Local Government Area of the state was inaugurated by the Governor of Abia, Alex Otti, who hailed President Bola Tinubu for completing the project inherited from the Muhammad Buhari administration. This well-equipped hospital exemplifies President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to providing quality healthcare services in Abia State, aiming to save lives and enhance the health and well-being of mothers and children in Ugwunagbo LGA and beyond. Also read: Gov…

The Federal Government has begun the implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) Effective Schools Programme in 111 specific schools across Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, announced the take-off of the programme on Monday in Abuja at a one-day meeting between UBEC, State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs), Coordinating Directors and Head Teachers of UBE Effective Schools. The primary goal of the programme is to significantly improve the efficiency of basic education delivery by ensuring that stringent quality standards are not only met but consistently upheld to enhance the overall educational experience for students. Also read: A’Ibom…

A total of N1,143.210 trillion May 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue has been shared to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in the country. The amount was the total revenue generated in April 2024. The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) stated this in a communiqué issued at the end of its latest meeting, according to a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, on Monday. The FAAC June 2024 meeting was chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. Read also: FG,…

DStv is losing huge revenue as South Africans and their African counterparts dump it and move to more affordable streaming services. MultiChoice’s financial results for the year ended 31 March 2024 showed it lost 9 per cent of its active subscribers over the last year. The decline in active subscribers was mainly due to a 13% decline in the Rest of Africa business as mass-market customers dumped DStv. MultiChoice blamed tough economic conditions, where households prioritise basic necessities over entertainment, for the decline. Read also: DSTV, GOTV to appeal N150m fine and one-month free subscription In South Africa, DStv subscribers…

Renewed cult activities have sent griefs to families and jitters into the spines of residents of Eniong Offot and Anua group of villages and the environs in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The latest is the brutal killing of one Peter Ekpeowo, an indigene of Anua in Uyo on Saturday night by people suspected to be cultists. Subsequently, the suspected cultists took away the lifeless body of Ekpeowo and dumped it at the entrance of his father’s compound, 15 Mbak Road in Anua on Sunday morning, July 7 at 9 a.m. The deceased with sliced head and…

The Federal High Court, Lagos ordered Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. In a landmark judgment, the court also ordered the former minister to provide the list and details of the beneficiaries who received the payments, the number of states covered and the payments per state. The judgment was delivered last month by Hon. Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu following a Freedom of Information suit number: FHC/L/CS/853/2021, brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The certified true copy…

President Bola Tinubu has called on Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS to work towards the establishment of a $2.4 billion regional standby force for the security and economic advancement of the community. Tinubu made the call during the opening of the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Sunday, in Abuja. Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the regional bloc, also highlighted the expediency of a standby force in the face of growing security threats. This is as Tinubu emerged the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States…

Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it would arraign a three-member robbery syndicate that terrorised the people of Ikot Abasi village in Onna Local Government Area in the state High Court. A press release by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, on Saturday, said the operatives made the arrest of the syndicate on July 1, while efforts are being made to nab other gang members at large. The police spokesperson, who mentioned the suspects to include John Okon Anta ‘M’, Michael Osudua ‘M’ and Inyene Joseph Edet ‘M’, said they allegedly attacked and robbed the victim of his…

About 90 per cent of women are said not to be making headway in their career after marriage, Nkpouto Pius, an Harvard scholar quoted a man. Pius, the Harvard scholar did not mention the name of the man who asserted that 90 per cent of women do not make headway in their career, after marriage. Writing this on her Facebook timeline, she penned ‘‘Na man talk this one oh. When I tell you people I don’t want to ever be married, I know exactly what I am saying. ‘‘Marriage does not benefit women. 90% of the female friends I knew…