Month: July 2022
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British company produces last-minute kit for Team Nigeria in 2022 Commonwealth Games
‘Disgrace’ – Minutes before the opening ceremony, Team Nigeria athletes did not know what they will wear. Team Nigeria to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom was at the mercy of a sportswear manufacturer minutes before the opening ceremony. Team Nigeria under the supervision of Sunday Minister of Youth and…
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Super Falcons star Ashleigh Plumptre makes emotional statement about qualifying for World Cup
Ashleigh Plumptre has expressed happiness with the fact that the Super Falcons of Nigeria will be going to the 2023 World Cup after reaching the semifinal of the 2022 WAFCON in Morocco. Although the Super Falcons failed to retain their title in Morocco after losing the semifinal clash against the host nation who…
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Cristiano Ronaldo issues brutal comment on Instagram amid uncertainty over his future
Cristiano Ronaldo made a rare comment on an Instagram page which was talking about his future, sending his fans into meltdown. By now, it is public knowledge that the Portugal star wants to leave Manchester United as he made his intentions clear earlier in July. As it has been widely reported, the…
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Aruna Leads Nigeria To Victory In Men’s Team Event
Quadri Aruna led Nigeria to defeat South Africa in the Men’s Team – Group 2 table tennis event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday. Aruna and Olajide Omotayo picked up wins in the singles while Amadi Omeh and Omotayo won in the doubles. Against South Africa’s Shaun Jones, Aruna triumphed in three…
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Terrorists kill soldiers at military checkpoint on outskirts of Abuja
Some soldiers have been reportedly killed in heavy and sustained attack by terrorists on a military checkpoint at Zuma Rock, metres away from the Federal Capital Territory on the Abuja – Kaduna Expressway. A military source has confirmed this to AIT.live. It was however unclear whether the troops repelled the attack. …
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Nigerian Army reshuffles top brass, appoints new GOCs, others
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army to command, instructional and staff appointments, across the Army formations and units. A Statement by the spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, states that those affected in the redeployment released on Thursday 28…
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Headies’ Award: Portable threatens to kill anyone that replaces him following his disqualification
Nigerian popular singer, Portable, has threatened to kill anyone that replaces him following his disqualification from the Nigeria’s prestigious music award show, organised by “The Headies.” Starnews Nigeria reports that “The Headies,”disqualified the popular singer, Mr. Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, as a nominee of the music award on the ground that he had…
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Just In: Wike Slams Atiku, Vows To Remain In PDP
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has reacted to the events that have unfolded in the aftermath of the presidential primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He spoke on Friday at the Port Harcourt International Airport in the Rivers State capital shortly after he returned from a foreign trip. …
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Nigerians to pay 5% tax on telephone call, text msgs, data, says FG
The Federal Government has disclosed that telecommunications subscribers would pay five per cent tax on calls, SMS and data services. Meanwhile, stakeholders in the industry have expressed dissatisfaction over government’s resolve to implement five per cent excise duty on all telecommunications services in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja yesterday at the Stakeholders Consultative Forum on Implementation…
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FG can’t fund 2023 capital projects, Nigeria is broke, says Ngige
ASUU strike may linger as ILO urges regular pension remittances Nigeria is broke, Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has confirmed. Addressing a media briefing, yesterday, in Abuja, to mark the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour, the minister stated that the Federal Government does not have money to prosecute capital projects next…
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5 Reasons You Should Stop Eating Late At Night
We often feel hunger pangs while watching our favourite TV shows or working late at night which leads us to consume junk or heavy food. You are eating late usually when you eat within three hours of going to sleep. For instance, if your sleep time is from 11 am – 7 am, eating late…
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Lawan sits over defection letters of 12 APC senators to avoid impeachment
The Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, is sitting over the defection letters of at least 12 All Progressives Congress senators in order to block any impeachment threat against his presidency. Already the numerical strength of the APC in the Red Chamber has reduced from 64 to 62 in the upper chamber. For the Peoples Democratic…