Nine-time champions Super Falcons of Nigeria will face arch-rivals Black Queens of Ghana in the first round of qualifiers for the 2022 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON). The draw for Morocco 2022 AWCON was conducted on Monday in Cairo…
Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Kwara, says the institution will not lose any academic session irrespective of its prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Abdulkareem stated in the institution’s bulletin, ‘Unilorin Bulletin’, issued on Monday in Ilorin,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm felicitations to Michael Akinkunmi, on his 85th birthday, joining family members and friends to celebrate with designer of the National Flag, “whose creativity and patriotism remain remarkable.“ In a congratulatory message by his spokesman,…
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Ikeja Branch, on Thursday unveiled its online engineering portal to provide a database for qualified professionals. It was reported that the portal was launched on Thursday night during a monthly combined virtual/physical general meeting…
Some members of the country’s national rugby team on Friday urged the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) to intervene and ensure the reinstatement of their recently-dissolved national sports federation board. The players, while speaking with newsmen in Lagos, said the board’s…
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has charged the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to help curb carnage on roads. AbdulRazaq gave the task during a courtesy visit by members of the transport union in Ilorin on Friday. He…
The Omu-Aran Development Association (ODA) has congratulated Alhaji Ali Durotoye over his appointment as Acting Director, Grassroots Sports Development at the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (FMYSD). A statement by Mr Olayinka Owolewa, the association’s spokesperson on Friday…
Doctors at the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca, Morocco, said the world record nine babies born Tuesday by Malian Halima Cisse, are expected to spend at least “two to three months” in incubators. Each newborn, five girls and four boys,…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says a passenger has died and two others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred on Ipetu-Ijesa-Ilesa expressway in Osun. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim disclosed this, in a statement, on Friday…
Gov. Simon Lalong has commended the Nigerian Airforce for establishing a Search and Rescue Base in Plateau. Lalong gave the commendation when the new Commander of 551 NAF Station, Air Commodore Bidemi Marquis in the Government House in Jos. The…
