Head coach of the Nigeria Professional Football League Club Plateau United, Abdu Maikaba, has explained the reasons behind his team’s poor performance against MFM FC.Maikaba watched his side go down 3-1 to the Olukoya Boys at Agege Stadium on Wednesday.The result left the Peace Boys 10th on the log and squashed any hope of mounting…
Former Bayelsa Queens secretary Thelma Agara has tipped Rivers Angels to ‘do well’ in the inaugural CAF Women Champions League which will be staged later in the year in Egypt.The 7-time Nigerian champions are drawn in Group B of the CAF Zone B qualifiers alongside Hasaacas Ladies of Ghana and AS Police of Niger, with…
West Ham United are refusing to pay over the odds for Genk striker Paul Onuachu and have no plans to meet their £25 million price tag, as reported by Own Goal Nigeria.The Hammers may still be searching high and low for a striker capable of replacing a man who left the London Stadium six months…
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) on Friday warned the public against fraudsters touting recruitment in the name of the centre. Head, Strategic Communication, Office of The National Security Adviser, Mr Zakari Usman, gave the warning in a statement issued in Abuja. Usman described the said recruitment targeted…
The first batch of A-29 Super Tucano military aircraft has departed US for Nigeria, the Air Force has confirmed. Director Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Thursday disclosed the official ceremony to induct the aircraft, is being planned. The statement reads: “The first batch of 6…
he Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country recorded additional 184 COVID-19 infections as of July 22. The NCDC made this known on its website on Friday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new infections indicate a decrease from the 238 cases announced a day earlier. It stated that…
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has said that almost half of the world’s 1.7 million children living with HIV did not get treatment in 2020. This is contained in the final report from the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free initiative, UNAIDS and partners. In the report, UNAIDS warned that progress towards…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday Evening received Governor Yahaya Bello and his top Members of Cabinet when they paid him Sallah homage at his country home in Daura, Kastina. This is even as Gov. Yahaya Bello lauded President Buhari for his efforts in nation building and for giving young Nigerians an opportunity to participate in…
Bangladesh is reimposing its coronavirus shutdown for two more weeks to stem the tide of infections and deaths from the virus after a weeklong recess that allowed Muslims to celebrate the Eid al-Adha festival. “None will be allowed outdoors unless it is urgent,” police officer Aynal Hossain said on Friday at a makeshift checkpoint in…
