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Croatia edged Morocco, the only surviving African country, to pick bronze medal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Qatar. The 2018 runners-up after a hard-fought 2-1 win over Morocco for the Bronze chase eliminated the Walid Regragui’s boys in the third place match. Croatia’s World Cup came to an end with another medal for Luka Modrić as the European side won a bronze medal for their participation in Qatar, four years after Modrić’s side settled for silver after final defeat to France in Russia. Also read: France end Morocco’s dream to reach World Cup final The 37-year-old midfielder captained…

No fewer than 430 youths have been trained in different skills to be self-reliant by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.  The beneficiaries from the nine states of Niger Delta Region were trained on such skills as sewing, fish farming, poultry farming and other agricultural means in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. Speaking at the closing ceremony at the 1000-capacity Theatre Hall of the University of Uyo on Saturday, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Umana Okon Umana, said the training is one of the many considerations by the Federal Government aimed at diversifying the economy, reorienting values…

The Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 52 Brigadier Generals to Major Generals and 70 Colonels to Brigadier Generals. A statement issued Friday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the promotions were based on merit. “In recognition of their meritorious service to the nation, the Army Council has on Thursday 15 December 2022, approved the promotion of senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General. Also read: Nigerian Army Releases Postings, Appoints New Commanders “In the promotion signed and released by the Military Secretary (Army), a total of 122…

Nigerian Government has declared December 26 and 27 as well as January 2, 2023 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations. A statement by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Belgore Shuaib for Interior Affairs Minister, Rauf Aregbesola announced the holidays on Friday. Aregbesola urged Christians to emulate Jesus and reflect on his teachings as they celebrate. Also read: FG Declares Public Holidays For Christmas, New Year “We must imbibe the life of Jesus Christ in His practice and teachings on humility, service, compassion, patience, peace, and righteousness, that His birth signifies,” he said.”This will be the…

Israel Umoh The dusk of the spectacular Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival 2022 is Friday, December 16 from 6 p.m. to feature sparkling gospel performances and  exhorting drumming, Straightnews reports. On Thursday night, Mr. Aniekpeno Mkpanang, the event organiser was busier putting finishing touches to the arrangements to make the event a huge success attended too to some visitors who were full of praises for his ingenuity. Mkpanang, in company of Raphael Edem, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor and some close aides, sat on a half wall, in an episodic tete a tete to smoothen some rough edges of…

The remains of a female staffer of NTA Channel 5, Abuja killed by a Kaduna-bound train Thursday morning at the Chikakore axis of Kubwa in Abuja have been buried. The deceased, Selimota Suleiman who was on her way to the office was crushed by the train, management of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) said. Until her death, Suleiman was a principal accountant with the Finance Department of the authority. An eye witness said that the incident occurred about five minutes from the Kubwa Train Station, while Suleiman, who was driving in her private vehicle attempted to cross the rail line as…

A Kano State Upper Sharia Court on Thursday sentenced an Islamic cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara, to death by hanging after he was found guilty of a four-count charge of blasphemy. Mr Kabara, who is the son of the late Nasiru Kabara, a leader of the Qadariyya Islamic Movement in West Africa, was arrested at his home in Kano and arraigned on July 16, 2021, before an Upper Sharia Court at ‘Kofar Kudu’, Emir’s palace. He was charged by the Kano State government with blasphemy, incitement, and sundry offences. Also read: Buhari mourns murdered five-year-old pupil Hanifa as Kano shuts school The government…

Prince Harry and Markle Meghan has broken Netflix’s record for the biggest documentary debut on the platform, less than a week after the first three episodes premiered last Thursday. The show, directed by the Oscar-nominated Liz Garbus, follows the Sussexes’ love story and subsequent fallout with the royal family. It also gives insight into their controversial decision to quit their royal duties. Also read: Harry, Meghan In Glove Against Racism Netflix has confirmed the first half of the series has clocked up 81.55 million hours of viewing time in the past week, breaking the record for the most hours viewed…

The completion of the East-West Road will gulp N200 billion, including N13 billion on the failed Eleme axis of the road, Federal Government says. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola stated this Wednesday during a visit to Rivers State to assess the state of work on the 38km Bodo-Bonny link road under construction by Julius Berger. Fashola expressed satisfaction at the speed and quality of work going on. Also read: East-West Road has gulped N359b so far – Akpabio He explained that funding for the N200 billion project was under of a tax credit scheme arrangement between the Federal…

The 12-year-old boy chess prodigy, Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his parents have been granted asylum in the United States, Washington Post reports. Tanitoluwa fled Nigeria to US over terrorism launched by Boko Haram fighters. Popularly known as Tani, Tanitoluwa Adewumi who rose to stardom at eight for unprecedented chess skills defeated 73 opponents to clinch the New York state chess championship for his division. Also read: Bill Clinton Hails 8-Year-Old Nigerian Chess Prodigy His family moved to New York in 2017, seeking religious asylum and was residing in a homeless shelter in 2019. Having come to the limelight for breaking into…