Alex Iwobi was delighted to make his first start of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations as the Super Eagles defeated Guinea-Bissau 2-0 on Wednesday night to maintain their one hundred percent record in the group phase of the ongoing competition. The Hale End Academy product was particularly pleased with the way in which the…
By Bridget Tyam The National Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Engr. Yabagi Sani, has called for a strict enforcement of the regulations on election funding so as to prevent the monetisation of the electoral process and improve the level of trust between electorates and political party candidates. The stakeholders made this known at a…
Super Eagles have been rewarded with naira equivalent of USD 80,000 which over 30 million naira by Coalition of Private Companies. The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele who brought the goodwill message and the cash to the Eagles in Garoua, Cameroon said CACOVID decided to reward each of Eagles’ goals with the…
Candy maker Mars is giving a makeover to its six M&M’s characters as a way to promote inclusivity. The company said that it will provide a modern take on the appearances of the characters — which Mars calls “lentils” — and give them more nuanced personalities. The lentils, which are featured in red, green, orange,…
One of the world’s most influential Buddhist monks, Thich Nhat Hanh, has died in Vietnam at the age of 95, his Zen teaching organisation said in a statement. The master of meditation “passed away peacefully” at the Tu Hieu Temple in Hue – where his spiritual journey began and Vietnam’s Buddhist heartland – the Plum…
The government in the United States has said it will suspend 44 China-bound flights from the US by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government’s decision to suspend some US airlines’ flights over concerns about COVID-19. The suspensions will begin on January 30 with Xiamen Airlines’ scheduled Los Angeles-to-Xiamen flight and continue until…
Sudan’s second most powerful leader has met with Ethiopia’s defence minister on a rare visit to Addis Ababa by an official from Khartoum amid border tensions, according to officials. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, widely known as Hemeti, who is deputy chairman of Sudan’s transitional Sovereignty Council, will be in Ethiopia for two days to meet “several Ethiopian…
American officials have been in talks with Qatar over supplying European countries with liquefied natural gas (LNG) in case a Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to shortages on the continent, news reports say. Two people close to the issue told Bloomberg that President Joe Biden planned to ask the Gulf state’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al…
By Adeola Ogunlade The Pentecostal fellowship of Nigeria, (PFN) Lagos Island province have inaugurated sixteen new executives and PAC members to serve in various capacities in the church to promote the work of the gospel under the chairmanship of Apostle Eyinnaya Okwuonu. Among the pastors inaugurated include Rev. Tony Samson, Daniel Odejimi, Chinwe Kalu, Chris…
