Author: Rashaad Harris

The hope of Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets participating in the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup has finally been shattered.The five-time World Champions entered the U17 African Cup of Nations in Algeria as a favourite but ended up crashing out in the quarter-final. After qualifying for the knockout rounds as second in their group, they were drawn to face rival Burkina Faso in the quarter-final of the competition. But it was the Burkinababes that laughed last after securing a 2-1 win over Nigeria in a keenly contested game in Algiers.Abubakar Camara put the Burkina Faso ahead in the first half and they…

According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Bank Verification Number (BVN) given in Nigeria is permanent and never expires. This was said in a statement on Wednesday by CBN acting spokesman Isa Abdulmumin.He said: “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been drawn to reports suggesting that the Bank Verification Number issued by the Bank in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) expires after a ten-year period.”Contrary to these claims, we wish to clarify that the BVN issued in Nigeria has no expiry date.“Once a customer’s biometrics have been captured and enrolled in the…

According to Africa’s richest man, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited needs to roll out massive investments in terms of oil and gas to meet the demand for these commodities. Dangote made this call at the ongoing 2023 Annual Value Assurance Review Workshop of the Nigeria Upstream Investment Management Services Limited, where he also said the national oil firm should invest more because there were many off-takers waiting to off-take the products from the company.His words: “I truly believe that NNPCL should be our African Aramco. You have what it takes to take you up there and I am very…

The race for the leader of Nigeria’s 10th Senate is beginning to heat up. Musa Saidu, a chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said that the south-east region of the country should not seek the position of senate president because they did not vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Saidu who said this during an interview, stated that the South-East region of the country can’t be talking about fairness and justice when they didn’t vote for the APC during the 2023 general election. He said; “I want to say without fear of contradiction that the south-east has…

Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets has announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season.The 34-year-old was out of contract at the end of the season, and has decided bring to a close one of the most glorious Barcelona careers in history, winning everything possible on multiple occasions. In a video statement released through the club social media, Busquets explained that the time had come to say goodbye, thanking all of the people along the way that have made his time at the club. “I will become a fan and a member, being a Barcelona fan is…

According to the presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari will remain in London, United Kingdom, for an additional week to have dental care. Buhari, who departed for the UK on a Wednesday to attend King Charles III’s coronation, was anticipated to return to the nation this week.According to the statement titled: “President Buhari to stay an additional week in London,” Femi Adesina, President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, explained that the Specialist requires to see the President in another five days for a procedure already commenced.An excerpt from the statement also reads: “Buhari will remain in London, the United Kingdom, for…

Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun, claims that he has proven his critics, particularly those who believed that because of his dancing habit, he could not be a serious public official. In response to his triumph before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the governor claimed that dancing is his pastime and that he has never pretended to be skilled at it.Many of his rivals, he claimed, who had mistreated and undervalued him while witnessing his brilliance, had since joined him as dancers.He said: “A lot of people who have been thinking that I may not be a good governor because…

The victory of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun in the Supreme Court, according to Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the Lagos PDP candidate for governor in the March 18 governorship election, has revived hope in the country. Jandor said this In a statement released on Tuesday in Lagos and signed by Mr Gbenga Ogunleye, Head of Media and Communications for the JANDOR4Governor Campaign Organisation, He also said there was hope for the country in congratulating Adeleke on the Supreme Court ruling recognising his election as the state’s governor in the July 16, 2022, Osun State governorship election.His words: “I received the…

The Anambra State Government has denied a report that it has decided to sell the Anambra Newspapers and Printing Company (ANPC), the company that publishes the state-owned National Light Newspapers. This information was revealed in a statement released on Monday in Awka by the state’s commissioner for information, Paul Nwosu.Mr Nwosu was responding to a report that claimed the Governor Charles Soludo-led administration had made plans and had drafted letters of disengagement for at least 100 staff members of the media outfit without their knowledge.He said: “The issue of National Light is still being intensively considered by Exco and as…

Monday saw the payment of the 13th month’s salary to Edo’s civil and public personnel being approved by Governor Godwin Obaseki. At the Sir Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub in Benin City, during an interactive session with civil and public servants in Grades 8 through 17, Obaseki gave the go-ahead, where he also thanked the workers for their assistance to his government over the previous six years.To make sure that the ongoing reforms intended to promote enhanced wellness for the populace and economic prosperity for the state are sustained, he called for stronger government-worker synergy.Obaseki said: “You have asked for a…