Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has opened up on his mindset ahead of Nigeria’s third-place playoff clash against Egypt at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, revealing that he specifically targeted Mohamed Salah’s penalty as a confidence booster. Nwabali made the disclosure during an interview on Sunday, a day after Nigeria secured third…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have apprehended Shariff Umar, also known as Yusuf, who is believed to be the primary organiser of a suicide bombing network linked to a series of recent attacks and foiled plots in the Borno and other North-Eastern states. This was disclosed by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force…
The United States has resumed intelligence and surveillance operations in Nigeria following air strikes on ISIS terrorists in Sokoto. Brant Philip, a Sahel-focused terrorism tracker, shared flight tracking data that showed the aircraft flying over Borno state. The aircraft was a Gulfstream V, a long-range business jet often modified for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions,…
FirstBank, the premier West African bank and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is set to introduce tailored financial services for blind, partially sighted, and physically challenged customers across its operations. This initiative is part of FirstBank’s broader continuous commitment to promoting Financial Inclusion and Diversity, which is shown in its policies, partnerships and initiatives…
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) said that Nigeria participated National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA’s) Crew-11 Mission, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the United States; and went along with egusi, okra, and other Nigerian crop seeds. According to NASRDA, the NASA’s Crew-11 Mission had on board six…
A police officer, Superintendent Sentome Obi, is receiving widespread praise and recognition for his exceptional integrity after reportedly rejecting a $17,000 bribe from a suspected ritualist in Bayelsa State. In an era where many have lost faith in law enforcement, SP Obi’s refusal to compromise his values has not only earned him commendations from the…
By Farooq A. Kperogi On June 16, the final day of my three-week visit to Nigeria, I met with my dear friend Malam Ali M. Ali, Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Malam Ali, who was my editor at Kano State Government’s Sunday Triumph in the late 1990s and with whom I…
A fertility specialist, Dr Jaiyeoba Adeyemi, has dismissed the notion that children born through In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) are abnormal. Speaking at the Welcome Forum of the BridgeClinic, themed, “Optimising Your Fertility Health,” held in Lagos, Adeyemi stressed that IVF-conceived children were just as normal as those born through natural conception. He said, “Some people…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) clarified on Thursday that a viral video circulating on social media that claimed to show terrorists overrunning a Nigerian military base in Marte, Borno State, was false. It said that the footage is not related to any recent incident but was originally posted in December 2020. A statement issued by Major…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has raised the alert over looming severe heat stress in Gombe State and 17 other states across Northern Nigeria. The affected states include Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. According to NiMet’s weather…
